On Monday, the Houston Rockets got a devastating injury update when it was revealed that starting point guard Fred VanVleet had suffered a torn ACL that could keep him out of the entire upcoming 2025-26 season. The news, first reported by NBA insider Shams Charania of ESPN, immediately hangs a cloud over what had been the most highly anticipated Rockets season in at least half a decade after the offseason addition of Kevin Durant.

With VanVleet now on the sidelines , a lot of the attention will inevitably turn to rising second-year guard Reed Sheppard , the former number three overall pick out of Kentucky. Sheppard didn't get a lot of playing time in his rookie season under head coach Ime Udoka, who prioritized defense above all else in his lineup configurations, an area in whic

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