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Paul Reed

RANK #2152025-26 RESULTS · PTS LEAGUEF772025-26 9-CAT #178 8-CAT #192F · Detroit PistonsAge 276' 9"2025-26 season

7.8

Points / game

4.5

Rebounds

1.2

Assists

13.9

Minutes

61.7%

FG%

19.5

FPTS / game

-12.4

vs F median

TIER 6 · #215 OVERALLDepth piece — #77 among forwards

Paul Reed is ranked #77 among 149 eligible NBA forwards. He profiles as a bench or matchup-based option — draft late or stream when the schedule lines up. He closed the season hot — 7.1 points per game above his average over the final five games, driven by a bigger role: 15.8 minutes/game vs 13.8 season-long. Volume gains tend to stick.

Percentile49%

2025-26 season results · Computed from official box scores · Points scoring: PTS + 1.2×REB + 1.5×AST + 3×STL + 3×BLK − TO · updated July 27

VALUE PICK

Paul Reed 2026-27 fantasy outlook

22.0Proj FPTS/G · ~1540 / 70 games

9.4–26.2Typical game · middle 50%

#190Projected rank

139.9ADP (ESPN drafts)

We rank him #190 versus an ADP of 139.9 — the market drafts him 115 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.

INJURY RISK Medium^?AGE/WORKLOAD RISK Low^?ROLE SECURITY Unsettled^?How we grade risk

Projection updated July 27 · ESPN ADP updated July 27 · Range = 25th–75th percentile of his 2025-26 game log

Paul Reed consistency and floor

65 GAMES

Floor (p10)

19.5

Average

36.1

Ceiling (p90)

