How Lakers can maximize Austin Reaves, Luke Kennard

Source: New York Post

HOUSTON — As Austin Reaves was ramping up to make his eventual return to the court from a strained left oblique, Lakers coach JJ Redick was asked: How would the team manage Reaves’ role after Luke Kennard’s emergence in the playoffs? “We’ll cross that bridge when it happens,” Redick responded ahead of the Lakers’ Game 3 win over the Rockets.   3 Lakers coach JJ Redick needs to find a way to maximize the pairing of Austin Reaves and Luke Kennard. NBAE via Getty Images Well, with Reaves returning in the Lakers’ Game 5 loss to the Rockets on Wednesday, it’s time to cross the bridge.