There’s a surprising Austin Reaves’ reason why the Lakers are not interested in trading for Sacramento Kings star point guard De’Aron Fox. Los Angeles’ divisional rival set the NBA world on fire when they announced they were open to trade talks for Fox.

De'Aaron Fox is a better basketball player than Austin Reaves. We can get that part out of the way from the start. There is no real statistical argument otherwise. Even the most optimistic projections of Reaves' increasingly bright future have to acknowledge that Fox has physical gifts that he simply does not.

According to NBA insider Jake Fischer, the Los Angeles Lakers have “zero intention” of trading Austin Reaves for De’Aaron Fox. Klutch Sports Group knows

The Lakers aren’t one of De’Aaron Fox’s target destinations, and that may come down to how much the team values Austin Reaves.