Here's what Jay Bilas had to say about Reaves entering the draft:
“Austin reminds me a little bit of Jeff Hornacek back in the day and that's going back a ways, but I'm an old guy. When I first saw him at Wichita State in the Maui Invitational, I kinda pegged him a a shooter and he's turned out to be way more than that. He's really a combo guard that can play as a point and he's a really good defender.
“He's not a ridiculously talented athlete, where he's gonna run and jump and blow by people in that way. But he's crafty, so he can, with the ball, he can get by people with his strength and his handle and get downhill and get to his spots in the midrange. And he's got pretty decent hangtime to hit shots over defenders, from the midrange and in. He's a very good pick and roll shooter and scorer. He has a runner game, a floater game and he's a good playmaker. And he's also a good passer.
“But with his strength and his savvy, he's able to get to the free throw line. He averaged 6 or 7 attempts from the line a game and shot in the mid 80s from the foul line. So, he plays at both ends of the floor, but the fact he can shoot it, he's mature, he'll stick his nose in there and rebound. He does a lot of different things.
“But he's one of the older players in the draft at 23, so I don't think teams will be looking at him saying, 'Boy, there's a big ceiling there, big upside, he's gonna get better and better.' I think he's gonna be looked at more as you can take him and plug him in right away and what you see is what you get. I still think he can get better. It's funny how we say that stuff now, but when I was a player, back in the dark ages, everybody was 22 and 23, and they called them rookies that had a lot to learn. That's kinda weird how things have evolved.”
