Paul Reed
Paul Reed is ranked #78 among 28 eligible NBA forwards. He profiles as a bench or matchup-based option — draft late or stream when the schedule lines up.
Paul Reed 2026-27 fantasy outlook
We rank him #191 versus an ADP of 140.1 — the market drafts him 53 spots later than we rank him. Strong value if he's still there. Projection drivers: growing workload (15.8 minutes/gm late vs 13.8 season), late-season gains in per-minute production.
DET 2026-27 opening schedule
80 GAMES SCHEDULEDPaul Reed consistency and floor
3 GAMESReed vs other forwards
PERCENTILE · 158 RANKEDReed fantasy points, last 3 games
2026-27 · ■ BOOM · ■ BUSTPaul Reed game log — 2026-27
■ BOOM · ■ BUST| DATE | OPP | RESULT | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25 | @PHI | W 106-93 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 26.6 |
| Oct 24 | @MIA | W 128-111 | 26 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-11 | 2-2 | 36.7 |
| Oct 20 | BOS | W 121-113 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 17.2 |
More on Reed and the F board
He's a depth option, not a priority pick: #218 overall, #78 at his position. Draft late or stream based on matchups.
His current ADP in ESPN drafts is 140.1 (roughly round 15 in a 10-team league). We rank him #191, so he is a value at that price.
We project 22 points per game across an expected 70 games — approximately 1540 points for the season. His typical game last season landed between 9.4 and 26.2 (middle 50% of results), and that puts him #191 in projected scoring.
Based on 2025-26 production, Paul Reed finished #175 in 9-cat and #189 in 8-cat leagues by per-game z-score value, versus #218 in points formats. Low turnovers make him even more valuable when they count against you.
He delivered at least 75% of his average in 60% of games, with a floor of 5 and a ceiling of 36.1 fantasy points. He boomed (125%+ of average) in 34% of games and busted (under half his average) in 26%.
Answers computed by HoopSplit from official box scores.