Reaves Keeps It Simple, Luka Reads Minds: Lakers' Wild Assist Gap Explained

Reaves and Luka can both run the show, but this is where the gap shows up for me.⁣
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Reaves' assists are mostly simple reads out of the offense, accurate, on time, and that's exactly what keeps role players in rhythm. That matters. Don't undersell it.⁣
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But Luka's vision is a different animal. He ignores the guy guarding him and goes straight to reading the low man, then the X-out defender, before he's even decided where the ball is going. Watch him turn LaRavia into the decoy, bait one single step from Flemings, and still thread it to Ziaire Williams before the contest arrives.⁣
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With Luka on the floor the Lakers shoot 40.5% from three, which would lead the league. That's not an accident. That's processing speed most guys in this league don't have.⁣
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Reaves gets you to All-Star. Luka gets you to MVP conversations. Both are needed, but only one of them sees the whole floor before the play even develops. #shorts