{"id":85336,"date":"2024-07-09T19:06:31","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T23:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=85336"},"modified":"2024-07-09T19:06:31","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T23:06:31","slug":"pistons-claim-former-76ers-center-off-waivers-paul-reed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/07\/09\/pistons-claim-former-76ers-center-off-waivers-paul-reed\/","title":{"rendered":"Pistons Claim Former 76ers Center Off Waivers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/r\/reedpa01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paul Reed<\/a> was <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/sixers\/news\/philadelphia-76ers-waive-paul-reed\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">waived on Saturday<\/a> by the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/07\/06\/report-philadelphia-76ers-adding-elite-sharpshooter-to-roster-caleb-martin\/\" target=\"_self\">Philadelphia 76ers<\/a> after they signed <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/m\/martica02.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Caleb Martin<\/a>. It didn\u2019t take long for Reed to resurface with a new team. Shams Charania of The Athletic is reporting that the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/07\/06\/continuing-to-prioritize-shooting-detroit-brings-back-recent-acquistion-simone-fontecchio\/\" target=\"_self\">Detroit Pistons<\/a> are picking up the 25-year-old off waivers.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Detroit Pistons are claiming F\/C Paul Reed off free agency waivers, sources tell <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAthletic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@TheAthletic<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Stadium?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Stadium<\/a>. Reed is in the second season of a three-year, $24 million deal, and now BBall Paul joins Detroit. <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GW6mxkTFZp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/GW6mxkTFZp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/1810780938126905831?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Reed was signed to a three-year deal with Philadelphia last offseason after the 76ers matched the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/07\/01\/utah-jazz-to-sign-6-year-veteran-big-man-drew-eubanks\/\" target=\"_self\">Utah Jazz<\/a>\u2019s <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/report-76ers-to-match-jazz-offer-sheet-re-sign-paul-reed\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">offer for the then restricted free agent<\/a>. Only the first year was guaranteed though and the $7.7 million salary he has for 2024-25 is non-guaranteed until early January.<\/p>\n<h2>Pistons Claim Former 76ers Center Off Waivers<\/h2>\n<h3>Reed Was a Serviceable Backup Behind Embiid<\/h3>\n<p>Reed was selected with the 58th overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft by the 76ers. After averaging just 9.3 minutes per game over his first three seasons, the four-year veteran received his most playing time last season.<\/p>\n<p>The six-foot-nine center was inserted into the starting lineup when <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/e\/embiijo01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joel Embiid<\/a> went down with an injury. Reed appeared in all 82 games while making 24 starts. In 19.4 minutes per contest, he averaged 7.3 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.3 assists, and 1.0 blocks. Reed shot 54.0% from the field, 36.8% (21-57) on three-point tries, and 71.8% from the foul line. Unfortunately, Reed made little impact in Philadelphia\u2019s first-round loss to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/07\/07\/top-targets-free-agents-the-knicks-must-consider\/\" target=\"_self\">New York Knicks<\/a> in the 2024 playoffs. He totaled just nine points over the six-game series.<\/p>\n<p>In his 215 career regular season games, Reed has posted averages of 5.1 points, 4.2 rebounds, 0.8 assists, and 0.8 blocks. His career shooting splits are .555\/.312\/.690.<\/p>\n<h3>Paul Reed is Another New Addition for the Pistons<\/h3>\n<p>It has been somewhat of a busy offseason for Detroit. That much was expected after they experienced their worst record in franchise history at 14-68. They at one point <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nba\/news\/pistons-finally-snap-nba-record-28-game-losing-streak-in-win-over-raptors\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">lost 28 games in a row<\/a> which is an NBA record for the longest losing streak in a single season.<\/p>\n<p>The Pistons added free agents <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/h\/harrito02.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tobias Harris<\/a> (two years, $52 million) and <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/b\/beaslma01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Malik Beasley<\/a> (one year, $6 million). Detroit acquired <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/h\/hardati02.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tim Hardaway Jr.<\/a> in a trade with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/07\/04\/nba-brothers-to-team-up-again-as-mavericks-marcus-markieff-morris\/\" target=\"_self\">Dallas Mavericks<\/a> where they shipped out <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/g\/grimequ01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Quentin Grimes<\/a>. They re-signed restricted free agent <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/f\/fontesi01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Simone Fontecchio<\/a> (two years, $16 million). They extended <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/c\/cunnica01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cade Cunningham<\/a> on a max rookie extension (around five years, $224 million). Detroit will also have a new head coach in J.B. Bickerstaff. He replaces <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/w\/willimo01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Monty Williams<\/a> who was fired after just one season.<\/p>\n<p>Reed should receive reserve minutes behind starting center <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/d\/durenja01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jalen Duren<\/a>. The team also has power forward\/center <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/s\/stewais01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Isaiah Stewart<\/a> who started 45 of his 46 appearances last season but may be moved to the bench after the signing of Harris. While the additions to the club aren\u2019t likely to insert Detroit into the playoff picture, they should at least be more competitive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paul Reed was waived on Saturday by the Philadelphia 76ers after they signed Caleb Martin. It didn\u2019t take long for Reed to resurface with a new team. Shams Charania of The Athletic is reporting that the Detroit Pistons are picking up the 25-year-old off waivers. The Detroit Pistons are claiming F\/C Paul Reed off free [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5060,"featured_media":85369,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"1","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10,1608,62,3],"tags":[49059,2291,3010],"class_list":["post-85336","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pistons","category-basketball","category-nba","category-news","tag-2024-nba-free-agents","tag-paul-reed","tag-waivers"],"modified_by":"Eamon Cassels, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85336","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5060"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85336"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85336\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/85369"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85336"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85336"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85336"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}