Rebounds, and 2 assists in 19 minutes with Reed …

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Best Audition of the Week: Tarris Reed, UConn senior center Reed measured in with a 7-foot-4 wingspan on Monday, then put the rest of his game on tape in the scrimmages. Wednesday brought 9 points, 5 rebounds, and 2 assists in 19 minutes with Reed plowing through opponents inside and switching capably on defense. Thursday was even better with 17 points, 5 boards, and 2 blocks, plus the same impressive mobility. Playing defense in space is precisely what NBA teams wanted to see from Reed. The whole league knows he can be an effective drop defender. But the best all-around defenders can comfortably switch a screen onto a smaller player and survive, or chase out to a shooting big beyond the arc. Reed did all that over the two scrimmages, building on his big year at UConn to look every bit like a late-first-rounder.

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