A former LSU basketball star cashed in last week. According to ESPN, Timberwolves power forward and center Naz Reid is signing a five-year, $125 million extension. The deal won’t officially be signed until July 6, but the sides have an agreement.
The contract includes a player option for the 2029-30 season.
Reid was one and done at LSU but was a member of the Tigers’ Sweet 16 squad under head coach Will Wade in 2019. Reid just finished his sixth year in the NBA. In 406 career games, Reid averages 11.6 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 1.3 assists. In 2024, Reid was named the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year.
In 2024-25, Reid averaged a career-high 14.2 points and six rebounds per game.
Reid provides much of his scoring value from behind the three-point line. He’s averaged 2.1 three-point field goals per game since 2023. It’s tough to defend a scorer with Reid’s size who can shoot it from deep and threaten in the paint.