The Portland Trail Blazers have signed forward/center Reggie Perry to a 10-day contract, via the NBA’s Hardship Exception. Perry, 21, has appeared in 11 games (all starts) for the Raptors 905 of the NBA G League this season, posting averages of 19.7 points (47.8% FG, 37.7% 3-PT, 75.9% FT), 10.1 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.09 blocks in 32.0 minutes per game. Selected by the LA Clippers with the 57th pick of the 2020 NBA Draft and subsequently traded to Brooklyn, Perry (6-8, 250) averaged 3.0 points (41.0% FG, 19.0% 3-PT, 76.9% FT), 2.8 rebounds, 0.5 assists and 8.1 minutes in 26 appearances for the Nets last season. The Mississippi State product also played in 15 games (14 starts) for the Long Island Nets of the NBA G League in 2020-21, averaging 18.1 points, 8.9 rebounds and 2.9 assists. He will wear No. 18 for the Trail Blazers.
Perry was a guy I liked in the second round of the draft last year. We’re gonna need him tomorrow because brown at center ain’t it, he can’t even set a screen.
I'm kind of surprised we got guy with this much athleticism and strength this late in the covid grab bag game. "Strengths: 6’9 mobile big man … Solid length with a 6’11 wingspan and 8’10 standing reach … Strong frame with strength in both the upper and lower body. Finishes through contact. Likes to bang and wears on physically weaker opponents … Good aggression … Shot 5.8 free throws per game over the adidas Gauntlet and 6.2 at adidas Nations in 2017 … Well coordinated. Good mobility and solid athleticism. Runs the floor and gets good lift around the basket. Gets off the ground quickly. Very good motor and highly active. Good speed for size … Shows a foundation as a face up midrange jump shooter … Potential in pick & roll and pick & pop situations … Averaged 17 points per game while shooting 47.7% FG% over the adidas Gauntlet. Averaged 13.2 points per game while shooting 46.7% FG% at adidas Nations in 2016 and 17.2 points per game in 2017. Finished second in scoring at the adidas Eurocamp with 15 points per game while shooting 45.2% FG% … Good rebounder on both ends. Averaged 8.4 rebounds (2.6 offensive) per game over the adidas Gauntlet. Finished second in rebounding at adidas Nations in 2016 with 8.8 (1.8 offensive) per game. Led adidas Nations in rebounding in 2017 with ten per game (4.4 offensive). Led the adidas Eurocamp in rebounding with 8.5 (3.5 offensive) per game … . Rotates well defensively and has the size to switch onto bigger defenders yet the quickness to if he has to switch onto a perimeter player. Averaged 2.4 blocks and one steal per game over the adidas Gauntlet. Averaged 2.5 steals per game at the adidas Eurocamp. Averaged one block and one steal per game at adidas Nations in 2017 …" I guess his weaknesses are centered mostly around IQ and emotional stability. On the plus side, he has grown some since this report.
