马库斯·斯玛特加盟火箭，里德·谢泼德角色将如何改变
How Marcus Smart’s Rockets arrival changes Reed Sheppard’s role
火箭主帅乌度卡表示，新援马库斯·斯玛特加盟后，里德·谢泼德本赛季将大量与斯玛特搭档，更多转向无球角色并提升接球就投能力。谢泼德上赛季打满82场、其中21场首发，场均26分钟以上，得到生涯最佳的13.5分2.9篮板3.4助攻1.5抢断，投篮命中率43%、三分命中率39.4%、罚球命中率80.2%。两人都是能打一号位和二号位的双能卫，预计将成为火箭替补席上的主要后卫。
The Houston Rockets added a couple of new pieces in the offseason, one of whom was veteran guard Marcus Smart via free agency. The Rockets have a budding young guard on the roster in Reed Sheppard, and with Smart joining the team, Sheppard’s role is going to change a bit, as per Ben DuBose of Rockets Wire.
Rockets head coach Ime Udoka stated that Reed Sheppard is likely to play alongside Marcus Smart quite a bit this season, shifting him to more of an off-ball role while improving his catch-and-shoot ability. The former lottery pick is coming off a solid second season in the league in which he saw his role increased due to the injury to Fred VanVleet.
Sheppard played in all 82 games this past season, including 21 starts, at a little over 26 minutes per game. He averaged a career-best 13.5 points, 2.9 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.5 steals with splits of 43 percent shooting from the field, 39.4 percent shooting from the 3-point line and 80.2 percent shooting from the free-throw line.
Both Sheppard and Smart are combo guards who can play either the one or the two, and they figure to be the Rockets’ top guards off the bench.
While Sheppard is entering his third season in the NBA, Smart is coming into his 13th year in the league. He spent last season with the Los Angeles Lakers after agreeing to a contract buyout with the Washington Wizards. He played a crucial role, stepping up amid the injuries to Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves and helping the Lakers win their opening round playoff series against the Rockets no less.
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