'I LOVE THIS KID, I LIKE THIS PICK!' 🗣️ Stephen A. reacts to Reed Sheppard drafted by Rockets

[@Bob-te3le]

In this draft I think he's the best player in the draft. Sheppard with Green Thompson Smith and Sengun is a great young core to keep building.

[@ZoDrama]

Facts I actually think Washington should have picked him

[@williamg7138]

You forgot about Tari and Cam

[@Bob-te3le]

@@williamg7138 I was just naming who I would start the next decade.

[@williamg7138]

@@Bob-te3le why you mad

[@LilShowerhead]

That lineup defensively is not playable in the playoffs tho..

[@ReyKaz25]

Great pick for the Houston Rockets! As a Rockets fan, I'm so glad that they picked him! The best shooter in this draft that the Rockets need which they lack last season! It really made my day! 😁

[@DGProdz917]

Same

[@Bob-te3le]

Me too. The Green , Thompson and Sheppard backcourt is gonna be fire for years to come.

[@sultanasalmonza1560]

Dalton is the best to me but will see we still need some more fire 🔥 and Star ⭐️ power

[@rededwards6037]

Amen and Reed coming off the bench together. Makes the Rockets bench the best in the league! Cam,Tari and Stephen Adams! Wow

[@TheStrawThatStirsTheDrink]

can defend too so Ime want him.

[@guzyman926]

Jalen Green with the welcome party!

[@nbapbaupdate8338]

Great draft for Houston Rockets

[@shakurj]

I remember watching his pops play at Kentucky in the 90s Jeff was a baller too.. Welcome to the city young fella 🚀 🤘🏾

[@sirrmanning2769]

I LOVE Stephen A's suit color combo!

[@hottakes2633]

“I love this kid” Prolly watched one Kentucky game all season.

[@trombonejosh1]

More like 0

[@NakedBlastoise]

@@trombonejosh1lmao true

[@ConnieFigueroa-v1g]

Real talk 🤣🤣, with that being said Reed Shepherd is 🔥🔥🔥☝️💯

[@keanemarbaniang7641]

The Myers Stephen A bromance 😄

[@michaelnadler596]

He should send a thank you note to Steph Curry for being picked this high.

[@Qaranwadani1993]

His style works in the NCAA ball, I don't know how it will work in the NBA, and he is small. But we shall see.

[@TheStrawThatStirsTheDrink]

​@@Qaranwadani1993 Looks more solid build-wise than steph, way better defender definitely so understandably Ime want him.

[@OfficialPatriceEvra]

​@@TheStrawThatStirsTheDrink They said the same with Nik Stauskas and Doug McDermott. "An athletic sharpshooter thay plays defense."

[@jeremyb9482]

@@Qaranwadani19936’3 is small to you?? He’s the taller version of Fred Vanvleet

[@paul19519]

@@OfficialPatriceEvraFair point.. but on this team he doesn’t have to do much. He has athletes all over the court with the rockets. He just need to be solid and contribute

[@lilisunited1565]

Welcome to houston rockets 🚀 sheppard

[@truck_it_23]

Kentucky!!!!

[@SeattleXP22]

Reed has an amazing feel for the game. You don't have to watch him for long to see it. I think it will override whatever he lacks in size.

[@MasterTrickShot]

How? He’s not Kyrie, Dame, Trae, or Ja. And if you’re gonna give me TJ McConnell then the kid never should’ve went lottery.

[@Indianajones333]

Let’s go Houston !

[@Bnguyen276]

The next mark price.

[@SeattleXP22]

And will swat your 3 point attempt back in your face - watch out

[@christianwalker2554]

Na, he didn't have skill like that

[@BeLohse68]

It does make me nervous that Steven A likes this pick.

[@OfficialPatriceEvra]

A Jimmer Fredette and Nik Stauskas type player.

[@zeroturn7091]

*Hinrich

[@MasterTrickShot]

Two highly touted “elite shooting” busts…

[@brandenbarnett6093]

Not even close, has all around game and athleticism. Guarantee you he will have better careers than both of them

[@OfficialPatriceEvra]

@@brandenbarnett6093 How do you know? You from the future?

[@brandenbarnett6093]

@@OfficialPatriceEvra the same way you know his career will be like Jimmer and Stauskas

[@CarlPerry-k7h]

The NBA will find out just how good that Kentucky boy is

[@SeattleXP22]

And so will a bunch of people on this thread

[@Wyndamn]

​@@SeattleXP22😂😂😂yeah, he's not that good.

[@SeattleXP22]

@@Wyndamn Hope you don't give up on everything that easy!

[@Hmade26]

Welcome to Htown🚀🚀🚀🤟🤟🤟🤟

[@twe_music]

Red Nation Stand Up 🚀

[@RodneyGreen-i6z]

Perfect pick for the team they already have now they need a one or two veterans to go with that young team

[@spfhoops]

Based SAS right there!

[@BrianCGimmicks2025]

Houston got a baller. Half of a front court.

