Trade Radar · open rumor · