BIOGRAPHY
Cameron Elijah Reddish was born on September 1, 1999, in Norristown, Pennsylvania. He is a small forward in the NBA.
Reddish attended The Haverford School in Haverford Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania as a freshman before transferring to Westtown School in West Chester, Pennsylvania, where he teamed up with Class of 2017 five-star recruit & current NBA player Mohamed Bamba. As a junior, Reddish averaged 16.2 points per game and led the Moose to a Friend's School League title. During the summer of 2017, Reddish averaged 23.8 points, 7.6 rebounds and 3.1 assist for his Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) team, Team Final, on the Nike EYBL Circuit. Later that summer, He played for United States men's national under-19 basketball team during the summer of 2017. He was originally going to play for the under-17 team the previous summer, but did not make the team due to injury. In his senior year, he averaged 22.6 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. After his senior season, he was named 2018 Mr. Pennsylvania Basketball. Reddish was selected to play in the 2018 McDonald's All-American Game, Jordan Brand Classic, and Nike Hoop Summit All-Star games.
His father Robert played college basketball at VCU. Reddish has a younger brother, Aaron, who played high school basketball for Collin Sexton's former team, the Pebblebrook Falcons in Mableton, Georgia. Reddish has hinted that he is an avid gamer, and especially loves UFC.
Reddish was rated as a five-star recruit and considered one of the top players in the 2018 class. He was ranked as the second best player in the 2018 class by 247Sports.com, while being ranked as the third-best recruit in the class of 2018 by ESPN.
Reddish committed to Duke University to play college basketball, being joined by fellow top 3 recruits RJ Barrett and Zion Williamson. On November 6, 2018 In his Duke debut, Reddish scored 22 points in a 118-84 win over Kentucky at the 2018 Champions Classic. Reddish appeared in 36 total games for Duke and averaged 13.5 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.9 assists while shooting 33% from three-point range.
On April 11, 2019, Reddish declared himself eligible for the 2019 NBA draft. On June 20, 2019, Reddish was selected by the Atlanta Hawks with the 10th overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft.
On January 13, 2022, the Hawks traded Reddish, along with Solomon Hill, a 2025 second round draft pick and cash considerations, to the New York Knicks in exchange for future teammate Kevin Knox and a protected future first round pick. On February 9, 2023, Reddish was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers in a four-team trade involving the Charlotte Hornets and Philadelphia 76ers.
On July 6, 2023, Reddish signed with the Los Angeles Lakers.
