Shams: Pistons pick up Paul Reed off waivers

[Mr Peanut]

Seems like a no brainer move. Talented up and coming player at a position of need on a non-guaranteed contract. I admit I was dubious after the initial THJ/Grimes trade but Langdon has got some wins since.

[Mr Peanut]

Also an interesting fact - Paul Reed will be the 10th player from the 2020 draft to play for us (bonus points if you can name the other 9).

[bstein14]

Also an interesting fact - Paul Reed will be the 10th player from the 2020 draft to play for us (bonus points if you can name the other 9).

Weaver picks...
1. Killian Hayes
2. Stewart
3. Bey
4. Saben Lee

Weaver bust bargains...
5. James Wiseman
6. RJ Hampton

Not sure about 7/8/9.

[MotownMadness]

Reed has one funny looking shot but its decently effective in the mid range and from 3.

[chrbal]

Also an interesting fact - Paul Reed will be the 10th player from the 2020 draft to play for us (bonus points if you can name the other 9).

Weaver picks...
1. Killian Hayes
2. Stewart
3. Bey
4. Saben Lee

Weaver bust bargains...
5. James Wiseman
6. RJ Hampton

Not sure about 7/8/9.

7- Flynn from the Knicks trade

[whitehops]

Also an interesting fact - Paul Reed will be the 10th player from the 2020 draft to play for us (bonus points if you can name the other 9).

Weaver picks...
1. Killian Hayes
2. Stewart
3. Bey
4. Saben Lee

Weaver bust bargains...
5. James Wiseman
6. RJ Hampton

Not sure about 7/8/9.

7- Flynn from the Knicks trade

8 - cassius stanley

thought i'd look at the draft after to see who the 9th was and i still don't know lol.

[Mr Peanut]

Weaver picks...
1. Killian Hayes
2. Stewart
3. Bey
4. Saben Lee

Weaver bust bargains...
5. James Wiseman
6. RJ Hampton

Not sure about 7/8/9.

7- Flynn from the Knicks trade

8 - cassius stanley

thought i'd look at the draft after to see who the 9th was and i still don't know lol.

A clue - he declared for the 2020 draft but went undrafted.

[kellmellus50]

Easy trivia ,Braxton Key.

[thesack12]

This is a quality pickup.

Reminds me a lot of the Christian Wood pickup a few years ago. Detroit grabs an ascending young player for free. There isn't any downside here, but there is tangible upside.

Although since it was just a waiver claim, I'm not really going to give Langdon a ton of credit here. He was just at the front of the line and had first choice on whether to pick up the contract or not.

Still, there is a decent chance that Paul Reed becomes the best pickup/player from the 2024 offseason haul.

[SuperBad]

I don’t think we’re trading a big u less a deal comes our way, Duran and Stew need competition, which he brings, and there both hurt 25+ games a year so we need 3 centers

[Eyeamok]

I hope Reed continues to grow and does a good job playing for the Pistons. He has a lot of potential. Maybe being waved will light a fire under him.

Care to elaborate? We don't really know him that well.
Assume there's a reason he was waived, though. Lazy? Motivational issues? Slow motor?
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Paul can lose focus when on the court which leads to stupid fouls. But when he is dialed in he plays well. He needs to really work on his shot. He is not lazy and at times he shows flashes of being a good player. He is undersized as a center but he can beat his man up the court with ease and he is can be an active presence on the board. I wish there was a way the 76ers could have kept him and continued to develop him.

[bstein14]

Paul Reed was #11 in the league in Block Percentage last season.
#1 Wemby (highest block % of all time)
#2 Chet
#3 Gafford (Dallas with a great pickup on this one)
#4 Brook Lopez
#5 Nic Claxton (#1 reason he got that 4 year $100 million contract this summer)
#6 Porzingas
#7 Davis
#8 Gobert
#9 Myles Turner
#10 Clint Capela
#11 Paul Reed
#12 Jaren Jackson Jr
#13 Hartenstein
#14 Evan Mobley
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#23 Ausar Thompson
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#42 Jalen Duren
Isiah Stewart (not enough gakes to Qualify but had same exact rate as Duren)
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#72 Tobias Harris

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Paul Reed was #15 in the league in Steal Percentage last season.
1. Alex Caruso
2. SGA
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12. Herb Jones
13. Cason Wallace
14. Ausar Thompson
15. Paul Reed
16. KCP
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#79 Tobias Harris

[mike06181]

Isnt brook lopez a free agent still? Would be a nice pickup with that last spot

[theBigLip]

Isnt brook lopez a free agent still? Would be a nice pickup with that last spot

He’s still under contract but it seems he’s available via trade.

[Uncle Mxy]

Paul Reed was #11 in the league in Block Percentage last season.
#1 Wemby (highest block % of all time)
#2 Chet
#3 Gafford (Dallas with a great pickup on this one)
#4 Brook Lopez
#5 Nic Claxton (#1 reason he got that 4 year $100 million contract this summer)
#6 Porzingas
#7 Davis
#8 Gobert
#9 Myles Turner
#10 Clint Capela
#11 Paul Reed
#12 Jaren Jackson Jr
#13 Hartenstein
#14 Evan Mobley
.
.
.
#23 Ausar Thompson
.
.
#42 Jalen Duren
Isiah Stewart (not enough gakes to Qualify but had same exact rate as Duren)
.
.
#72 Tobias Harris

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Paul Reed was #15 in the league in Steal Percentage last season.
1. Alex Caruso
2. SGA
.
.
.
12. Herb Jones
13. Cason Wallace
14. Ausar Thompson
15. Paul Reed
16. KCP
.
.
#79 Tobias Harris

Help defense sounds good, but is he any better than last season's Duren at defending bigs?

[7r5ur]

Paul Reed was #11 in the league in Block Percentage last season.
#1 Wemby (highest block % of all time)
#2 Chet
#3 Gafford (Dallas with a great pickup on this one)
#4 Brook Lopez
#5 Nic Claxton (#1 reason he got that 4 year $100 million contract this summer)
#6 Porzingas
#7 Davis
#8 Gobert
#9 Myles Turner
#10 Clint Capela
#11 Paul Reed
#12 Jaren Jackson Jr
#13 Hartenstein
#14 Evan Mobley
.
.
.
#23 Ausar Thompson
.
.
#42 Jalen Duren
Isiah Stewart (not enough gakes to Qualify but had same exact rate as Duren)
.
.
#72 Tobias Harris

I don't know how to rationalize his high block percentage with his poor DFG% at the rim. I guess most of these blocks are on jumpers, etc?