The Los Angeles Lakers did not end this season the way they expected to. They streaked to third place in the West behind the stellar contributions of LeBron James, Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves, and the rest.

As the Los Angeles Lakers gear up for another pivotal offseason, one of the biggest question marks surrounds the future of guard Austin Reaves. Once considered one of the franchise's most promising young players,

Had the Lakers extended the best-of-seven series against the Timberwolves to a Game 6, they very likely would've been significantly short-handed.