Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves are sitting out with sprained right ankles when the Lakers host the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night in Los Angeles' sixth game in eight days. The Lakers announced the decision to rest Doncic and Reaves alongside fellow injured starters LeBron James and Rui Hachimura about six hours before tipoff

Reaves has showcased, time and time again, that given the opportunity for an expanded role in the offense, the fourth-year pro can rise to the occasion and responsibility of delivering what is asked of him. It was not too long ago that Reaves diced up the Indiana Pacers as the number one option for the Lakers.