Foot surgery ends Duop Reath’s NBA season

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Australian Boomers and Portland Trail Blazers centre Duop Reath will miss the rest of the 2025-26 NBA season after needing foot surgery to repair a stress fracture.

Duop Reath — 2025–26 Season Summary (Portland Trail Blazers)

Reath appeared in 32 games for Portland before his season-ending foot injury, operating as a deep-rotation centre behind Deandre Ayton and Robert Williams III. His role was situational, with minutes fluctuating based on matchups and availability, but he remained efficient when called upon, particularly as a floor-spacing big. Reath shot 41.8 percent from three and 83.3 percent at the line, with most of his production coming in short bursts rather than sustained stretches. His strongest contributions came in limited-minute games where Portland leaned on spacing and energy rather than interior volume.

Season Box Score

• 32 G │ 2.9 PTS │ 1.2 REB │ 0.3 AST │ 0.2 STL │ 0.3 BLK │ 44.6 FG% │ 41.8 3PT% │ 83.3 FT% │ 60.1 eFG%

The 29-year-old big man has joined the list of Australians who have suffered injuries this season. Boomers teammates Dante Exum, ruled out for the season by the Dallas Mavericks, Portland Trail Blazers Matisse Thybulle has been out indefinitely, Melbourne-born Kyrie Irving has played this season with an ACL injury, NBA draft pick Alex Toohey quest to play in the ended has been hampered by a knee injury, Josh Green started the season injured and Josh Giddey spent three weeks out with a hamstring strain.