LeBron James (38)스포츠토토, the role model of Auston Reeves (24), and Damian Lillard (32) of the Portland Trail Blazers highly praised him.

The Lakers got off to a good start after winning 128-112 in the first round of the first round of the 2022-2023 NBA Western Conference playoffs against Memphis held at the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee, USA on the 17th.

On this day, Reeves appeared as a new stealer along with Rui Hachimura with 23 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, including 3 3-pointers. In particular, Reeves led the Lakers’ offense by driving 14 points and 2 assists in the 4th quarter alone. With LeBron, Anthony Davis, and D’Angelo Russell doing their part, the Lakers were able to easily beat Memphis.

After the game, Lebron said, “I knew from the first practice that he wouldn’t stay on a two-way contract for a long time.”

After watching Reeves play at home, Lillard said, “I knew that,” and praised him, saying, “It was my mistake, and Reeves is that kind of person.” The two had a battle of pride in a head-to-head match in February. When Reeves first hit a stepback 3-pointer in front of Lillard, Lillard followed his play in front of Reeves.

Meanwhile, Reeves signed a two-way contract from an undraft and joined the Lakers.

Reeves described himself as a big fan of Kobe and said he studied watching James Harden and Lillard play. In addition, the contract value of Reeves, who expressed his desire to play with LeBron for a long time and retire from the Lakers, was upgraded to 99 million dollars (approximately 129.1 billion won) over 4 years.