Only four NBA players have scored more points than Austin Reaves this season

Austin Reaves is enjoying a breakout season for the Los Angeles Lakers, with only four NBA players having scored more points so far. His performance has drawn less attention than Luka Doncic’s, but Reaves’ scoring and shooting efficiency are helping a Lakers side that has won six straight games and holds the league’s best record.

Reaves has scored 278 points and is averaging a career-high 25.3 points per game, while shooting 50.8% from the field and 41.3% from three-point range. Only Doncic, Victor Wembanyama, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Tyrese Maxey have scored more; Reaves also posted a season-high 43 points in a 121-116 win over Detroit while Doncic was out with lower back tightness. The Lakers are 10-2, and Reaves signed a four-year, $180 million deal over the summer, the largest contract given to an undrafted player.