Lakers' Austin Reaves Seems to Shade Pistons to Fan: 'I'm Not Going to Detroit'

At a recent golf tournament that the Los Angeles Lakers guard was playing in, a fan said, "We need you on the Pistons Austin." Reaves quickly replied, "I'm not going to Detroit."

Austin Reaves was playing in a golf tournament recently and a fan told him “We need you on the Pistons, Austin”. The Pistons are coming off a horrific season in which they finished an NBA-worst 14–68. To put that in perspective, the champion Boston Celtics won more games in the playoffs than the Pistons won during the regular season. At one point, Detroit tied an NBA-record with 28 straight losses.

It was the second season in a row the Pistons had the league's worst record as they went 17–65 during the 2022–23 season. So, yeah, it's safe to say Motown isn't exactly a desirable destination for NBA players right now. On top of that, the Pistons just fired Monty Williams, who has long been Reaves just finished the first season of a four-year, $53.8 million contract he signed last offseason. He has become a key piece of the Lakers rotation as they attempt to make another title run in the twilight of LeBron James's career. During the 2023–24 season, Reaves set career-highs in points , rebounds , assists and minutes per game. There's no reason to think the 26-year-old can't improve upon those numbers.

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