
The Houston Rockets have had a very good season, but that has meant that Reed Sheppard, the No. 3 pick in the 2024 NBA draft has been the odd man out. Sheppard hasn't been able to crack a deep rotation and then the rookie suffered fractured the thumb on his shooting hand a few days after playing the best game of his career.
Considering the Rockets are a 50-plus win team who will finish third in the Western Conference at worst, Sheppard's disappointing rookie season hasn't been that big a deal for Houston, though it has to be for Sheppard.