Consistency75%+ of average delivered60%

Boom rate125%+ of average34%

Bust rateunder half of average26%

19.5

Season avg FPTS

26.6

Last 10 FPTS

26.6

Last 5 FPTS

Reed vs other forwards

PERCENTILE · 149 RANKED

Points7.840

Rebounds4.557

Assists1.238

Steals0.977

Blocks0.991

Minutes13.919

Fantasy PPG19.550

Percentile among all ranked NBA forwards · 99 = best

Reed fantasy points, last 15 games

2025-26 · ■ BOOM · ■ BUST

SEASON HIGH 63.6SEASON LOW 0LAST 5 AVG 26.6

Paul Reed game log — 2025-26

■ BOOM · ■ BUST

DATE	OPP	RESULT	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FPTS
Apr 12	@IND	W 133-121	22	26	6	3	3	3	0	11-11	0-0	55.7
Apr 10	@CHA	W 118-100	10	4	7	0	0	0	1	2-4	0-1	11.4
Apr 8	MIL	W 137-111	10	10	3	1	0	1	0	4-4	0-0	18.1
Apr 6	@ORL	L 123-107	19	9	6	2	0	1	1	4-7	1-2	21.2
Apr 4	@PHI	W 116-93	18	10	7	0	2	1	1	4-5	0-1	26.4
Apr 2	MIN	W 113-108	16	4	4	1	1	1	1	2-4	0-0	15.3
Apr 1	TOR	W 127-116	13	10	2	5	1	1	1	5-6	0-0	24.9
Mar 31	@OKC	L 114-110 OT	34	21	10	2	1	4	3	7-13	1-2	48
Mar 28	@MIN	W 109-87	17	12	7	3	1	1	1	4-7	0-0	29.9
Mar 26	NO	W 129-108	14	8	3	1	1	0	1	3-3	0-0	15.1
Mar 25	ATL	L 130-129 OT	11	6	0	1	1	1	0	3-7	0-1	13.5
Mar 23	LAL	W 113-110	15	8	4	1	1	0	0	4-7	0-0	17.3
Mar 20	GS	W 115-101	23	15	6	3	2	1	0	6-12	0-3	35.7
Mar 19	@WSH	W 117-95	21	17	4	3	0	2	1	7-11	0-0	31.3
Mar 17	@WSH	W 130-117	13	10	4	1	0	0	0	4-5	0-0	16.3
Mar 15	@TOR	L 119-108	11	4	6	0	0	3	2	2-4	0-0	18.2
Mar 13	MEM	W 126-110	4	0	1	0	1	1	1	0-1	0-0	6.2
Mar 12	PHI	W 131-109	12	6	2	1	0	2	1	3-5	0-0	14.9
Mar 10	@BKN	W 138-100	8	8	4	0	0	0	1	2-2	0-0	11.8
Mar 8	@MIA	L 121-110	6	10	4	1	2	1	0	3-6	1-1	25.3
Mar 6	@SA	L 121-106	9	6	4	0	1	0	1	3-4	0-0	12.8
Mar 1	@ORL	W 106-92	14	5	6	0	0	1	1	1-1	0-0	14.2
Feb 28	CLE	W 122-119 OT	11	4	6	1	1	0	0	2-4	0-1	15.7
Feb 26	OKC	W 124-116	17	8	6	0	0	4	1	3-7	0-0	26.2
Feb 24	SA	L 114-103	20	10	5	0	1	2	1	5-8	0-1	24
Feb 22	@CHI	W 126-110	19	15	9	0	1	1	1	7-11	0-0	30.8
Feb 20	@NY	W 126-111	29	18	7	2	1	3	0	7-9	0-1	41.4
Feb 12	@TOR	W 113-95	33	22	5	3	3	4	2	10-17	1-2	51.5
Feb 10	@CHA	W 110-104	18	12	3	1	2	1	1	3-5	1-1	25.1
Feb 7	NY	W 118-80	27	12	6	4	1	1	0	4-8	1-3	31.2
Feb 6	WSH	L 126-117	13	7	5	0	0	0	1	3-4	0-0	12
Feb 1	BKN	W 130-77	8	4	4	1	0	0	0	2-3	0-0	10.3
Jan 30	@PHX	L 114-96	4	2	0	0	1	0	0	1-2	0-0	5
Jan 25	SAC	W 139-116	5	2	4	1	0	0	1	1-2	0-0	7.3
Jan 18	IND	W 121-78	10	3	5	0	1	0	2	1-1	0-0	10
Jan 11	LAC	L 98-92	22	8	7	3	5	2	5	3-6	0-1	36.9
Jan 8	CHI	W 108-93	26	9	6	6	1	0	0	4-10	1-3	28.2
Jan 6	NY	W 121-90	26	8	8	1	0	1	1	4-7	0-1	21.1
Jan 4	@CLE	W 114-110	30	8	8	4	1	0	1	4-9	0-1	25.6
Jan 2	MIA	L 118-112	12	9	7	1	2	0	1	4-4	0-0	23.9
Dec 31	@LAL	W 128-106	8	3	2	0	1	0	1	1-3	0-0	7.4
Dec 29	@LAC	L 112-99	6	3	2	0	1	0	0	1-3	0-1	8.4
Dec 27	@UTAH	L 131-129	4	0	2	1	0	2	0	0-2	0-0	9.9
Dec 23	@POR	W 110-102	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0
Dec 21	CHA	W 112-86	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0-0	0-0	2
Dec 19	@DAL	L 116-114 OT	6	4	1	0	1	0	0	2-3	0-0	8.2
Dec 13	ATL	W 142-115	5	4	3	0	0	0	1	2-3	0-0	6.6
Dec 7	MIL	W 124-112	15	6	10	3	0	0	1	3-8	0-1	21.5
Dec 4	@MIL	L 113-109	7	9	4	1	0	1	2	4-5	1-2	16.3
Nov 30	@MIA	W 138-135	19	13	10	2	1	0	2	5-9	1-2	29
Nov 29	ORL	L 112-109	6	1	1	0	0	1	0	0-0	0-0	5.2
Nov 23	@MIL	W 129-116	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	3.2
Nov 19	@ATL	W 120-112	9	4	2	0	1	0	0	2-2	0-0	9.4
Nov 18	IND	W 127-112	13	7	2	3	1	1	1	2-3	0-1	18.9
Nov 15	PHI	W 114-105	25	10	8	3	2	3	3	5-9	0-1	36.1
Nov 13	CHI	W 124-113	31	28	13	6	4	1	4	11-13	2-2	63.6
Nov 11	WSH	W 137-135 OT	13	8	9	0	1	1	0	4-5	0-0	24.8
Nov 10	@PHI	W 111-108	11	4	5	0	0	2	0	2-3	0-1	16
Nov 8	@BKN	W 125-107	15	6	6	2	2	0	0	3-3	0-0	22.2
Nov 6	UTAH	W 114-103	7	2	0	0	0	0	1	1-2	0-0	1
Nov 4	@MEM	W 114-106	5	0	1	0	2	0	0	0-1	0-0	7.2
Oct 29	ORL	W 135-116	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	1.5
Oct 27	CLE	L 116-95	8	4	2	0	1	0	2	2-3	0-1	7.4
Oct 25	@HOU	W 115-111	19	13	9	1	0	2	2	6-10	1-1	29.3
Oct 23	@CHI	L 115-111	3	3	0	0	0	1	1	1-1	1-1	5

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QIs Paul Reed a good fantasy pick?

He's a depth option, not a priority pick: #215 overall, #77 at his position. Draft late or stream based on matchups.

QWhat round should Paul Reed be drafted in?

His current ADP in ESPN drafts is 139.9 (roughly round 14 in a 10-team league). We rank him #190, so he is a value at that price.

QHow many fantasy points will Paul Reed score in 2026-27?

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 #190 in projected scoring.

QHow does Paul Reed rank in category leagues?

Based on 2025-26 production, Paul Reed finished #178 in 9-cat and #192 in 8-cat leagues by per-game z-score value, versus #215 in points formats. Low turnovers make him even more valuable when they count against you.

QHow consistent is Paul Reed for fantasy?

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.