Fansided · Nov 15, 2025
Reed Sheppard has made it painfully obvious what his NBA future will be
Reed Sheppard may never be the pure point guard people hope he'll become—but that isn't a bad thing.
Washington Wizards v Houston Rockets | Alex Slitz/GettyImagesAs the Houston Rockets navigate their first season without Fred VanVleet since 2022-23, Reed Sheppard has entered the spotlight. Expectations were already high given that he was the No. 3 overall selection in the 2024 NBA Draft, but patience ran out when Houston's depth chart was shattered by VanVleet's potentially season-ending injury.
Many hoped the Rockets could shoehorn Sheppard into the VanVleet role, but what he's proven in 2025-26 is that his future is as more of a combo guard than a floor general—and that's not a negative.
