Grading a player who came from nowhere to earn his first NBA contract? This is an easy one. Following the 2023-24 season, we’ve gathered some Blazer’s Edge staffers (and fans) to offer their grades for the Portland Trail Blazers.
A look at how Reath eventually reached Portland, featuring a circuitous path from his birth in South Sudan. The story of Duop Reath’s journey to the Portland Trail Blazers continues to captivate the league.
Portland’s kids gave the short-handed Nuggets everything they could handle. The Portland Trail Blazers started five rookies for the first time in team history, giving the short-handed Nuggets everything they could handle, eventually falling 114-111.
Rookie Portland Trail Blazers center Duop Reath was recently elevated from a two-way contract to a spot on the club's 15-man standard roster. He had appeared
Duop Reath has wasted little time making the case that, fresh off a promotion to your Portland Trail Blazers' standard 15-man roster, he might be deserving of the club's starting center spot.
Several Blazers set career-high marks but Portland still fell short in Minnesota. The Portland Trail Blazers gave the Minnesota Timberwolves everything they could handle tonight, then some.
The season is more than half over. How are the Blazers faring? The Portland Trail Blazers are traveling back from the NBA All-Star Break, ready to resume their regular-season schedule against the Denver Nuggets on Friday evening.
We now know how Portland fit the center onto their ledger. The Portland Trail Blazers made minor waves yesterday, converting 27-year-old center Duop Reath from a two-way contract to a standard NBA deal for three-years.
The NBA is full of success stories, and Portland Trail Blazers big man Duop Reath is the latest example. The 27-year-old rookie center had been on a two-way contract, but just played his way to a multi-year deal, continuing an inspiring journey from South Sudan to the Association.
It has been a rough-sailing 2023-24 season for the Portland Trail Blazers, as was expected when they dealt away Damian Lillard in an effort to fully embrace the rebuild.
The Portland Trail Blazers signed center Duop Reath to a standard NBA contract on Friday after he initially joined the team on a two-way deal. General manager Joe Cronin announced the move but, according to team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The Trail Blazers are promoting Duop Reath to their standard roster.
Duop Reath is not your typical NBA rookie. At 27 years old, he is older than most of his peers. He also has a remarkable backstory that spans four continents, a civil war, and countless hardships.
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