Austin Reaves feels Lakers should upgrade at 5 to help Anthony Davis

Austin Reaves feels Lakers should upgrade at the 5 to help Anthony Davis

There’s obviously room for improvement,” he said. “I think that one thing I personally thought we could’ve had was a more physical 5, especially when you run into someone like [Nikola] Jokic. You ask AD to do so much on the offensive and defensive end and he’s capable, but if you’re able to give him a little bit of a break guarding like a Jokic so he can be more focused in helpside defense and making it tougher when Jokic makes his first move, just seeing AD on the back line. That’s tough to score over because he’s such a good defender and then he can worry more about the offensive end.

“Regardless, he had a hell of a series either way. But that’s just the first thing that comes to my mind, obviously there’s pieces here and there. But like I said, I don’t think we’re too far off.”