The Rockets will introduce newly drafted rookie guard Reed Sheppard as part of a Tuesday afternoon press conference from the team’s home arena of Toyota Center in downtown Houston. Sheppard, a 6-foot-2 sharpshooting guard, connected on more than 52% of his 3-pointers during his lone collegiate season at Kentucky.
Tuesday’s event will be closed to the public, but it will be available for live streaming via the team’s website at rockets.com, its official YouTube channel, and its Rockets mobile app.
Sheppard, a 20-year-old drafted at No. 3 overall in the 2024 first round, will be joined on stage by general manager Rafael Stone and head coach Ime Udoka. All will take questions from media members on site, with opening remarks beginning at 1 p.m. Central on Tuesday.
Topics are likely to include Sheppard’s role with the Rockets for the upcoming 2024-25 season and beyond, as well as initial priorities for Sheppard and a cast of other young players as they get ready for a brief stint at the NBA’s 2024 summer league next week.
With Sheppard in a leading role, Houston will open summer league-play on Friday, July 12, with a high-profile matchup versus Bronny James and the Los Angeles Lakers. Tipoff from Las Vegas is at 4:30 p.m. local time, and the game will be televised nationally on ESPN.
Stone and Udoka are also likely to be asked about other elements of Houston’s 2024 offseason, during which the Rockets (41-41) are looking to build upon a much-improved season that finished with the NBA’s biggest annual wins increase among all 30 teams.
