Duop Reath underwent surgery on Thursday morning to repair a stress fracture in his right foot, according to the Trail Blazers, who announced (via Twitter) that the third-year center will miss the remainder of the 2025/26 season.
According to the team, Reath is expected to make a full recovery.
It’s a tough blow for the 29-year-old, who will be a restricted free agent this summer if he’s tendered a qualifying offer. Although that QO is worth a fairly modest $3MM, it certainly doesn’t seem like a lock that Reath will receive it, given the modest role he’s played the past two seasons.
Reath, who went undrafted in 2018 out of LSU and spent several years overseas before catching on with Portland in October 2023, was a rotation regular for the Blazers as a rookie in 2023/24, averaging 9.1 points and 3.7 rebounds while shooting 35.9% from three-point range in 68 appearances (17.9 minutes per game).
However, he only averaged 4.2 PPG and 2.0 RPG in 10.2 MPG across 46 appearances last season, and played just 8.1 MPG in 32 games this season, averaging 2.9 PPG and 1.2 RPG. He has been behind Donovan Clingan and Robert Williams on Portland’s depth chart in ’25/26, receiving about equal playing time as rookie Yang Hansen.
The Trail Blazers have been hit hard by injuries all season long, with Scoot Henderson, Matisse Thybulle, Blake Wesley, Jrue Holiday, and Jerami Grant all missing extended time and Kris Murray currently out indefinitely due to a lumbar strain.