Austin ReavesLos Angeles Lakers · #15
Austin Reaves is a star-level secondary creator for the Los Angeles Lakers — one of the great undrafted success stories in the NBA. A small-town Arkansas product who played at Wichita State and Oklahoma, he went undrafted in 2021, made Team USA's 2023 World Cup roster (only the third undrafted player to do so), and grew into a 20-point scorer. He scored a career-high 51 in 2025-26 and signed a four-year, $185 million deal.
Austin Reaves — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.
Where Austin Reaves stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
Austin Reaves — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
How the model sees Austin Reaves
Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.
Austin Reaves career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | 61 | 23.2 | 7.3 | 3.2 | 1.8 | .459 | .317 |
| 2022-23 | 64 | 28.8 | 13.0 | 3.0 | 3.4 | .529 | .398 |
| 2023-24 | 82 | 32.1 | 15.9 | 4.3 | 5.5 | .486 | .367 |
| 2024-25 | 73 | 34.9 | 20.2 | 4.5 | 5.8 | .460 | .377 |
| 2025-26 | 51 | 34.5 | 23.3 | 4.7 | 5.5 | .490 | .360 |
| Career | 331 | 30.8 | 15.8 | 4.0 | 4.5 |
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Are the Los Angeles Lakers built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
The Ballad of Austin Reaves
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
The beginning
A small-town Arkansas kid who went undrafted and became a star secondary creator — the Lakers' homegrown find.
Turning pro
Drafted Undrafted, 2021 as a Guard.
true
A small-town Arkansas kid who went undrafted — and became a star creator and a $185 million man.
Chapter
The son of two Arkansas State players, Reaves starred at Wichita State and Oklahoma and went undrafted in 2021, signing a two-way deal with his favorite team.
Chapter
He grew from a 7-point rookie into a 20-point scorer and a member of Team USA's 2023 World Cup roster.
Off the court
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Weight
- 197 lbs
- College
- Oklahoma
- Experience
- 5th Season
- Draft
- Undrafted, 2021
- Born
- Newark, Arkansas
- Age
- 28
- Jersey
- #15
Basketball is the Reaves family trade: his mother Nicole averaged over 21 points at Arkansas State, his father Brian ranks among the school's assist leaders, and his brother Spencer played college and pro ball, sparking Austin's interest. A grandmother of German descent gave him a German passport, and he briefly considered playing for Germany before committing to Team USA.
His nickname 'AR-15' followed him from his shooting, though he has said he dislikes it and wants to move past it. A lifelong Lakers fan, he built his career on clutch shot-making — multiple game-winners — and a fearless, unbothered demeanor, becoming a fan favorite and one of the best value-turned-max stories in the league.
A fearless, clutch secondary creator — an undrafted grinder turned star scorer and playmaker.
Austin Reaves — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Austin Reaves, answered.
