Reed

Sheppard

#15

Reed Sheppard

Height : 6' 2" · Weight : 185 lbs · Age : 22

NBA record

Year	Team	GP	GS	MIN	FG	FG%	3PT	3P%	FT
2025-26	Houston Rockets	82	21	26.2	5.0-11.5	43.0	2.8-7.0	39.4	0.8-1.0
2024-25	Houston Rockets	52	3	12.6	1.6-4.6	35.1	0.9-2.7	33.8	0.3-0.3

ContractHouston Rockets payroll →

This season: 11.11 M$
Seasons left: 2 · through 2027-28
Total remaining: 25.2 M$

2026-27
11.11 M$
Team option
2027-28
14.04 M$
Team option

Advanced stats, 2025-26GuardsNBA stats →

Points

13.5

Rebounds

2.9

Assists

3.4

TS%

56.4 %

Usage

21.7 %

PER

15.7

WS/48

.131

On/off +/−

-4.4

Minutes

26.2

Games

Per game, regular season. Stats: Basketball-Reference.

2026-27 projectionNBA trends →

Projected WAR

4.7

Points/game

14.3

Games

WAR 2025-26

6.8

This season's pace, over the average minutes of the last two, adjusted for age.

Trend

↑ Rising (+32)

2024-250.3 WAR · 0.9 per 2,000 min
2025-266.8 WAR · 6.3 per 2,000 min

Outlook, age included

+57 · 21 y.o. · usually still improving

It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.

Player ratings, 2025-26All ratings →

Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.

OV · Overall

High-end

SCO: Scoring; 75
SHT: Shooting; 86
FIN: Finishing; 65
PLY: Playmaking; 75
BAL: Ball security; 79
REB: Rebounding; 68
DEF: Defense; 88
DUR: Durability; 84
EX: Experience; —

Why these ratings?

SCO — Scoring : Points per 100 possessions, usage, efficiency (TS%)
SHT — Shooting : Three-point shooting (accuracy and volume), free throws, midrange
FIN — Finishing : Finishing at the rim, dunks, free throws drawn
PLY — Playmaking : Assists (rate and volume)
BAL — Ball security : Turnovers avoided
REB — Rebounding : Offensive and defensive rebound rates
DEF — Defense : Defensive impact estimated from available stats (defensive BPM, steals, blocks); not a complete measure of individual defense
DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
EX — Experience : Seasons in the NBA

WAR and PAL Rating, 2025-26How we rate →

WAR: Basketball-Reference's VORP × 2.7, wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).

WAR

6.8

#15 of 121 regular guards

PAL Rating

86 / 100

#17 of 121 regular guards

Value Rating

80 / 100

PAL expected for this salary: 55 · salary $11.1M

PAL: dimensions

Impact64

Scoring57

Playmaking58

Shooting86

Rebounding27

Defense93

Where WAR comes from

VORP+2.5

BPM (per 100 possessions)+2.7

Offensive BPM+1.2

Defensive BPM+1.5

Win Shares+5.9

Shooting profileNBA shooting profiles →

Where the shots come from and how well they go in, 2025-26 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the group: 90th means better than 90% of them.

Avg distance

19.9 pi

12th percentile

At the rim

64.3 %

30th percentile

Rim share

7.4 %

9th percentile

Midrange

48.4 %

79th percentile

Three-point

.394

79th percentile

3PA share

60.9 %

81th percentile

Corner threes

49.4 %

91th percentile

Free throws

.802

45th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	PTS	WAR	PAL	OV	TS %	3P%	3PA share
2025-26	HOU	13.5	6.8	86	85	56.4	.394	60.9
2024-25	HOU	4.4	0.3	26	67	46.5	.338	59.4

Game log

Date	Opponent	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT
May 2Playoffs	vs LAL	L 98-78	36	10	0	1	2	2	4-19	1-10
Apr 30Playoffs	@ LAL	W 99-93	35	12	0	6	3	0	5-12	2-7
Apr 27Playoffs	vs LAL	W 115-96	29	17	1	3	3	0	6-12	4-7
Apr 25Playoffs	vs LAL	L 112-108 OT	46	17	4	7	3	2	6-21	4-13
Apr 22Playoffs	@ LAL	L 101-94	11	0	0	3	1	0	0-4	0-3
Apr 19Playoffs	@ LAL	L 107-98	36	17	1	8	1	1	6-20	5-14
Apr 13	vs MEM	W 132-101	26	19	4	3	1	1	7-18	4-12
Apr 11	vs MIN	L 136-132	18	12	3	3	0	0	5-12	2-6
Apr 10	vs PHI	W 113-102	19	6	0	1	2	0	2-7	2-5
Apr 8	@ PHX	W 119-105	21	12	5	1	1	0	5-9	2-6