As the 2024-25 NBA regular season draws to a close, the race for the league’s end-of-season awards is intensifying. Lakers coach JJ Redick is not a fan of what one of those awards has become.

The Los Angeles Lakers look the part of one of the best teams in the NBA this season with LeBron James, Luka Doncic and Austin Reeves all in the lineup. Ever since the trade to bring Doncic in from the Dallas Mavericks,

The 2024-25 regular-season NBA award announcements are just around the corner, but Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick has at least one accolade he's not too jazzed about discussing. When told that Lakers guard Austin Reaves is "in the mix" for the Most Improved Player award,

Austin Reaves is a great third option, but the way he's playing lately proves that he's a lot more than just that.

As the Lakers approach 2026 NBA free agency the questions surrounding budding star Austin Reaves continue to heat up.

For the Lakers, they could be without guard Austin Reaves, who is listed on the injury report as questionable with a right ankle sprain. Reaves played in Thursday's game against the Chicago Bulls, finishing with 30 points,