One former Wildcat is already catching the eyes of many scouts, fans, and people around the league. Reed Sheppard has been receiving a ton of praise recently, and had an impressive second preseason game for the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night.

Reed Sheppard hasn’t even played in a regular season game yet, but the love just keeps getting piled higher. On a day when a survey of NBA general managers revealed the Houston Rockets' No. 3 overall draft pick is their choice for Rookie of the Year and as the best player in the draft class,

One prediction that is a bit surprising, though, is who the GMs have winning Rookie of the Year. More specifically, the percentage of GMs who picked him. It was No. 3 overall pick, of the Houston Rockets, Reed Sheppard, who received 50% of the vote.

Rockets guard Reed Sheppard was the top choice to win Rookie of the Year award in the annual survey of general managers released on Tuesday.

I saw Steph Curry, a little bit,” Cam Whitmore says of what he saw in Reed Sheppard. “Not trying to exaggerate it, but he's a great player.”

The rest of the NBA seems as bullish on rookie guard Reed Sheppard as the Houston Rockets are, judging by the annual survey of general managers.

In 20 minutes versus the Jazz in the preseason opener, Sheppard shot just 2-for-7, scoring four points and adding three rebounds, three assists, two blocks and a steal. Uncharacte

Reed Sheppard has the chance to be special. While not many seemed to truly think he deserved to be the No. 3 overall pick, fans were quickly accustomed to just how good he actually is during the Las Vegas Summer League,