Duop Reath traded to Hawks as Travers is waived

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The Great Barrier Reath and the Great Barrier Thief are now on the same team.

Australian Boomers centre Duop Reath has been traded to Dyson Daniels' Atlanta Hawks in a deal that sends Vit Krejci to the Portland Trail Blazers for Duop Reath and two future second-round picks, ESPN's Shams Charania is reporting.

Reath’s 2025–26 season with Portland was defined by irregular availability, situational usage, and specialist minutes, operating almost exclusively as a third-string or emergency frontcourt option.

Reath appeared in 32 games, averaging 8.0 minutes per game, with no starts. His role fluctuated heavily game-to-game, ranging from short relief stints to occasional 10–20 minute appearances when Portland’s rotation was thinned by matchups, injuries, or foul trouble.

It comes as Australian two-way player Luke Travers will be waived by the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Travers is the victim of the Cleveland's trade of De'Andre Hunter to the Sacramento Kings for Dennis Schroder and Keon Ellis.

The Cavs needed to free up one of its three two-way contracts forward Emanuel Miller, who joins the Cavs as part of the three-team deal with the Kings and Josh Giddey's Chicago Bulls.

The 24-year-old Western Australian signed his second two-way contract with the Cavaliers before the start of the season and earned limited minutes in the NBA this season but has been outstanding in for the Cleveland Charge in the G League. But he was also waived by the Charge today.

Luke Travers — 2025–26 G League Regular Season Breakdown

Team: Cleveland Charge
Age: 24 │ Height: 6-6 │ Weight: 207 lbs │ Draft: 2022 Rd 2, Pick 56
From: Perth, Australia │ NBA Rights: Cleveland Cavaliers

G League Production (Per Game) — Regular Season

• Points: 15.9
• Rebounds: 10.1 (2.0 ORB)
• Assists: 5.0
• Steals: 1.7
• Blocks: 1.9
• Turnovers: 4.3
• FG: 46.3%
• 3PT: 30.0% (1.3 makes on 4.3 attempts)
• FT: 58.8%
• Minutes: 31.6

Usage & Offensive

• Shot Volume: 13.6 FGA
• Three-Point Rate: 32% of attempts
• Assist Load: 5.0 per game

Travers is not being force-fed touches. His scoring comes through flow — threes, straight-line drives, cuts, and offensive rebounds — while his passing is largely connective and advantage-based.

Rebounding & Physical Impact

• Total: 10.1 rebounds per game
• Defensive Rebounds: 8.1
• Double-Doubles: 4 in 7 games

Travers is playing power minutes — crashing from the wing, holding his ground inside, and finishing possessions. His rebounding scales with minutes.

Wins vs Losses

• Wins: 15.0 pts │ 9.5 reb │ 5.8 ast │ +11.0
• Losses: 17.0 pts │ 11.0 reb │ 4.0 ast │ +6.7

Duop Reath's Usage & Role at Portland

• Minutes distribution skewed sharply low:
  – 18 games under 10 minutes
  – 13 games between 10–19 minutes
  – 1 game over 20 minutes
• Frequently logged Did Not Play / Did Not Dress entries as Portland cycled its frontcourt
• Deployed primarily as:
  • A floor-spacing big in second units
  • A situational defender against size
  • Emergency depth during compressed stretches

Offensive Profile

• Averaged 2.9 points on 44.6% FG
• Shot 41.8% from three (23-for-55), maintaining strong efficiency despite low volume
• Effective field goal percentage of 60.1%, reflecting his shot diet (spot-up threes, finishes)
• Free-throw usage was minimal (6 total attempts)

Defensive & Rebounding Impact

• Averaged 1.2 rebounds and 0.3 assists
• Recorded 8 blocks and 5 steals across the season
• Rebounding production was limited by minutes rather than activity
• Defensive contributions showed up more in positional coverage than box-score volume

Notable Performances

• 12 points vs OKC (Nov 5) in 20 minutes – season high
• Multiple efficient shooting nights on low attempts, including several 100% FG games
• Best extended run came in early November and mid-December, when rotation gaps briefly opened

On the season

• Portland finished 16–16 in games Reath appeared
• Net plus-minus of –39, largely tied to bench lineups and short stints
• PER of 10.7, consistent with low-usage reserve bigs

Reath’s 2025–26 season was less about opportunity and more about readiness. He remained efficient, spaced the floor reliably, and filled minutes without disrupting structure, but never secured a consistent rotation role. His value lay in plug-and-play depth, not nightly production — a context that ultimately set the stage for his mid-season move to Atlanta.