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Est. Return 10/1/2025
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PTS
4.4
REB
1.5
AST
1.4
STL
0.7
BLK
0.3
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
Sheppard was selected with the third overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft by the Rockets. Sheppard should add a jolt of elite perimeter shooting to the Rockets while sharing reserve playmaking responsibilities with Amen Thompson. It's easy to envision Sheppard running two-man action with Alperen Sengun, or Sengun finding Sheppard for open looks coming off a variety of off-ball screens. The guard out of Kentucky is also a smart and active defender, though his 6-foot-2 frame will limit his upside on that side of the ball. Sheppard showed out in Summer League, averaging 20.0 points and 1.3 threes on 50/28/75 shooting, 5.3 assists, 4.8 rebounds, 2.8 steals, 1.3 blocks and 4.8 turnovers in 33.1 minutes. Despite Sheppard being a historically great three-point shooter in college, he used it to just supplement his game in Summer League. He was much more active from the mid-range, firing away when discarding his defender or freezing the defense in a pick-and-roll. Sheppard has enough potential to be worth taking with the No. 1 pick in keeper/dynasty formats, but his path to immediate minutes as a rookie is complicated and may limit his Year 1 potential. Read Past Outlooks

Shut down for rest of Summer League
The Rockets will hold Sheppard out for the remainder of the Las Vegas Summer League, Kelly Iko of The Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS
Sheppard isn't dealing with an injury, but the Rockets are opting to hold him out for the rest of their time in Las Vegas in order to evaluate other players. While he wasn't efficient from the floor in his two appearances this summer (36.3 percent shooting from the field, 31.8 percent from three-point range), Sheppard totaled 46 points, 11 rebounds, eight steals, five assists, and one block. Following a disappointing rookie campaign, the 2024 No. 3 overall pick will now set his sights toward earning a larger role off the bench in 2025-26.
Sheppard isn't dealing with an injury, but the Rockets are opting to hold him out for the rest of their time in Las Vegas in order to evaluate other players. While he wasn't efficient from the floor in his two appearances this summer (36.3 percent shooting from the field, 31.8 percent from three-point range), Sheppard totaled 46 points, 11 rebounds, eight steals, five assists, and one block. Following a disappointing rookie campaign, the 2024 No. 3 overall pick will now set his sights toward earning a larger role off the bench in 2025-26.
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How does Reed Sheppard compare to other players?
This section compares his stats with all players from the previous three seasons (minimum 200 minutes played)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
True Shooting %
46.5%
Effective Field Goal %
45.2%
3-Point Attempt Rate
59.4%
Free Throw Rate
6.7%
Offensive Rebound %
2.6%
Defensive Rebound %
10.3%
Total Rebound %
6.4%
Assist %
15.4%
Steal %
2.3%
Block %
2.4%
Turnover %
10.3%
Usage %
17.9%
Fantasy Points Per Game
10.7
Fantasy Points Per Minute
0.8
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Scores 18 in SL loss
Sheppard recorded 18 points (6-19 FG, 1-7 3Pt, 5-6 FT), four steals, three rebounds and an assist in 28 minutes during Sunday's 98-83 Summer League loss to the Pistons.
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Dazzles in Las Vegas
Sheppard generated 28 points (10-25 FG, 6-15 3Pt, 2-4 FT), eight rebounds, four assists, four steals and three blocks over 33 minutes of Friday's 95-92 Summer League loss to the Clippers.
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Plays one minute in win
Sheppard supplied zero points (0-1 FG, 0-1 3Pt) in one minute during Friday's 115-107 victory over the Warriors in Game 6 of the first round of the Western Conference playoffs.
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Bench role against Denver
Sheppard will come off the bench during Sunday's game against the Nuggets, Danielle Lerner of the Houston Chronicle reports.
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Stuffs stat sheet Friday
Sheppard chipped in 14 points (5-14 FG, 4-8 3Pt), three rebounds, five assists, one block and two steals across 41 minutes during Friday's 140-109 loss to the Lakers.
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Shut down for Summer League
The Rockets are shutting down Sheppard for the remainder of the Las Vegas Summer League, Kelly Iko of The Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS
It's generally an annual tradition for the top performers to be shut down early, so to be clear, there's no injury to speak of. The Rockets likely saw all they needed to see to know that Sheppard could be ready for a rotation spot in 2025-26 -- in two Las Vegas Summer League outings, Sheppard averaged 23.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 4.0 steals, 1.5 blocks and 3.5 three-pointers.
It's generally an annual tradition for the top performers to be shut down early, so to be clear, there's no injury to speak of. The Rockets likely saw all they needed to see to know that Sheppard could be ready for a rotation spot in 2025-26 -- in two Las Vegas Summer League outings, Sheppard averaged 23.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 4.0 steals, 1.5 blocks and 3.5 three-pointers.