The Los Angeles Lakers stumbled out of the gate to start the NBA playoffs. The Lakers hoped to seal a Game 1 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, at home, on

Reaves signed a two-way G-League contract with the Lakers as a rookie but soon was bumped to a minimum contract worth $925,000 a year. In 2023, Reaves signed a four-year, $54-million deal. For a player who missed out even on the name/image/likeness explosion in college, Reaves must be pinching himself every day he wakes up amid the LA sunshine.