Lakers News: Former NBA Flameout Chandler Parsons Thinks Austin Reaves Has Reached His Ceiling

Former NBA role player does not think Reaves has much room to improve.

Austin Reaves signed a four-year deal to stay with the Lakers after putting up a solid season and then showing out in the playoffs.

However, one former NBA player does not think there is much room for him to improve as a player. And that's none other than Chandler Parsons.

“He's not a player who's going to continue to get exceptionally better. It's not like the potential is through the roof with him.” 

Via Run It Back on FanDuel

Chandler Parsons doesn't believe Austin Reaves will progress beyond being a 15/5/5 player and feels he's already approaching his ceiling

“He's not a player who's going to continue to get exceptionally better. It's not like the potential is through the roof with him.”

(Via… pic.twitter.com/WixsiJFKlB

— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) October 24, 2023

Looking back at Parsons' career numbers, his best year was his third in the NBA where he averaged 16.6 points while playing 37.6 minutes and taking 13.3 shots per game.

Reaves in his second year played 28.8 minutes and took 7.7 shots per game, and he still averaged 13 points per game.

Reaves took a big step in last year's postseason where he played 36.2 minutes and shot 12.1 attempts per game, averaging 16.9 points.

If Reaves is able to replicate those numbers throughout the season, that is already a big jump up from his regular season numbers a year ago.

If Parsons does not think scoring 13 points per game on just under 8 shots shows room for potential then he maybe should not be evaluating young players on the rise.

It has already been noted that Reaves will be playing a much bigger role in the Lakers' offense this season so a rise in points and assists will most likely follow.

Reaves is the last person to be negatively affected by outside criticism, most likely using his doubters as fuel to continue his promising young career.

Reaves already managed to make the Lakers roster as an undrafted free agent and has now turned that into a massive four-year, $56 million contract to stay in LA just a few years later.

He's going to be a starter all season for the Lakers, and will look to prove a lot of doubters — including Parsons — wrong.