Austin Reaves has taken his game to another level since the Los Angeles Lakers made significant roster changes at the trade deadline. With D'Angelo Russell sent to the Brooklyn Nets and Anthony Davis traded to the Dallas Mavericks,

Austin Reaves’ outstanding performance has been crucial to the Lakers’ success, keeping them in contention for the NBA Championship. For this reason, his teammate Markieff Morris shared some heartfelt words to recognize Reaves’ impact.

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In a recent podcast appearance with his twin brother, Markieff Morris, a new addition to the Los Angeles Lakers, took a moment to heap praise on Austin Reaves.

Luka Doncic believes Austin Reaves makes a big difference for the Los Angeles Lakers when is on the court and is excited to play with him.

The Los Angeles Lakers guard Reaves was tossed from his team’s game on Wednesday against the Charlotte Hornets, the very first NBA game following the All-Star break. In the third quarter, Reaves was driving to the basket and got stripped of the ball by Charlotte center Jusuf Nurkic.

In the last episode of the TWIN$nWIN$ podcast with his twin brother Marcus, Morris heaped a ton of praise on Reaves, saying he feels the Lakers guard is a future All-Star: