Paul Reed

[Mainstreet]

Paul Reed is a 20.83 year old junior power forward candidate from DePaul. He is listed at 6' 9", weighs 220 pounds and has a 7' 2" wingspan.

Reed averaged 15.1 points, 10.7 rebounds and 2.6 blocks last season.

Here is how HoopsHype describes him:

Reed flew under the radar for a while because he was not a top high-school recruit. He was a three-star, 6-foot-5 wing who was ranked No. 271 in the nation by 247 Sports. But he has grown both literally and figuratively.


Now standing at 6-foot-10 with a wingspan The Athletic’s Sam Vecenie has said to be over 7-foot, the frontcourt star took home the Big East’s Most Improved Player Award last season as a sophomore. Reed, who led the Big East in rebounds last season, is currently averaging 10.0 rebounds per game — the best mark in the conference for the second consecutive year.

https://hoopshype.com/2019/12/09/depaul-paul-reed-scouting-report-nba-draft-analysis/

Tankathon has Reed ranked #22 in their mock and The Athletic #49.

 

[Mainstreet]

Here is some scouting video on Reed. He could slide to the second round and might be worth developing.

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[1Sun]

On my radar if the Suns trade down. Frankly wouldn't be as much of a reach at 10 as Cam Johnson at 11 was last year, and Reed would actually fill a need (though we would still need an immediate starter, as Reed is at least 2-3 years away from being a potential viable NBA starting power forward).