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Spurs trade for 26th pick, select Tarris Reed

6/25/2026

Summary

Spurs Acquire Reed

The San Antonio Spurs traded for the 26th overall pick and selected 22-year-old 6’10 center Tarris Reed Jr.
Reed posted 9.6 points, 7.3 rebounds, 1.6 blocks and shot 64.4% for UConn in March Madness.
Spurs view Reed as size behind Victor Wembanyama and Luke Kornet after playoff concerns, expecting him to protect the rim as a bench big.
Denver received the 35th pick and two second-round selections in the deal.

Summary

Celtics Target Watson

Celtics' pursuit of restricted-free agent Peyton Watson would require a four-year, $103 million contract per the sign-and-trade proposal.
Denver could free up $25 million per year by moving Watson, while Milwaukee’s $25.5 million trade exception would let the Bucks absorb Christian Braun’s $125 million extension matching payroll.
The Nuggets may add a second-round draft pick as a sweetener while Sam Hauser, a Boston return, posted 9.2 points per game on 41.9 % shooting in 2025-2026.

History

Historical Context

After the 1995 collective bargaining agreement imposed a league-wide salary cap, teams began reshaping rosters to stay under the limit. That shift created a market for draft rights and cap-flexible trades, a practice seen today as the Spurs acquire 2024 pick Tarris Reed and the Celtics pursue Peyton Watson’s $103 million contract. The 2022-23 cap stands at $123.655 million.

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Spurs Acquire Reed

The San Antonio Spurs traded for the 26th overall pick and selected 22-year-old 6’10 center Tarris Reed Jr.
Reed posted 9.6 points, 7.3 rebounds, 1.6 blocks and shot 64.4% for UConn in March Madness.
Spurs view Reed as size behind Victor Wembanyama and Luke Kornet after playoff concerns, expecting him to protect the rim as a bench big.
Denver received the 35th pick and two second-round selections in the deal.

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