[@cap.Insano713]

He's a point guard that can play shooting guard he makes the right baskeball play. Hes a mixture of cp3 curry and Nash

[@vladytrinidad3903]

He can ball

[@rbe3913]

I want Reed to succeed man..dont wanna see him get "jimmered" 😳

[@TheStrawThatStirsTheDrink]

Jimmer succeeded in life though. One can only hope to experience the same ride and the kind of money he raked in playing in the NBA, Euro and China where he became somewhat of a legend.

[@Rickle_Pick23]

@@TheStrawThatStirsTheDrinkthat’s nice. As a rockets fan we don’t want him to have Jimmer’s NBA career lol

[@l0gh0rn1]

Reed have a lot more athleticism than Jimmer. He's a shooter who have 42" vertical jump. The problem with Jimmer and Adam Morrison is they are not good enough athletes. Reed have already shown more defensive tenacity in college than Jimmer.

[@TherronBurns]

Jimmer wasn’t an athlete or defender he was a straight shooter reed is a more than willing defender evidenced by his 2.5 steals a game and nearly a block a game and also is a great facilitator averaging 4.5 off the bench . And even though jimmer was a baller he didn’t come close to the percentages reed put up from 3 his highest was 44 in college reed put up 52 percent

[@MasterTrickShot]

@@TherronBurnshes 6’1. Donovan Mitchell is undersized and he’s bigger than him. This kid has somehow hypnotized the basketball world and he’s shorter than JJ Reddick who was undersized. I’m so lost.

[@luisgonzo7453]

Let’s go rockets from South Jersey 🚀 🔥

[@Wyndamn]

Reed Sheppard is averaging 3ppg 1.5 assist and 1.3 rebounds for the season so far in 2025.

[@tezmoore3945]

Now we need to draft Flipkowski and pair him with sengun bring in PG or Jimmy Butler

[@DuaneChristopher-gv8rw]

How you have the number 3 and number 8 pick in the draft and go out first round of the ncaa tournament?

[@ARE_Andon]

that math aint mathin' I agree

[@Aventsdor]

Cuz it’s a team sport dummy😮

[@camcunn03]

One word defense.

[@SeattleXP22]

@@camcunn03 Yeah, UK's defense was atrocious. But every UK fan knows that Cal these days is obsessed with "helping families," not with winning basketball games. Hogs fans 'bout to find out too ...

[@christianwalker2554]

Because they aren't that good, especially Shepard.... He's barely average

[@VetlogMoToVlog]

Hes best suited for the Spurs.

[@KG-jd5qd]

Go Rockets!!!

[@0007tad]

Nice to see a well mannered, humble , no tats, crazy AF hair do , quiet gentleman , Kid is gonna be a star , no Ghetto in his speak or behavior ...

[@DaContentGod]

🙄 couldn't help yourself huh? 👻

[@0007tad]

@@DaContentGod No, especially when im telling the truth...

[@coachdwill6063]

Jimmer Ferdette had a way better college career.

[@JohnEastmanExAttyAtLaw]

Who is he gonna guard?

[@LukasP143]

Wemby

[@calvinarmitage9199]

Has a 42 inch vertical, probably guard any guard

[@MasterTrickShot]

@@calvinarmitage9199… you tried to say the dumbest thing possible didn’t you?

[@sethc9299]

In a baby bjorn

[@zeroturn7091]

The only way this works out is if they lose Green to FA, or Reed is content with being the 6th man.

[@davidduenes7512]

Welcome aboard Reed 🚀 LFG ROCKETS 🗣

[@jimb5045]

I hope Reed watches some Jason Williams highlights and learns to pass like him, he might be the next White Chocolate that can shoot 3's.

[@vonstev1668]

He's like the anti-Jason Williams. Not much flash, a lot of substance. No disrespect to Jason, who was so fun to watch.

[@jimb5045]

@@vonstev1668 I said I hope he learns to pass like JW.

[@deeblueeowens4143]

Let's go rockets 🚀 💪

[@theaffluentway]

Nothing against Sheppard or Dilingham but just the way they did Drew Timme years back, they’re shading Antonio Reeves.

[@JakeAdams-zr2bk]

Height helps but he jumps 40 inches so that helps a lot.

[@MasterTrickShot]

He’s not a fast twitch explosive athlete. This is one of the worst and most confusing prospects I’ve seen since Bronny ironically

[@brandon9161]

he reminds me of Jalen Brunson

[@christianwalker2554]

Not in the slightest.... He'll average less than 8pts for a career

[@brandon9161]

@christianwalker2554 Na, dude has a 40 inch vertical, elite shooter, and very good defender. Im guessing he will be our 6th man in the next year or 2. 15 to 17 ppg in his prime years

[@JohnEastmanExAttyAtLaw]

No way he gonna be good at that height. Free money. Out in 5 years or less.

