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Paul Reed Detroit Pistons · #7

Forward · 6'9", 210 lb · Orlando, FL · Age 27 · 6th season

Paul Reed is a forward for the Detroit Pistons who has played 325 games over 6 seasons, averaging 7.8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 2025-26.

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Detroit Pistons · #7 · Forward

Paul Reed

Season avg7.8 pts · 4.5 reb · 1.2 ast · .617 fg

Career avg5.5 pts · 4.1 reb · 0.9 ast · .565 fg

Live win probabilitySeason

No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.

Tonight's projectionmodel

7.8pts

4.5reb

1.2ast

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Scouting report

Paul Reed — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.

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Forward · Rotation piece · Impact 54

Paul Reed is a forward for the Detroit Pistons who has played 325 games over 6 seasons, averaging 7.8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 2025-26.

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Offense

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Defense

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Feel / IQ

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Playmaking

Below average creator

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Scoring

Below average scorer

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Rebounding

Below average on the glass

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3PT / spacing

Below average spacing

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Perimeter D

Below average on the perimeter

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Paint / rim D

Below average at the rim

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Clutch

Below average late

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Athleticism

Below average tools

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Basketball IQ

Reads the game

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Durability

Availability

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Act II

Where Paul Reed stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

Nikola Jokić Denver Nuggets▬

43%

Giannis Antetokounmpo Miami Heat▬

23%

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Oklahoma City Thunder▬

19%

Luka Doncic Los Angeles Lakers▬

Joel Embiid Philadelphia 76ers▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #301 of 627 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

54Impact index

27Star score

Career scoring average5.5 ppg

Seasons in the index6

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Paul Reed — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Scoring

7.8 PPG

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Playmaking

1.2 APG

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Rebounding

4.5 RPG

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Shooting

.325 3P%

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The engine

How the model sees Paul Reed

Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2026-27 72% confidence

8.4

pts

6.5–10.3

4.5

reb

3.6–5.4

1.3

ast

0.6–2.0

13.8

min

proj

health

.572

fg%

~base

.308

3p%

~base

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 6-season history below.

What moves the points line vs last season

Last season 7.8 → projected 8.4 PPG

Minutes / role

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Development (his trend)

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Age curve

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Live context

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Net vs last season+0.6 PPG

Everything it reads

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6 seasons of per-minute rates

every box line, minutes-normalized

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Recency × games-played weight

recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline

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Weighted least-squares trend

his own trajectory, read season over season

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Per-stat aging curves

age 27 — applied per stat

curve

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Live role context

usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present

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Durability signal

GP last 3: 82 / 45 / 65 → games & confidence

health

The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified

Paul Reed career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FG%	3P%
2020-21	26	6.8	3.4	2.3	0.5	.538	.000
2021-22	38	8.0	3.1	2.4	0.4	.563	.250
2022-23	69	10.9	4.2	3.8	0.4	.593	.167
2023-24	82	19.4	7.3	6.0	1.3	.540	.368
2024-25	45	9.7	4.1	2.7	1.0	.507	.286
2025-26	65	13.9	7.8	4.5	1.2	.617	.325
Career	325	12.8	5.5	4.1	0.9

Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.

EraLab · the stat time machinenovel

Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.

—raw PPG

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—in 2026 pace

why

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

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Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart

Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.

Role simulatorpowered by GM engine

Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.

If a key teammate misses 20 games →

Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.

Context

Are the Detroit Pistons built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

65–17proj record

#1conf seed

+9.2net rtg

117.7off rtg

108.5def rtg

99%playoff odds

Roster delta · what changed

Aggressive hedge & help — Hedges hard on ball screens and rotates aggressive help from the weak side. Core trending improving. Defensive anchors: Ausar Thompson, Javonte Green.

How his role moves

Projected 65–17, 1st in the East. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

54 of 99

Rotation piece tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of Paul Reed

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1999-06-14

The beginning

Paul Reed is a forward for the Detroit Pistons.

Detroit Pistons

Turning pro

Drafted 58th overall, 2020 as a Forward.

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Paul Reed is a forward for the Detroit Pistons.

Chapter

He has played 325 games over 6 seasons (2020-26), averaging 12.8 minutes a night. The season-by-season table below carries every per-game figure, each one reconciled against ESPN.

Chapter

In 2025-26 he played 65 games, averaging 7.8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 13.9 minutes.

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Reed's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

▶ Highlights landing soon

Off the court

Measurables ESPN

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Height: 6' 9"
Weight: 210 lbs
College: DePaul
Experience: 7th Season
NBA debut: 2020
Draft: 58th overall, 2020
Born: Orlando, FL
Age: 27
Jersey: #7

Beyond the game

Paul Reed is from Orlando, FL, born 1999-06-14, listed at 6'9" and 210 lb. He has 7 seasons of NBA service. This background is assembled from league records; the colour that fills a page like this comes later, from a human.

The person

A forward on 12.8 career minutes a night, read from the box score rather than the eye test.

Bench depth13.9 minutes a night; situational.

Floor spacerShooting 32.5% from three.

Verified profiles & sources

ESPN

FAQ

Paul Reed — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Paul Reed, answered.

What position does Paul Reed play?

Paul Reed is a forward for the Detroit Pistons.

How many NBA games has Paul Reed played?

325 regular-season games over 6 seasons, averaging 12.8 minutes.

How many NBA seasons has Paul Reed played?

6 seasons (2020-26).

How tall is Paul Reed?

6'9", 210 lb

Paul Reed career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.