David Hardisty: Rockets rookie Reed Sheppard in his @RGVVipers debut 🔥🔥🔥 
49 points 17-33 FG 8-19 3P 4-4 FT 6 assists 5 rebounds 3 steals 1 block 4 turnovers pic.x.com/WZSHjuKnvR
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49 points 17-33 FG 8-19 3P 4-4 FT 6 assists 5 rebounds 3 steals 1 block 4 turnovers pic.x.com/WZSHjuKnvRSource: Twitter @clutchfans
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Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Reed Sheppard Erupts For 49 PTS With 8 Threes In Rio Grande Valley Viper… youtu.be/GY4jVZD30yU?si… – 11:09 PM
Reed Sheppard Erupts For 49 PTS With 8 Threes In Rio Grande Valley Viper… youtu.be/GY4jVZD30yU?si… – 11:09 PM
Adam Wexler @AdamJWexler
A 49-point night for Reed Sheppard in his 1st game in the @nbagleague w/ the @RGVVipers. He scored 24 pts in the 4thQ. For the game he was 18-33 FG, 8-19 3ptFG in just under 37 minutes in the Vipers, 130-125 loss. – 10:12 PM
A 49-point night for Reed Sheppard in his 1st game in the @nbagleague w/ the @RGVVipers. He scored 24 pts in the 4thQ. For the game he was 18-33 FG, 8-19 3ptFG in just under 37 minutes in the Vipers, 130-125 loss. – 10:12 PM
David Hardisty @clutchfans
Rockets rookie Reed Sheppard in his @RGVVipers debut 🔥🔥🔥
49 points
17-33 FG
8-19 3P
4-4 FT
6 assists
5 rebounds
3 steals
1 block
4 turnovers pic.x.com/WZSHjuKnvR – 10:08 PM
Rockets rookie Reed Sheppard in his @RGVVipers debut 🔥🔥🔥
49 points 17-33 FG 8-19 3P 4-4 FT 6 assists 5 rebounds 3 steals 1 block 4 turnovers pic.x.com/WZSHjuKnvR – 10:08 PM
David Hardisty @clutchfans
Reed Sheppard has 33 points, game in early/mid fourth quarter pic.x.com/Gj8TRjzdfr – 9:46 PM
Reed Sheppard has 33 points, game in early/mid fourth quarter pic.x.com/Gj8TRjzdfr – 9:46 PM
Adam Wexler @AdamJWexler
From earlier: Rockets assigned Reed Sheppard to @RGVVipers & recalled Nate Williams. – 1:52 PM
From earlier: Rockets assigned Reed Sheppard to @RGVVipers & recalled Nate Williams. – 1:52 PM
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RGV Vipers: The Rockets have assigned Reed Sheppard to their NBA G League affiliate, Rio Grande Valley. -via x.com / January 6, 2025
But December brought a significant uptick in play — and a sense of the 19-year-old Sarr’s two-way potential. After 30 games, entering Wednesday, Sarr now ranks second among rookies in scoring at 11.6 points per game, behind the Philadelphia 76ers’ Jared McCain (15.3). He’s tied with Portland’s Donovan Clingan for third in rookie rebounding at 6.1 per game, behind the New Orleans Pelicans’ Yves Missi (8.5) and the Memphis Grizzlies’ Zach Edey (8.0). Sarr is 10th among rookies in player efficiency rating at 12.75, ahead of the Atlanta Hawks’ Zaccharie Risacher, taken first overall (9.58), the Houston Rockets’ Reed Sheppard, drafted third (7.32) and the San Antonio Spurs’ Stephon Castle, selected fourth (10.33). And Sarr doesn’t just lead rookies in blocked shots per game (1.8) — he’s seventh in the league, period. -via New York Times / January 2, 2025
The basic assumption is that Fox pushes for a trade, and the Kings aren’t ready to commit the kind of salary he’d expect in an extension. If so, then Sacramento needs to maximize its return. Other teams can offer veterans, picks, and/or prospects, but few can match what Houston can with Sheppard and Whitmore. Sheppard, the No. 3 overall pick in June, was named most likely to win Rookie of the Year and was picked as the best player from his class in five years (via the annual GM survey, H/T John Schuhmann of NBA.com). “They’d love Reed in Sacramento,” one Eastern Conference executive said about Fox to Houston. -via Bleacher Report / December 30, 2024