Rockets Exercise $14M Option For 27-28 On Reed Sheppard

Houston Rockets Make Reed Sheppard Decision

The Houston Rockets showed how much they value Reed Sheppard with their decision on Friday. Houston exercised his fourth-year option, giving him an extra year in the 2027-28 season. The Rockets are showing that they see Sheppard as a key piece to what they want to do. He has been good off the bench for […]

Rockets Make Big Decision About Reed Sheppard's Future

Now the Houston guard needs to find his role and live up to expectations

Rockets Exercise $14M Option For 27-28 On Reed Sheppard

The Houston Rockets have exercised their $14.0 million fourth-year option for the 2027-28 season on Reed Sheppard. The Rockets selected Sheppard with the third overall pick in the 2024 NBA draft. Sheppard has appeared in four games this season with the Rockets, averaging 10.5 points, 2.8 rebounds and 4.8 assists in 23.3 minutes. Sheppard is a career 37.9 percent three-point shooter but is shooting 28.1 percent to begin his third NBA season. Last…

Rockets exercise Reed Sheppard option

The Houston Rockets have exercised the $14 million fourth-year team option on guard Reed Sheppard for the 2027-28 NBA season, keeping the former third overall pick under contract for another year. Houston selected Sheppard with the third pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, and the young guard is now entering his third season with the…

Rockets Pick Up Reed Sheppard's Fourth-Year Option

The Rockets have picked up their fourth-year team option on Reed Sheppard’s rookie scale contract, the team announced today (Twitter link via Will Guillory of The Athletic). The move guarantees Sheppard’s salary for the 2027/28 season. He’ll earn $11.11MM this season and $14.04MM next season before becoming eligible for restricted free agency in 2028. Houston could keep him off the RFA market that summer by signing him to a rookie scale extensio…