Was Austin Reaves great 2nd half run and playoff run in 2023 just Linsanity 2.0??
This is an undrafted guy from Arkansas who never showcased this type of NBA level talent at any collegiate or professional level before he took off last season.
The Vibes are EERILY Similar to Jeremy Lin when he had a bizarre breakout in the NBA from the PG position and seemed to have an all star skill level from outta nowhere.
We saw Lin fall hard back to earth in the following seasons where he became a Mid player who didn't make that much impact.
Is this Austin Reaves?? His talent ceiling seems to be like a 14 ppg mediocre starter level player with some solid handles and a relatively pure shot.....but there's nothing very special about him athletically to make anyone say "Wow yeah the whole league overlooked this dude"
It's the same story as Lin he was a flash of all star brilliance who faded back to his right level of solid NBA player until injuries permanently crushed him into a bench rider.
Reaves seems to be on a similar path he isnt really that great he just had a flash of brilliance playing off LeBron and AD and now the clock has struck midnight for Cinderella
Is it better to not have made the NBA, or to only have Linsanity as your legacy?