Duop Reath

Duop Thomas Reath (born 26 June 1996) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Lee College Runnin’ Rebels and the LSU Tigers and was part of the Australian national team that won bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Early life
Reath was born in Waat, Sudan, nowadays in Jonglei State in South Sudan. When he was aged nine, he moved with his family to Brisbane, Australia, alongside his parents and six siblings. Reath then moved again to Perth and attended Girrawheen Senior High School. He first played soccer with ambitions of playing for the Socceroos until a growth spurt in year 10 led to him playing basketball.

College career
Reath played the freshman and the sophomore season at Lee College in Baytown, Texas, from 2014 to 2016. In the 2014–15 season, he averaged 6.9 points and 5.4 rebounds per game. As a sophomore (2015–16), he averaged 14.6 points and 8.4 rebounds per game.

Junior season
In 2016, Reath joined the LSU Tigers of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). He appeared in 31 games, including 30 starts in the Tigers' 2016–17 season. He averaged 12.0 points, 6.7 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game during the season. He was the SEC Player of the Week in the first week. On 19 December 2016, he scored season-high 23 points against the Charleston. On 4 February 2017, he pulled down a career-high 16 rebounds against Texas A&M.

Senior season
Reath appeared in 33 games, including 28 starts in the Tigers' 2017–18 season. He averaged 12.6 points, 5.3 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game during the season. On 20 January 2018, he scored a career-high 31 points against Vanderbilt. He was named the SEC Player of the Week in the fifth week.

Serbian League (2018–2021)
After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft, Reath joined the Dallas Mavericks for the NBA Summer League.

On 1 August 2018, Reath signed a three-year contract with the Serbian team FMP. In July 2019, he joined the Brooklyn Nets for the 2019 NBA Summer League.

On 1 August 2020, Reath signed a contract with the Serbian team Crvena zvezda for the 2020–21 season.

Illawarra Hawks (2021–2022)
On 19 June 2021, Reath signed with the Illawarra Hawks of the National Basketball League for the 2021–22 season.

Reath joined the Phoenix Suns in the 2022 NBA Summer League.

Qingdao Eagles (2022–2023)
Reath signed with the Qingdao Eagles of the Chinese Basketball Association. Reath averaged 18.2 points, 7.8 rebounds, 1.2 steals and 2.0 blocks per game across 39 appearances.

Al Riyadi Beirut (2023)
Reath joined Al Riyadi Beirut of Lebanon in April 2023. He made his team debut on 19 April 2023 in the West Asia Super League (WASL), and scored 24 points in Al Riyadi's win over rivals Beirut Club in the division semi-finals. Reath helped Al Riyadi win the West Asia subdivision championship following a team-high 29 points in the decisive Game 2 of the finals against Shahrdari Gorgan.

Portland Trail Blazers (2023–present)
On 30 June 2023, Reath joined the Portland Trail Blazers for the 2023 NBA Summer League and following the 2023 FIBA World Cup, he signed a one-year deal with Portland on 2 October. However, he was waived on 21 October, prior to the start of the season, but three days later, he was re-signed to a two-way contract. Reath made his NBA debut on 12 November against the Los Angeles Lakers, scoring 11 points with three 3-pointers. He later made his first start in the NBA ten days later, putting up 8 points and 4 rebounds in his starting debut in a win over the Utah Jazz. On 26 December 2023, he had a career-high 25 points and nine rebounds in a 130–113 win over the Sacramento Kings.

On 16 February 2024, Reath signed a standard contract with the Trail Blazers.

National team career
Reath was selected as a member of the Australian national team for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He re-joined the Boomers for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

In July 2024, Reath was named in the Boomers' final squad for the Paris Olympics.