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Duop Thomas Reath (/ˈduːɒpˈriːθ/DOO-op REETH;[1] born 26 June 1996) is a South Sudanese-Australian professional basketball player who last played 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.[2]
Reath was born in Waat, Sudan,[3] 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.[4] 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. Duop is oldest out of 7 children.
His Parents are Thomas Duop, and Nyanen Juch.His sibilings are Sebit,Chuatwech, Nyadang,Chat,Chol, and Dinaay. He is not sibilings with High Jumper Yual Reath. His brother Sebit plays In the NBL1 West league for the East Perth Eagles. [5]
Reath played seven games for the Kalamunda Eastern Suns of the State Basketball League during the 2014 season.[6]
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.[7]
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.[7] He was the SEC Player of the Week in the first week.[8] 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.[7]
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.[7] 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.[9]
After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft, Reath joined the Dallas Mavericks for the NBA Summer League.[10][11]
On 1 August 2018, Reath signed a three-year contract with the Serbian team FMP.[4][12] In July 2019, he joined the Brooklyn Nets for the 2019 NBA Summer League.[13]
On 1 August 2020, Reath signed a contract with the Serbian team Crvena zvezda for the 2020–21 season.[14][15]
On 19 June 2021, Reath signed with the Illawarra Hawks of the National Basketball League for the 2021–22 season.[16]
Reath joined the Phoenix Suns in the 2022 NBA Summer League.[17]
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.[18]
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.[19] 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.[20]
On 30 June 2023, Reath joined the Portland Trail Blazers for the 2023 NBA Summer League[21] and following the 2023 FIBA World Cup, he signed a one-year deal with the Trail Blazers on 2 October.[22] However, he was waived on 21 October, prior to the start of the season,[23] but was re-signed to the team three days later with a two-way contract.[24] Reath made his NBA debut on 12 November against the Los Angeles Lakers, scoring 11 points with three 3-pointers made in a 116–110 loss.[25] On 26 December, he had a career-high 25 points, along with nine rebounds, in a 130–113 win over the Sacramento Kings.[26] On 16 February 2024, Reath signed a standard contract with the Trail Blazers.[27]
On 2 February 2025, Reath was assigned to the Rip City Remix of the NBA G League.[28] He made 46 appearances for Portland during the 2024–25 NBA season, posting averages of 4.2 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 0.6 assists.
In the 2025–26 NBA season, Reath appeared in 32 games with the Trail Blazers, averaging 2.9 points and 1.2 rebounds in 8.1 minutes of action.[29] On 29 January 2026, he underwent season-ending foot surgery to repair a stress fracture.[30]
On 1 February 2026, Reath was traded, along with a 2027 second-round pick and a 2030 second-round pick to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for Vít Krejčí.[29][31] On 5 February, the Hawks waived Reath.[32]
Reath was selected as a member of the Australian national team for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[33] He re-joined the Boomers for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[34]
In July 2024, Reath was named in the Boomers' final squad for the Paris Olympics.[35]