Team USA is preparing for the upcoming FIBA World Cup, where it hopes to capture the gold medal and avenge a very poor showing in the previous competition in 2019.
Los Angeles Lakers standout Austin Reaves is one of the players on the roster, and head coach Steve Kerr has spoken very highly of the undrafted guard.
Practices are in full swing for Kerr’s squad, and he apparently has some significant plans for Reaves. The Arkansas native has been getting some reps at the point guard position, which seems to line up with the Lakers’ reported plans to use him more at that spot this coming season.
Reaves is getting some point-guard reps with the starters in the second quarter pic.twitter.com/N3OXham8n7
— Jovan Buha (@jovanbuha) August 5, 2023
On this play, he made a nice read in transition and found the Memphis Grizzlies’ Jaren Jackson Jr. for a stuff.
Austin Reaves dimes up Jaren Jackson Jr. and then jams it in during the Team USA practice 😤
(via @jovanbuha) pic.twitter.com/KiTR7oQ2kl
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) August 5, 2023
Watch a couple more Reaves highlights from the same practice session.
Only the highlights from the 🇺🇸 #USABMNT vs Select Team scrimmage pic.twitter.com/MeooK55YKU
— USA Basketball (@usabasketball) August 5, 2023
Perhaps the experience of playing for Team USA will lead to Reaves coming into training camp sharp and ready to take another step forward this coming season.
