Over his first six seasons, all with the Minnesota Timberwolves, Naz Reid has been mostly utilized off the bench. Despite rarely starting, he has remained rather productive, particularly in the last two seasons. The 6-foot-9 big man won Sixth Man of the Year in 2023-24 and finished fifth in voting last season. ESPN’s Summer Forecast projects that Reid will once again be one of the league’s better sixth men in 2025-26.
Naz Reid has been one of the more productive bench players
Every summer, ESPN comes out with its NBA Summer Forecast. It began on Monday, and on Tuesday, they had their NBA insiders make predictions on the major award winners for the 2025-26 season.