Let go by Houston

Nate Williams has spent the last two years playing for the Houston Rockets. He finished the 2024-25 season with averages of 3.3 points per contest while shooti

Cam Matthews, undrafted from Mississippi State, will get a chance to compete for a two-way roster spot with Rockets.

Over the past few days, Sheppard has become a teacher and leader for a collection of players desperate to crack the end of a tight Rockets rotation. It’s an unusual scene considering Sheppard’s typical reticent nature. But it’s part of an offseason aim to make Sheppard more of a prominent figure and a star in his role.

As of this writing, the Rockets' guard rotation consists of Fred VanVleet, Reed Sheppard and Aaron Holiday. That means Sheppard is expected to become the Rockets' backup point guard and play a much bigger role in his second season. In the first two summer league games, Sheppard has had his ups and downs.

The 2024 third overall pick for Houston was set for his second straight SL appearance, and after what we saw from him last year, the expectations were high. To be quite honest though, Reed played well,