One of the biggest gambles and revelations for the Los Angeles Lakers in recent years has been one of the franchise’s current stars, Austin Reaves. He has formed a strong duo with LeBron James, but his start in the NBA didn’t impress him.

Reaves came into the league as an undrafted free agent in 2021. He got to see LeBron James up close after signing with the Lakers and revealed in an interview with Aron Cohen that the icon gave him his “Welcome to the NBA” moment.

“The only time I ever thought that I didn’t belong on a basketball court was in training camp actually,” Reaves said. “We were just playing and Bron was being Bron, and I was just kinda like, ‘I don’t know if I can play to this standard.’ He hit like four baseline fadeaways, and I was just like, alright, there’s nothing I can

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