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Paul Reed (born June 14, 1999), nicknamed "BBall Paul",[1] is an American professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the DePaul Blue Demons.
Reed with the Philadelphia 76ers in 2022 | |
| No. 7 – Detroit Pistons | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center / power forward |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 14, 1999 Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Wekiva (Apopka, Florida) |
| College | DePaul (2017–2020) |
| NBA draft | 2020: 2nd round, 58th overall pick |
| Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers | |
| Playing career | 2020–present |
| Career history | |
| 2020–2024 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 2021–2022 | →Delaware Blue Coats |
| 2024–present | Detroit Pistons |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Reed grew up in Orlando, Florida, and attended Wekiva High School. Reed grew from being 6'2" as a freshman in high school to 6'6" as a junior and was 6'8" by the start of his senior year.[2] As a senior, he averaged 18.2 points and 11.4 rebounds and was named the Central Florida Player of the Year as he led the Mustangs to the state championship game.[3][4] Rated a three-star recruit and the No. 235 prospect in his class, Reed committed to play college basketball at DePaul over offers from Clemson, Kansas State, Rutgers and Murray State.[5][6]
As a true freshman, Reed averaged 3.6 points, and 3.1 rebounds in 28 games played off the bench.[7] He received more playing time towards the end of the season and averaged 5.6 points and 4.6 rebounds over the final 14 games of the season.[8] As a sophomore, Reed - notably stimulated by the work ethic of his teammate Max Strus - [9] averaged 12.3 points and a Big East Conference-leading 8.5 rebounds per game and was named the Big East Conference Most Improved Player.[10][11] In the 2019 College Basketball Invitational Reed averaged 18.3 points, 10.3 rebounds, 2.7 blocks, and 2.2 steals as he helped lead the Blue Demons to the best-of-three final.[12]
Reed entered his junior season as a preseason All-Big East selection.[13] Reed recorded ten double-doubles and was named to the Big East Weekly Honor Roll four times during DePaul's 13-game non-conference schedule at the start of the season.[14][15] Reed scored 23 points on 8-of-9 shooting with nine rebounds in DePaul's 79–66 upset of No. 5 Butler on January 18.[16] Reed missed several games in February and March with a hip pointer injury.[17] After the regular season, Reed was named Second Team All-Big East after averaging 15.1 points and finishing second in the conference in rebounds (10.7), blocks (2.6) and steals (1.9).[18][19] He had 18 double-doubles for the season. After the season, Reed declared for the 2020 NBA draft, forgoing his final season of eligibility.[20]
Reed was drafted in the second round with 58th overall selection in the 2020 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers.[21][22] On December 3, he signed with the 76ers on a two-way contract, meaning he would split time between the 76ers and their G League affiliate, the Delaware Blue Coats.[23][24] Reed made his NBA debut on January 4, 2021, playing the final 90 seconds of the game and scoring two points on his sole field goal attempt in a 118–101 win over the Charlotte Hornets.[25][26] Paul played with the Blue Coats during the shortened single-site G League season in 2021, where he won the league's Most Valuable Player and Rookie of the Year awards.[27]
On March 26, 2021, the 76ers announced that they had converted Reed to a standard NBA contract.[28]
On November 27, 2022, Reed grabbed 13 rebounds and scored 12 points during a win over the Orlando Magic.[29]
On May 2, 2023, Reed sank four clutch free throws, leading the Philadelphia 76ers to win Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semi-finals against the Boston Celtics.[30]
On July 8, 2023, Reed signed the Utah Jazz’s three-year, $23 million offer sheet.[31] The Philadelphia 76ers matched that offer sheet the next day.[32]
On January 27, 2024, Reed posted a career-high 30 points, along with 13 rebounds in a 111–105 loss to the Denver Nuggets.[33]
On July 6, 2024, Reed was waived by the 76ers.[34]
On July 9, 2024, the Detroit Pistons claimed Reed off waivers.[35]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–21 | Philadelphia | 26 | 0 | 6.8 | .538 | .000 | .500 | 2.3 | .5 | .4 | .5 | 3.4 |
| 2021–22 | Philadelphia | 38 | 2 | 8.0 | .563 | .250 | .429 | 2.4 | .4 | .9 | .4 | 3.1 |
| 2022–23 | Philadelphia | 69 | 2 | 10.9 | .593 | .167 | .745 | 3.8 | .4 | .7 | .7 | 4.2 |
| 2023–24 | Philadelphia | 82 | 24 | 19.4 | .540 | .368 | .718 | 6.0 | 1.3 | .8 | 1.0 | 7.3 |
| Career | 215 | 28 | 13.1 | .555 | .312 | .690 | 4.2 | .8 | .7 | .8 | 5.1 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Philadelphia | 1 | 0 | 9.8 | 1.000 | — | — | 2.0 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| Career | 1 | 0 | 9.8 | 1.000 | — | — | 2.0 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 | 6.0 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Philadelphia | 3 | 0 | 3.5 | .500 | — | — | 2.7 | .0 | .0 | .3 | 1.3 |
| 2022 | Philadelphia | 12 | 0 | 11.6 | .528 | .667 | .571 | 3.8 | .8 | .8 | .5 | 3.7 |
| 2023 | Philadelphia | 11 | 2 | 14.3 | .579 | — | 1.000 | 5.5 | .6 | .5 | .4 | 4.6 |
| 2024 | Philadelphia | 6 | 0 | 7.2 | .444 | — | .500 | 2.7 | .3 | .2 | .5 | 1.5 |
| Career | 32 | 2 | 10.9 | .540 | .667 | .750 | 4.1 | .6 | .5 | .4 | 3.4 | |
Reed's father, Paul, played college basketball at Old Dominion and UCF, then played professional basketball in Europe. He has four sisters.[36] His uncle, Mike Sims-Walker, played in the National Football League (NFL).[37]
Outside of Professional Basketball, Reed is known on social media to sell his 'Out the Mud' labelled Hoodies.[38] 'Out the Mud' calls back to a tweet Paul posted when he didn't receive any playing time in a game.[39]
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