Hearing that stuff is pretty cool,” Reed Sheppard says of Houston making him off-limits during recent trade talks. “It gives me a lot of confidence.”

The competition Reed Sheppard has faced as a member of the Houston Rockets hasn't reflected the level he is capable of playing against. As Sheppard has taken on

In an offseason packed with transactions—most notably a blockbuster trade that sent Kevin Durant to the Rockets from the Phoenix Suns in exchange for Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks and a raft of draft capital—Reed Sheppard is one of the beneficiaries of that deal.