Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Paul Reed was born on June 14, 1999, in Orlando, Florida. He is a forward in the NBA.

Reed grew up in Orlando, Florida and attended Wekiva High School. Reed grew from being 6'2 as freshman in high school to 6'6 as a junior and was 6'8 by the start of his senior year. As a senior, he averaged 18.2 points and 11.4 rebounds and was named the Central Florida Player of the Year as he led the Mustangs to the state championship game. Reed committed to play college basketball at DePaul over offers from Clemson, Kansas State, Rutgers and Murray State. Reed entered his junior season as a preseason All-Big East selection. Reed was named Second Team All-Big East after averaging 15.1 points and finishing second in the conference in rebounds (10.7), blocks (2.6) and steals (1.9). Reed was drafted in the second round with 58th overall selection in the 2020 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers.