The Houston Rockets have been linked to many guards this year. With the way Reed Sheppard is playing, it's starting to feel like they ought to avoid all of them.
Sheppard is now averaging 13.9 points and 3.4 assists per game. That's 20.6 points and 4.9 assists per 75 possessions, up from 12.8 and 4.2 per 75 last season. Most impressive, his Box Plus/Minus (BPM) has skyrocketed from -1.7 to 7.3. If he made the same leap again in his third year, he'd be an All-Star.
Why would you replace a guy like that?
Rockets should hang onto Reed Sheppard
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