Austin Reaves on Nuggets playoffs rematch: There’s definitely a chip on our shoulder to go in and compete at the highest level and prove everybody wrong

D’Angelo Russell will be a free agent, and it seems like he wants to be back there in LA. What are your thoughts on his free agency and him staying with the Lakers? Austin Reaves: I want him to be around. That’s probably my best friend on the team. We hang out off the court and golf a lot together. We’re constantly in communication and play Call of Duty together. He’s been one of my closest friends since I’ve been in the NBA. Obviously, his basketball play speaks for itself with how talented he is and what he can do for our group. We need him to be at our best. When he’s playing at his best is when we’re playing at our best. Anything we can do or I can do to help him stay around, I’m definitely going to try to do that. -via HoopsHype / April 19, 2024