I like Reid a lot. He’s a streaky scorer but he has real shot creation. He can get into his pull-up off the bounce and hit tough shots, and that pull up jumper is dangerous because of his speed and quickness. The issue right now is consistency. When the jumper is falling he looks like a high-level guard, but the game to game scoring swings can be pretty big.
Defensively he’s a little underrated. He’s very quick laterally and he has active hands, so he’s good at generating turnovers and bothering ballhandlers. His size caps the overall defensive impact, but the effort and instincts are there.
He’s also a really good passer. The challenge is that he hunts the home run play a little too often. Sometimes it leads to great looks, other times it turns into an untimely turnover when the simple read was there.
His size also shows up when he tries to finish in traffic, which limits some of his driving effectiveness. Still, the speed and burst are real tools.
He’s the kind of player who could surprise people next year. I think there’s clearly Big Ten talent there, it just needs some refinement and decision making growth. If that comes, I’d be perfectly comfortable seeing him start next to West in the backcourt.
If the leap doesn’t fully happen, he still profiles as a really solid sixth man or primary backup guard on most teams. Someone who can give you 10–20+ min, and on a good night provide a real secondary scoring punch, and run your offense at a Big Ten level the rest of the time.
