Former Blazers big Duop Reath signs with Phoenix Suns

Duop Reath — a three-season Blazers rotation player — has signed with Phoenix to help cover extended absence of Suns center Mark Williams. This is a confirmed transaction affecting a recent Portland roster piece.

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- Confirmed by SI: Phoenix agreed to a deal for Duop Reath after Mark Williams’ shoulder injury.
- Reath spent three seasons with Portland (146 games, 20 starts) before joining Phoenix.
- Suns roster context: Reath will compete with Oso Ighodaro and Khaman Maluach for backup/rotational center minutes.
- Reath’s signing officially removes a former Portland big from the Blazers’ recent depth chart.
- He averaged 6.2 points and 2.6 rebounds in his Blazers tenure — role-player minutes that Portland will no longer have in-house.
- The move provides a point of comparison for Portland’s remaining frontcourt depth and possible offseason decisions.

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