Austin Reaves’ days as a teammate of Russell Westbrook are almost assuredly finished. With Reaves locked up long-term by the Lakers and Westbrook almost guaranteed to never suit up in purple and gold again, there isn’t much of a chance the pair are on the same side of the court together again.
But that hasn’t stopped Reaves from offering support of the enigmatic Westbrook. To Reaves’ credit, even as things looked like they were crumbling to the ground heading into last offseason, he was still showing support of Westbrook then.
And on a recent appearance on the All The Smoke podcast, Reaves discussed Westbrook once more and, unsurprisingly, once again was complimentary.