One of the best things to watch throughout this season for the Los Angeles Lakers has been the emerging relationship between the team’s backcourt stars Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves. Both on and off the court, the two are constantly cracking jokes at each other’s expense and bothering one another any chance they get.
On the court, Reaves and Doncic have been the best backcourt in the NBA in terms of offense and scoring, having developed excellent chemistry and playing off each other very well. Off the court and in interviews, Doncic has taken every opportunity to jokingly exclaim that they are not friends and simply tolerate each other.
But it looks as if Reaves is trying to slowly make his way into Luka’s heart as his new best friend as the guard recently revealed that he is planning on visiting the Lakers superstar in his native Slovenia this summer, via Slovenian news outlet Ekipa:
Reaves also made sure to let it be known that Doncic and his family are always welcome to visit him in his native Arkansas as well, so hopefully he will be taken up on that offer. Either way, it is great and entertaining to see what amounts something of a big brother-little brother relationship between the two.
The fact that their friendship seems to have been born out of Doncic’s love for talking trash and Reaves being more than willing to dish it right back is hilarious and has led to some thoroughly funny moments this year. It would also seem to bode well for Reaves wanting to remain with the Lakers beyond this season as it is well known he is an unrestricted free agent next summer. But the fact that he is looking to go visit Luka in Slovenia would seem to indicate even more that he loves playing next to him with the Lakers.
Whether Doncic will actually open his home to Reaves or just let him wander around his home country alone remains to be seen, but both will surely have a lot to say about it when that time comes.
Lakers’ Luka Doncic shockingly gives Austin Reaves a compliment
Amidst all of the insults and jokes, Luka Doncic actually gave Austin Reaves a compliment recently, much to the surprise of many. Following a recent Lakers win, Doncic called Reaves one of the best players in the league and said he’s happy to be on his team, before immediately saying that this will probably be the last compliment he gives him.
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