ABOUT

Paul Reed is an American Professional Basketball Player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Reed was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2020

NBA draft.  He was picked number 58 in the second round  and later signed a two-way contract, meaning he would split time between the 76ers and their G League affiliate, the Delaware Blue Coats.

He played with the Blue Coats during the shortened single-site G League season in his hometown of Orlando, Florida at Disney Springs in 2021, where he won the league's 2020-21 Most Valuable Player, Rookie of the Year Awards and All NBA G-League, All Defensive and All Rookie Teams making popular a quote he quoted "Get It Out The Mud" and popularizing his nickname Bball Paul . On March 26, 2021, the Philadelphia 76ers announced that they had converted Reed to a standard NBA contract.