Locked On College Basketball<\/a> that Reid faces minimal obstacles at Oklahoma. \u201cI can\u2019t imagine that Porter Moser is not going to give him a serious run early in the season unless he\u2019s just really, really struggling. Or if somebody else, maybe it\u2019s Davis or maybe it\u2019s Brown or maybe it\u2019s Blair, kind of steps up and just outperforms him,\u201d Patton explained.<\/p>\nEven if competition emerges from transfers Tae Davis, Xzayvier Brown, or freshman Alec Blair, Reid\u2019s positional versatility provides various solutions.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou could kind of play him at either the three or the four. I\u2019ll be interested to see what Moser does in his specific offensive system, where I think that Reid could kind of thrive in either spot,\u201d Patton analyzed.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Reid\u2019s athletic profile allows seamless position switching based on roster needs and competition levels.<\/p>\n
\u201cEven if somebody does outperform Reid, if Blair just ends up being great and is locked in to play the three, then I think Reid just kind of shifts up to the four and can play there,\u201d Patton noted about Reid\u2019s flexibility.<\/p>\n
How Did Alabama\u2019s Depth Chart Politics Derail Reid\u2019s Development?<\/p>\n
Reid entered Alabama as one of the highest-ranked prospects in the 2024 class, carrying expectations of immediate impact similar to Brandon Miller, who became the third NBA draft pick after his freshman season.<\/p>\n
However, his trajectory changed dramatically due to mid-season injuries that disrupted his momentum and roster positioning during a crucial development period.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe missed some time starting in January, he missed some time by the time he came back, he kind of lost his spot in the rotation,\u201d Patton says regarding Reid\u2019s Alabama experience.<\/p>\n
Despite limited opportunities, Reid showed efficiency when given chances at Alabama. He played 24 games, starting three. Though he averaged 6.0 points and 2.8 rebounds in 14.0 minutes per game, he shot 45.0% from the field and posted a season-high 12 points against Creighton.<\/p>\n
With few obstacles ahead and Moser\u2019s strong track record with transfer players, Reid has an excellent opportunity for the breakthrough sophomore season that Alabama never provided. His ability to play multiple forward positions should help him showcase the elite skills that made him a five-star recruit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Derrion Reid\u2019s freshman season at Alabama didn\u2019t go as planned for the five-star recruit. The 6-foot-8 forward averaged…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":28629,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[68],"tags":[402,398,400,401,99],"class_list":{"0":"post-28628","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ncaa-basketball","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-ncaa","10":"tag-ncaa-basketball","11":"tag-ncaabasketball","12":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28628","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28628"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28628\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28629"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28628"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28628"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28628"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}