[@christianwalker2554]

Finally a man with common sense

[@SwaaaggyB]

6’1 lol

[@nukeboy4939]

6'2

[@MasterTrickShot]

@@nukeboy4939he’s not 6’2 go check the measurement. Unless he’s Kyrie, Dame, Trae, or Ja or Donovan Mitchell or CJ McCollum this pick was one of the worst ever

[@BeLohse68]

Gee this kid looks like he's about 16

[@NakedBlastoise]

As a die hard rockets fan this is an amazing group of young players unfortunately the rockets are gonna blow it up and mess everything up soon.

[@vonstev1668]

Super die hard. Ha.

[@derrickctv1820]

If I draft that high and the pick isn’t a show nuff STAR, trade the pick for a legit player who is already proven. U dont draft role players that high. PERIOD

[@juqual78]

I think you're gonna be eating your words in a couple of years

[@MasterTrickShot]

@@juqual78no he won’t. He’s too short and not explosive enough (don’t give me his vert, his explosiveness is slow) or creative enough with the ball.

[@1031E]

​@@MasterTrickShotSEC teams thought that too and he did whatever he wanted to.

[@MasterTrickShot]

@@1031E that is not the NBA

[@1031E]

@@MasterTrickShot Lmao. The SEC is loaded with NBA players every year. You will see pretty quickly what I'm talking about. It's not just his shooting. He knows how to play the game.

[@omnivorous65]

I am always concerned when Stephen A. endorses a pick. He gets it consistently wrong. I do think that this is a good pick but I am already wondering what am I missing.

[@teebone2157]

Hope he learns to shoot off the dribble becsue he is short

[@dsbeats5657]

I’m pretty sure he does since he shot like 50% from three 😂

[@SeattleXP22]

UK fan here ... he shot (and made) it every which way last year, including off the dribble. Won't be a problem.

[@aidanwm7498]

Does that mean the rockets move on from green?

[@nolimit4484]

No. Only way they move on is if he underperforms again this year. He’ll prolly be gone at the trade deadline if he does

[@juqual78]

No because he's going to be the point guard one day

[@MasterTrickShot]

Are 11 years old??? Y’all can’t have this much faith in a 6’1 white kid. No way no how.

[@Killerqueen2000]

Jalen is 23 years old or something. why would they need to?

[@RonaldWashington-be5bn]

A messed up move and the real people know it

[@MasterTrickShot]

I’m convinced he’s one of the worst picks ever. Like since Adam Morrison

[@tee_swag]

Modern day Forrest Gump

[@christianwalker2554]

He will not be a factor Houston AT ALL... Too small, too unathletic, too average..... Houston front office should close immediately..... EVERY other player in this draft is better than him except bronny and even that's debatable

[@lostit5561]

L

[@sultanasalmonza1560]

Dalton is better tho man why ??? 6’’6 over 6’3

[@dsbeats5657]

He’s like three years younger, actually a guard (which this team desperately needed ) and he’s a better three-point shooter

[@SheLuvsShawn]

3 yrs older, less efficient, slower release, worse playmaker, bad defender. It’s more to it than height.

[@vonstev1668]

And Manute Bol was one of the best players in history.

[@vanceharkema5131]

I bet hes never seen him play.

[@freehat9531]

Why draft a dude who started 5 games at Kentucky at the 3rd pick 😂😂

[@SeattleXP22]

Yeah they should have drafted the dude who started over Reed - DJ Wagner! Oh wait, he wasn't in the draft.

[@theaffluentway]

It’s all about hype in the U.S.

[@1031E]

Maybe because he was the best player on the team.

[@gshivs793]

Bro... the Rockets got the 3rd pick in the draft... And drafted a 6'1 white kid.... 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@OliverNTwiztedCompany]

Ok black kid.

[@SWAGHUMPHREYDASUPPLIER]

The best type of kid

[@jmcghane]

The Rockets needed a marksman and from what I was told Reed is the best one in the draft.

[@ialphadogg1485]

But I'm guessing if he has those stats and was black you wouldn't have a problem right? You must be a closet racist bro.. Such a sad comment from a Rockets fan smh. He's a 20 yr old kid man?

[@nolimit4484]

He shot 49% on nba 3s

[@MrCovert23]

Jimmer fredette 3.0

[@caprisunpapiiiiiiiii8296]

lol deff gonna be a bust.

[@lostit5561]

L

[@devontewilson151]

Never should he ever be a top 3 pick in any draft that has ever happened.. this kids ceiling is ROLE PLAYER.. He wont start a game while with the rockets he'll never avg 15ppg. I heard him say D. Booker was his nba comparison. Boy shut up.. good luck getting a season averaging 10-12 shots attempted a game for a full season because i don't see it happening. Poor mans JJ Reddick. Slightly better Jimmer

[@Joey-rip_em_sports]

He's White.

[@christianwalker2554]

Worst top pick EVER!!!! you watch... Good luck though young man

[@FlyingMonkeys69]

You sure Stephen A?? Think about it. Hard to take you at face value with no race baiting, and it’s all hype bc he is white kid lol?

[@cmoney9830]

Overrated