WildWolf2813 wrote:Reid is a local kid from Jersey and played a lot in the NY streetball circuit. He's part of Jelly Fam (y'all know Isaiah Washington who used to be a Gopher. He rolls with them). He's probably the most talented of that bunch, but he has stuff he needs to get out of his system. He had too many games where he was needed to be impactful and just didn't have it. Signing him to a two-way cannot possibly hurt.
I think structure will be good for this kid. There's no such thing as a home run two-way contract.
Our 4 two-way contracts so far have been
Anthony Brown
Amile Jefferson
Jared Terrell
C.J. Williams
From a talent perspective, Reid blows them all out of the water. Now it's on this team to do something I've been yelling for them to do: actually develop players and make actual use of their G-League team.
I'm intrigued to see who the next guy will be, but there's talent there with Reid. Let's see if they can get something out of it.
Reid definitely blows those guys out of the water talent-wise. But comparing Wolves' signees with prior Wolves' signees sets the bar about as low as it can go.
He's talented regardless of who we've signed, but the fact that the caliber of talent that they just signed last night is so much more potent than what we've seen, that's encouraging. As of now, that's all it can be.
Just saw that Naz Reid was at the top of his draft class in one category - body fat. He had 14% body fat at the combine. That's higher by far than anyone else measured at the combine. The next closest was Shamorie Ponds at 9.8%. All others were under 9% with most in the 4-7% range. And apparently, Reid has slimmed down substantially from what he was before.
I wonder how low he can get his body fat. He had some pretty sluggish times in the combine athletic testing and recorded a low 26" standing vertical and 32" max vertical to go with his 9'1" standing reach. It would be interesting to see what would happen if he could cut his body fat in half to around 7% or even just get it down to around 9% - a bit lower than Ponds. Although he's fairly short for an NBA PF at 6'8".5, he's long enough with a 9'1" overhead reach. If he could become quicker, more mobile and improve his vertical by shaving 5 to 6% of his body fat, he might really transform his game at the next level. Cutting Reid's body fat percentage should be one of the Timberwolves top developmental priorities for Reid.
lipoli390 wrote:Just saw that Naz Reid was at the top of his draft class in one category - body fat. He had 14% body fat at the combine. That's higher by far than anyone else measured at the combine. The next closest was Shamorie Ponds at 9.8%. All others were under 9% with most in the 4-7% range. And apparently, Reid has slimmed down substantially from what he was before.
I wonder how low he can get his body fat. He had some pretty sluggish times in the combine athletic testing and recorded a low 26" standing vertical and 32" max vertical to go with his 9'1" standing reach. It would be interesting to see what would happen if he could cut his body fat in half to around 7% or even just get it down to around 9% - a bit lower than Ponds. Although he's fairly short for an NBA PF at 6'8".5, he's long enough with a 9'1" overhead reach. If he could become quicker, more mobile and improve his vertical by shaving 5 to 6% of his body fat, he might really transform his game at the next level. Cutting Reid's body fat percentage should be one of the Timberwolves top developmental priorities for Reid.
Yeah I read that was a problem and i believe he has shred quite a bit of weight since HS and when he came ot LSU. That may have been part of the motor thing you mentioned before. Maybe it was he was just too heavy and just not taking care of his body. he is at 255 right now. 1 percent body fat would equal 2.5 pounds. so even dropping to 10% body fat would mean over 10 pounds. Of course there is a chance he actually adds some weight as he gets stronger. Like you said its possible as he becomes a more well conditioned athlete (if he puts in the work etc) he could become quicker. As someone that has weight too much most of the past 20 years 10 pounds makes a difference. I also know what 30 pounds difference is like too. lol Watching Naz in highlights he doesn't look fat to me not that he can't improve his body.
lipoli390 wrote:Just saw that Naz Reid was at the top of his draft class in one category - body fat. He had 14% body fat at the combine. That's higher by far than anyone else measured at the combine. The next closest was Shamorie Ponds at 9.8%. All others were under 9% with most in the 4-7% range. And apparently, Reid has slimmed down substantially from what he was before.
I wonder how low he can get his body fat. He had some pretty sluggish times in the combine athletic testing and recorded a low 26" standing vertical and 32" max vertical to go with his 9'1" standing reach. It would be interesting to see what would happen if he could cut his body fat in half to around 7% or even just get it down to around 9% - a bit lower than Ponds. Although he's fairly short for an NBA PF at 6'8".5, he's long enough with a 9'1" overhead reach. If he could become quicker, more mobile and improve his vertical by shaving 5 to 6% of his body fat, he might really transform his game at the next level. Cutting Reid's body fat percentage should be one of the Timberwolves top developmental priorities for Reid.
Yeah I read that was a problem and i believe he has shred quite a bit of weight since HS and when he came ot LSU. That may have been part of the motor thing you mentioned before. Maybe it was he was just too heavy and just not taking care of his body. he is at 255 right now. 1 percent body fat would equal 2.5 pounds. so even dropping to 10% body fat would mean over 10 pounds. Of course there is a chance he actually adds some weight as he gets stronger. Like you said its possible as he becomes a more well conditioned athlete (if he puts in the work etc) he could become quicker. As someone that has weight too much most of the past 20 years 10 pounds makes a difference. I also know what 30 pounds difference is like too. lol Watching Naz in highlights he doesn't look fat to me not that he can't improve his body.
You might be on to something in connecting perceived motor issues to weight-induced fatigue. I don't believe you can play basketball at the NBA level - certainly not well or for long - with 14% body fat. The body fat composition of NBA players rarely gets as high as 10% and is generally in the 4-7 range. If he reduced his body fat to 8% but didn't add any muscle, his weight would drop to around 240. But at age 20 entering an NBA-level conditioning program, it's highly likely he'd add significant muscle. So I could see him ending up at a more muscular 245 lbs and 8% body fat. If that happened, there's no doubt he'd be significantly quicker with an improved vertical and more stamina. I see no reason why he can't drop to 8% body fat if he has the dedication and work ethic. If he doesn't have that dedication and work ethic, then he'll be a bust because he likely won't work enough on his game either.
Assuming he slots in at PF, I don't think he's undersized at 255 lbs with his 9'1" overhead reach and 7'3.25 wingspan. He needs to trim his body fat percentage from 14% to around 8% in which case he'd still be big at 240-245 lbs, but also be substantially quicker and more explosive off the floor.
