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Paul Reed posts goodbye to Sixers fans as he moves on to join Pistons

Paul Reed posts his goodbye to the Philadelphia 76ers and the fans as he moves on to the Detroit Pistons.

Paul Reed spent his first four seasons with the Philadelphia 76ers after being selected with the No. 58 pick in the 2020 draft. He grew into a fan favorite in the City of Brotherly Love due to his constant energy and ability to wow fans at times.

Unfortunately for Reed, the Sixers decided to go in another direction. Philadelphia brought in Andre Drummond in free agency and selected Adem Bona in the draft. Therefore, there were no minutes left for Reed and the Sixers waived him.

The Detroit Pistons claimed him off waivers as Reed will now head to the Motor City. He took to Instagram to say goodbye to the fans and the city of Philadelphia.

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The Pistons will offer Reed more minutes and give him an opportunity to grow his game much more. When considering that Detroit is still in rebuild mode, this will give the big man more minutes to make mistakes and develop behind Jalen Duren.

Report: Pistons claim former Sixers big man Paul Reed off waivers

The Detroit Pistons have claimed former Philadelphia 76ers big man Paul Reed off waivers.

With the Philadelphia 76ers drafting big man Adem Bona in the second round and then signing Andre Drummond at the outset of free agency, there was no room for Paul Reed. Therefore, the Sixers waived the big man who had a non-guaranteed contract for the 2024-25 season.

Reed, the No. 58 overall pick of the 2020 draft, had put together a solid career in Philadelphia. He averaged 7.3 points and 6.0 rebounds in 2023-24 as he earned a lot of playing time with Joel Embiid missing over half the season due to a left meniscus injury. He is an NBA rotational player, but the Sixers decided to go in another direction.

The Detroit Pistons will give Reed his next chance as they have claimed the former Sixers big man off waivers.

The Pistons, who also signed former Sixers forward Tobias Harris, are still in a rebuilding phase. They will allow Reed to make his mistakes and allow him to grow through them and develop as a player.

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Sixers to waive former second-rounder Paul Reed after four seasons

The Philadelphia 76ers will waive former second-round pick Paul Reed after four seasons.

The Philadelphia 76ers are in the middle of making roster moves as they prepare to make another run at the title in the 2024-25 season. They swung for the fences with the big Paul George addition and now’s the time to make the right moves around their new Big 3.

The Sixers were able to bring in key pieces such as Andre Drummond, Eric Gordon, and Caleb Martin. They also lost some pieces from their past as the roster undergoes this current upheaval.

Paul Reed, a second-round pick in 2020, will be waived. His contract was non-guaranteed for the 2024-25 season so this is a move that isn’t necessarily surprising. He averaged 5.1 points and 4.2 rebounds across his four seasons with the Sixers.

Reed played all 82 games in the 2023-24 season and averaged 7.3 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 1.3 assists as he filled in while Joel Embiid was out with the injury. Unfortunately, he had a tough showing in the playoffs as he averaged only 1.5 points and 2.7 rebounds. He will now look for another opportunity elsewhere.

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Sixers big man Paul Reed posts picture of him being back in the gym

Philadelphia 76ers big man Paul Reed is back in the gym as he begins his preparations for the 2024-25 season.

The offseason is for two specific things for professional athletes: relaxation along with mixing in some work.

The Philadelphia 76ers had their offseason arrive quicker than usual following a Round 1 exit to the New York Knicks. Since then, there has been a lot of relaxation for the players while the front office sets to work to upgrade the roster.

Sixers big man Paul Reed–who took big steps forward in 2023-24–posted a picture on his Instagram story of him being back in the gym. Reed has been a hard worker throughout his time in Philadelphia and it appears the 2024 summer will be no different.

Reed averaged 7.3 points and 6.0 rebounds while shooting 54% from the floor in 2023-24. He also began to expand his range out to the 3-point line as he took 0.7 attempts per game. He knocked down 36.8% of those looks from beyond the arc as he continues to develop his game in this league.

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Sixers’ Paul Reed to coach at Basketball Without Borders in Brazil

Philadelphia 76ers big man Paul Reed will coach at Basketball Without Borders in Brazil.

It’s the offseason, so players are relaxing after a long season and doing what they feel like doing to decompress. Some hang out with family while others may go on vacation or work out in their free time.

