Nuggets Trading No. 26 Pick Tarris Reed To Spurs
Tarris Reed is headed to the Spurswho’ve traded up from No. 35 to pick out him with the twenty sixth total decide within the 2026 draft, per Jake Fischer of The Stein Line (All Twitter links). Fischer experiences that the Nuggets are buying two extra second-round picks (Minnesota’s 2028 decide and Sacramento’s 2031 choice) together with No. 35 within the deal.
Reed performed for Michigan for 2 years earlier than transferring to UConn in 2024 for his ultimate two faculty seasons. After coming off the bench for the Huskies as a junior, the 6’11” large man was a full-time starter as a senior, averaging 14.7 factors, 9.0 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and a couple of.0 blocks in 27.3 minutes per sport throughout 35 appearances.
Ace Kevin O’Connor of Yahoo Sports writes, Reed is extra of a standard middle who blocks photographs, rebounds, and might end across the basket however does not shoot three-pointers and is not all that snug defending out to the perimeter.
Reed helped the anchor the center for the Huskies, who reached the ultimate of the NCAA Tournament, the place they fell to eventual champion Michigan.
Reed, who turns 23 in August, had a powerful event displaying for UConn, posting 4 double-doubles, together with a monster 31-point 27-rebound efficiency within the opening spherical vs. Furman. He additionally notched 26 factors, 9 rebounds, three assists, two steals and 4 blocks within the workforce’s victory over top-seeded Duke within the Elite Eight.
Interestingly, the Spurs took one other large man (Jayden Quaintance) at No. 20, however Jeremy Woo of ESPN says each workforce he spoke to believed the ex-Kentucky middle would probably be sidelined to open his rookie season (Twitter link).
Speaking to the media shortly after he was chosen, Quaintance stated his surgically-repaired knee is “still in a little pain” and requires a second process to wash up his meniscus, as Tom Orsborn of The San Antonio Express-News experiences (via Twitter). Quaintance’s second surgical procedure hasn’t been scheduled but and he is not certain if he’ll be prepared for coaching camp, Orsborn provides.
Reed presents extra of a ready-now choice than Quaintance, who will not flip 19 till subsequent month regardless of being a sophomore. It seems like Reed might slot in because the third-string middle behind Victor Wembanyama and Luke Kornetoffering inexpensive insurance coverage within the center, no less than whereas Quaintance continues to recuperate and develop.
