New ESPN feature: This year’s Lakers are pushed by a trash-talking, joke-cracking, high-scoring duo in Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves - whose relationship on and off the court will be key to the team reaching its full potential https://t.co/5BUjuCAR0E

Austin Reaves has been back to Doncic's house for additional rounds of bowling since their initial playdate -- not a small gesture, or typical. (Consider Derek Fisher famously told GQ in 2010 that he'd never been to Kobe Bryant's house in the nearly 15 years since joining the Lakers together as rookies in 1996.

Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves said he felt good physically in his first game back despite being on a minutes restriction.

A trade idea has the Lakers moving Austin Reaves for elite 3-and-D wings as analysts question the team’s defense and title chances.