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Paul Reed

Detroit Pistons · #7 · Rotation
C6'9"210 lbage 276 yrs expDePaulOrlando, FL
8th best of 13 on DETworth +0.8 wins to the rotation
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High-level perimeter defender & rim protector
DET
Detroit Pistons
Eastern · Central · proj. 40-42 (▲+4.7)
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An energetic backup big who didn't see meaningful floor time this season, so there's no 2025-26 sample to rate. On a cheap contract, he profiles as a switchable, activity-driven frontcourt depth piece — the kind of high-motor reserve a team keeps for foul insurance and garbage-time defense.

7.3
PPG
6
RPG
1.3
APG
0.8
SPG
1
BPG
GP 82MPG 19.4FG% 543P% 36.8FT% 71.8TS% 58USG% 15.9PER 17.4BPM +0.4VORP 0.9EPM +0.2
2023-24 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2023-24 form
Perimeter defense87
Rim protection85
Playmaking78
Rebounding75
Shooting73
Scoring62
Inside finishing61

Skill ratings are 2023-24 per-game and advanced stats (Basketball-Reference) ranked 0–99 within position (guards vs guards, bigs vs bigs). Overall is anchored to EPM impact on a non-linear curve, nudged by these skills; Offense and Defense come from box plus-minus. A player who missed the latest season is shown from his most recent one.

Career

2020-21 to 2025-26 · 6 seasons
5.5
PPG
4.1
RPG
0.9
APG
325
GAMES
Points 1,779Win Shares 15.9Starts 39Best season 2023-24 · 7.3 ppg
Games played, last three seasons78%

Regular season, 2003-04 onward (Basketball-Reference). Averages are weighted by games played; honours count awards won, not finishes. “Current players” means the 802 who played in the last three seasons.

Trajectory

2023-24 → 2025-26 · age 24 → 26
▲Rising

Paul, at 26, is on a clear upward trajectory — 2.9 → 4.2 wins of value over the window.

Age curve▲ Ahead of curve
Developing faster than a typical player his age.
2026-27 forecast▼ 3.4 wins (-0.8)
At 27, expect about the same level. Range 1.7–5.0 wins.
Production (BPM)+0.4 → +5.3+4.926-27 forecast +3.3
His per-possession game has clearly sharpened.
2023-24: +0.4 · 82 games2024-25: +2.9 · 45 games2025-26: +5.3 · 65 games2026-27: +3.3 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Value to team (wins)2.9 → 4.2+1.326-27 forecast 3.4
He's worth more wins to a team than he was.
2023-24: 2.9 · 82 games2024-25: 2.1 · 45 games2025-26: 4.2 · 65 games2026-27: 3.4 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $7.7M vs $5.6M salary+$2.1M
He is paid about what his play is projected to be worth.
$5.6M salary2023-24: $6.4M · 82 games2024-25: $4.7M · 45 games2025-26: $11.0M · 65 games2026-27: $7.7M (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Current deal: $5,602,689 cap hit · through '27. On the contract row the flat dashed line is this salary, so the gap to the 2026-27 forecast is the surplus.

Seasons from Basketball-Reference (2023-24 → 2025-26). Production is box plus-minus, a per-possession measure. Value is VORP-based wins, so it also counts games played. Contract value is what each season’s play would fetch on the open market. The dotted 2026-27 point is a forecast: his established level, a year older, assuming a normal season.

Contract

2026-27
$5,602,689Guaranteed
4% of the club’s payroll · 8th of 15 priced deals
Runs through1 season
Est. market value$7,722,000 /yr
Surplus+$2,119,311
FAIR VALUEpaid about what he is worth

Market value is an estimate, not a reported figure: what his play is forecast to fetch on the open market in 2026-27 — his current rating, a year older. Cap thresholds are projected for 2026-27 until the league sets them.

Plays like

same position

Nearest skill profiles across the seven rating axes — who he plays like, not who is as good. The rating beside each name answers that second question.