Philadelphia 76ers big man Paul Reed, who enters an interesting offseason after his 2024-25 contract became non-guaranteed, will head to Brazil to coach as part of the Basketball Without Borders program.

This isn’t the first time Reed has done something similar. He was a part of the Sixers Youth Foundation’s basketball camp during the summer of 2023, serving as a coach to help brighten kids’ days.

Reed’s contract became non-guaranteed for the 2024-25 season becaue of the team’s first-round exit from the playoffs. It would have been guaranteed had the Sixers advanced past the New York Knicks. It will be interesting to see what becomes of his future in Philadelphia.

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Paul Reed evaluates his season, feels the need to grow more for Sixers

Paul Reed evaluates his fourth season in the league as he feels as if he still needs to grow for the Philadelphia 76ers.

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia 76ers big man Paul Reed finished a forgettable playoff series against the New York Knicks. He averaged 1.5 points and 2.7 rebounds off the bench. He was unable to make an impact against New York’s bigs, and coach Nick Nurse was unable to play him in the second half of some games.

It put a sour ending on what was an overall productive season. He averaged 7.3 points and 6.0 rebounds while shooting 54% from the floor and 36.8% from deep as he began to expand his range. Reed took some big steps forward, but he knows there is work to be done.

“I feel like I grew a lot from the season before, but I feel like I could’ve grown more and I gotta do a lot more growing, for real, for me to ever win,” a somber Reed told Sixers Wire after the Game 6 loss. “You feel me? I feel like I gotta grow a lot more for me to help the team get over the hump and get to the finals.”

Reed has the motor and the work ethic to be a rotation player in the NBA for a long time. It comes down to continuing to earn the trust of his coaches and his teammates. He took big steps in the 2023-24 season, but he must build off that.

“Just being consistent and earning the trust of my coaches and my teammates,” Reed said. “It’s all around for real, but really, just mentally, and physically just—mentally for sure. Just being consistent and doing the right things consistently over and over and over again.”

It will be interesting to see what happens with Reed in the offseason. His contract is nonguaranteed for the 2024-25 season due to the first-round loss, but Philadelphia likes his energy and what he brings to the table. It’s about whether he can continue to make the necessary strides.

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Nick Nurse has encouraging words for Sixers big man Paul Reed

Coach Nick Nurse has some encouraging words regarding Philadelphia 76ers big man Paul Reed.

CAMDEN, N.J. — It has been a tough first-round series for Philadelphia 76ers big man Paul Reed. Through five games, he’s averaging 1.8 points and 2.4 rebounds and didn’t played in the second half of either Game 4 or Game 5 because his first-half minutes haven’t been great.

Coach Nick Nurse understands this is the playoffs and every possession matters. He has not been afraid to make adjustments such as going to Cam Payne over Buddy Hield after the latter’s slow start or going with Joel Embiid the entire second half of games due to Reed’s struggles.

Despite that, Nurse has good words for Reed. He believes in the young big man. He doesn’t need to have a talk with him or anything.

“No, I mean, listen he’s trying hard, right?” said Nurse on Wednesday. “He’s been really close on some stuff. It just hasn’t bounced his way, but it isn’t for lack of effort or anything. You kinda gotta, again, short memory. He got his hands on a bunch of balls last night that normally he probably grabs and sticks one or two of those back in and all that, but it just doesn’t happen. I’m not worried about his effort level.”

The Sixers will likely continue to turn to Reed. He has been the main backup to Embiid all season, and there is no reason to change in the playoffs unless Nurse sees another option. His energy can be infectious, and he has shown that he can produce when called upon.

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Paul Reed frustrated with his performance, wants to help Sixers win

Paul Reed is frustrated with the way he has played in the playoffs and just wants to help the Philadelphia 76ers win games.

NEW YORK — Philadelphia 76ers big man Paul Reed has not had the greatest start to the NBA playoffs. He’s averaging 1.8 points and 2.4 rebounds through the first five games of the series and his lack of production has forced coach Nick Nurse’s hand.

Reed did not play in the second half in either the Game 4 loss to the New York Knicks or the Game 5 win over the Knicks on Tuesday. His first half minutes in each contest did not warrant minutes after halftime, and he understands that he has to be better.

“It’s frustrating for sure going out there and not producing for your team the way you know you can,” Reed told Sixers Wire after the Game 5 win. “It’s all about making the adjustment and doing whatever you can to change that.”

