LOS ANGELES (AP) — For all the focus on what adding a center could do for Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves looks as though he will be just as big a beneficiary of the Lakers’ improved pick-and-roll game with new Los Angeles big man Deandre Ayton.

Reaves has shown a strong rapport with Ayton through two preseason games, turning in an efficient 21-point outing against Golden State on Sunday.

“I think that those things just grow throughout reps, and that’s kind of what we’re trying to do in preseason, is get those reps,” Reaves said. “I’m not really sitting there thinking about it in the moment. If I go by my guy, I’m gonna go by them. If I need a screen, then I’ll have him come screen. It’s been fun getting to play alongside him in that pick-and-roll.”

Ayton, who signed a two-year contract with

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