Reed Sheppard isn't just a player who's silencing critics. He's a former top-3 pick with star potential.
Houston Rockets guard Reed Sheppard has been thrown to the proverbial wolves during his second NBA season. After struggling to see the court as a rookie, Sheppard was thrust into a high-volume role in year two when Fred VanVleet suffered a torn ACL mere weeks before the start of the regular season.
In turn, a feel-good story of a young player learning by fire began to unfurl—and many seemed to forget that the No.