Austin Reaves’ outstanding performance has been crucial to the Lakers’ success, keeping them in contention for the NBA Championship. For this reason, his teammate Markieff Morris shared some heartfelt words to recognize Reaves’ impact.

In the last episode of the TWIN$nWIN$ podcast with his twin brother Marcus, Morris heaped a ton of praise on Reaves, saying he feels the Lakers guard is a future All-Star:

Coach JJ Redick believes Morris, who was part of the Lakers’ 2019-20 NBA championship-winning team, is “very valuable” as a veteran leader on and off the court.

Markieff Morris, who was dealt to the Los Angeles Lakers from the Dallas Mavericks along with Doncic and Maxi Kleber, admitted he was surprised by the deal, but perhaps not by the reason one would imagine.

New Lakers forward Markieff Morris is one of the people who have taken notice of Austin Reaves' continued improvement this season.

Luka Doncic was not the only player the Los Angeles Lakers got when they recently completed a three-team deal with the Dallas Mavericks and Utah Jazz, as Markieff Morris and Maxi Kleber also went to Los Angeles.

While the upcoming game in Los Angeles is critical, the return match in Dallas on Apr. 9 is highly anticipated. Mavericks fans, who voiced their displeasure with the trade through protests and chants against general manager Nico Harrison, are expected to welcome Doncic with open arms and warm cheers.

Dončić is averaging 19.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 1.5 steals per game in his four games as a Laker.

Luka Doncic believes Austin Reaves makes a big difference for the Los Angeles Lakers when is on the court and is excited to play with him.

The Lakers host Dallas on Tuesday night, giving the Slovenian star an early showdown against the team that shipped him away three weeks ago in a shocking trade.

In a recent podcast appearance with his twin brother, Markieff Morris, a new addition to the Los Angeles Lakers, took a moment to heap praise on Austin Reaves.