Hearing that stuff is pretty cool,” Reed Sheppard says of Houston making him off-limits during recent trade talks. “It gives me a lot of confidence.”

Reed Sheppard dominated last year's NBA Summer League. In four games, the No. 3 overall pick averaged 20 points, 4.8 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 2.7 steals, and 1.3 blocks before being pulled from the lineup for the summer. The Houston Rockets had witnessed all they needed to see.

In an offseason packed with transactions—most notably a blockbuster trade that sent Kevin Durant to the Rockets from the Phoenix Suns in exchange for Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks and a raft of draft capital—Reed Sheppard is one of the beneficiaries of that deal.

Another guard on the roster, Reed Sheppard, is expected to continue to grow as well. Stone shared a quick challenge during that interview with the media on Sheppard. “Reed (Sheppard) is just going

When Houston Rockets general manager Rafael Stone was asked about second-year guard Reed Sheppard, his message was simple. It looks like he'll be getting way mo