Reed had a very solid regular season. He averaged 7.3 points and 6 rebounds while shooting 36.8% from deep in the regular season. He is much better than what he has shown in this series thus far.

At some point, though, the production has to carry over to the playoffs. If the Sixers get past the Knicks and move on to the East semifinals, they will need to give Joel Embiid the rest he needs to win games. Reed has to come in and give Philadelphia some solid minutes off the bench.

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Joel Embiid, Sixers in awe of Tyrese Maxey after saving them vs. Knicks

Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers were left in awe of Tyrese Maxey after he saved them against the New York Knicks.

NEW YORK — The Philadelphia 76ers looked dead in the water against the New York Knicks on Tuesday night. New York’s Miles McBride made a mid-range jumper to put the Knicks up 96-90 with 28.2 seconds left and it felt like that was the dagger.

The obituaries for the 2023-24 season were being written. The Sixers looked defeated and headed toward elimination.

In the blink of an eye, Tyrese Maxey changed that. He converted a ridiculous 4-point play to bring Philadelphia within 96-94 and then drilled a logo triple to tie it and force overtime. The Sixers went on to win 112-106 in overtime and stave off elimination.

“It went in our favor thanks to Tyrese Maxey,” said Joel Embiid who had a triple-double, but nine turnovers. “He was unbelievable. Hitting big shots after big shots. Especially, with everything going on. Tobias (Harris) was amazing throughout the whole game. I think all my teammates. They did their job. Yeah. We got the win.”

Maxey has always been a confident kid. He exuded it on Tuesday. To have the guts to take and make the shots he made down the stretch is impressive and he carried the Sixers to a win and to fight another day.

“I saw confidence,” added Kelly Oubre Jr. “A will to not lose. I saw a big time player make a big time shot and I would expect nothing less.”

In the moment, Maxey did what he had to do. He made sure he got that shot up quick enough for Philadelphia to make a move and to continue to push forward. Coach Nick Nurse was just happy he did what he was supposed to do in that moment.

“We had to get it up the floor quick and get a 3-ball up, right?” said Nurse. “I’m glad we didn’t try to mess around and try to keep working for something or whatever. We had a little play call that has a counter to it and one of the options is just him pulling up and I know that was a deep one, but he raced it up there and took his chance.”

All season long, Maxey has proven to be a star player. He is going to do what he has to do with the season on the line to make sure Philadelphia is in the best position to win basketball games. He has been doing that all season long. Just Maxey being Maxey.

“Tyrese being Tyrese, man,” smiled Paul Reed. “Great players make great plays. Tonight, he made some great plays down the stretch that really sealed the win for us. He was awesome.”

Game 6 is back in Philadelphia on Thursday.

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Paul Reed believes Heat served as wake up call for Sixers to prep for Knicks

Paul Reed believes the Miami Heat served as a wake up call for the Philadelphia 76ers to prepare for the New York Knicks.

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia 76ers passed their first postseason test on Wednesday when they defeated the Miami Heat, 105-104, in the play-in tournament. Now, their attention turns to the New York Knicks in the first round of the playoffs.

The Heat are the defending Eastern Conference champions and they have been through every battle and scenario one can throw at them. The Sixers were down 14 and dug deep to rally and advance.

Knocking off a Heat team that plays with such physicality and tenacity was a big test and will help the Sixers prepare for the Knicks.

“Absolutely,” Paul Reed told Sixers Wire. “First of all, it just gets our mind right. It gets us already expecting to play at that level again in a few days and I think it’s good that we had kind of like a wake-up call. It’s only gonna get harder from here. It’s not gonna get easier.”

The Knicks are just as physical as the Heat and have more size with Isaiah Hartenstein and Mitchell Robinson. While Miami wanted to force Philadelphia into turnovers and bad shots with its zone defense, New York looks to swarm the Sixers with its length and man-to-man defense.

“They’re a team that’s gonna play extremely hard,” added Reed. “They’re gonna be extremely physical with us. So I feel like that’s gonna be one of the biggest challenges that we’re gonna have to face going against the New York Knicks.”

The Heat did their job in Philadelphia’s case. They gave the Sixers a taste of what the postseason will be like. Now, the Sixers must use that experience against the Knicks.

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