Where should Paul Reed be drafted in 2026-27?

The No. 209 player on the 2026-27 projection, up from No. 252 in 2025-26. Yahoo drafters take him at 112.2 on average, 97 picks before his rank: he costs more than he returns.

How many games will Paul Reed play in 2026-27?

Our projection has him at 68 games, after 65 last season.

DET

Paul Reed

Detroit Pistons · PF/C · Age 27 · 6′9″ · 7th season

Rankings Gui Santos Santi Aldama

Rank#209PF #108 · of 233

Value-0.9199-cat, per game

Yahoo ADP112.2

$ Max value$0Yahoo avg $0.0

Games6815 min a game

Rostered1.2%ESPN leagues

Fantasy outlook

The No. 209 player on the 2026-27 projection, up from No. 252 in 2025-26. His weakest category is free-throw percentage at 69.0%. Yahoo drafters take him at 112.2 on average, 97 picks before his rank: he costs more than he returns.

Stats over time

Rising: 3.1 in 2021-22, 7.8 last season.

Last season7.8

5-season average5.3

Trend a season+0.9

2026-27 proj.8.0

Up and down: between 3.1 (2021-22) and 7.8 (2025-26).
Per 36 minutes: 14.0 in 2021-22, 20.2 last season, on 8.0 → 13.9 minutes: the change is mostly his playing time.
The projection (8.0) is in line with last season (7.8).

PTS rank among rotation players

23-24–of 24724-25–of 26625-26–of 27226-27*–of 213

Per game, from ESPN box scores. * Our 2026-27 projection, dashed.

Season by season

Season	Rank	Value	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2026-27Proj.	209	-0.919	68	15	8.0	0.2	4.7	1.3	0.9	0.9	60.2%	3.3/5.5	69.0%	1.2/1.7	1.0
2025-26	252	-0.495	65	14	7.8	0.2	4.5	1.2	0.9	0.9	61.7%	3.2/5.2	66.4%	1.1/1.7	0.9
2024-25	338	-0.662	45	10	4.1	0.2	2.7	1.0	0.9	0.6	50.7%	1.6/3.2	76.2%	0.7/0.9	0.6
2023-24	117	-0.254	82	19	7.3	0.3	6.0	1.3	0.8	1.0	54.0%	3.2/5.9	71.8%	0.7/1.0	0.8
2022-23	-	-	69	11	4.2	0.0	3.8	0.4	0.7	0.7	60.0%	1.8/3.0	85.7%	0.6/0.7	0.7
2021-22	-	-	38	8	3.1	0.1	2.4	0.4	0.9	0.4	56.0%	1.4/2.5	50.0%	0.2/0.4	0.3

Rank, Value and colours start with 2023-24, the first season on our board; earlier seasons show ESPN's box scores.

Category profile · 2026-27

PTS

8.0-0.84

3PM

0.2-0.70

REB

4.7-0.55

AST

1.3-0.76

STL

0.9-0.10

BLK

0.90.05

FG%

60.2%3.3/5.50.23

FT%

69.0%1.2/1.7-0.96

TO

1.00.51

Not a rotation player on this board: no category ranks.

Team role · Detroit Pistons

No. 2 at C for the Detroit Pistons, behind Jalen Duren. 99 minutes a night of the 2025-26 rotation left, most of it Tobias Harris, Isaiah Stewart, and Caris LeVert; John Collins is the arrival projected for the most minutes (27).

C

1Jalen Duren
2Paul Reed
3Tolu Smith
4Ugonna OnyensoNew
5Isaac Jones

Left since 2025-26

Tobias HarrisSigned by SA Jul 628 min → SA
Isaiah StewartAcquired by MEM Jul 823 min → MEM
Caris LeVertAcquired by MIL Jul 819 min → MIL
Jaden Ivey17 min
Marcus SasserAcquired by DAL Jul 812 min → DAL
Minutes a night99

Arrived

John CollinsAcquired Jul 827 min from LAC
Taurean PrinceAcquired Jul 824 min from MIL
Isaiah JoeAcquired Jul 621 min from OKC
Elijah Harkless21 min from UTAH
Ebuka OkorieSigned Jul 6new
Ugonna OnyensoSigned Jul 2new

Depth chart from ESPN. Who left and arrived: last season's box scores against today's roster; how and when: ESPN's transaction feed, where it lists the move. Minutes are last season's, per game. Detroit Pistons depth chart

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2025-26	DET	65	13.9	7.8	0.2	4.5	1.2	0.9	0.9	61.5%	3.2/5.2	64.7%	1.1/1.7	0.9
2024-25	DET	45	9.7	4.1	0.2	2.7	1.0	0.9	0.6	50.0%	1.6/3.2	77.8%	0.7/0.9	0.6
2023-24	PHI	82	19.4	7.3	0.3	6.0	1.3	0.8	1.0	54.2%	3.2/5.9	70.0%	0.7/1.0	0.8
2022-23	PHI	69	10.9	4.2	0.0	3.8	0.4	0.7	0.7	60.0%	1.8/3.0	85.7%	0.6/0.7	0.7
2021-22	PHI	38	8.0	3.1	0.1	2.4	0.4	0.9	0.4	56.0%	1.4/2.5	50.0%	0.2/0.4	0.3
2020-21	PHI	26	6.8	3.4	0.0	2.3	0.5	0.4	0.5	53.3%	1.6/3.0	66.7%	0.2/0.3	0.5

Box-score averages from ESPN.

Paul Reed in fantasy basketball

The outlook above is written from our 2026-27 projection and his recent seasons, and changes with every projection run. His Value and ranks are the same numbers Rankings shows.