Reed Sheppard could get the chance to start on an offensively ascendant team while Kevin Durant is out.
The Houston Rockets are set to be without Kevin Durant for their next two games as he tends to a personal matter, and, undoubtedly, this will serve to be a test of the team's depth as they attempt to acclimate themselves to life without their star scorer.
Yet, it could provide ascendant second-year guard Reed Sheppard with a unique opportunity: the chance to show what he is capable of doing in the starting lineup.