Grading Reed Sheppard's Summer League Performance
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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.
Just under a week into this year's NBA Las Vegas Summer League, and we already have a handful of clear winners and losers from the action.
The Rockets are shutting down Sheppard for the remainder of the Las Vegas Summer League, Kelly Iko of The Athletic reports. Sheppard was able to appear in two Summer League contests before Houston opted to shut him down.
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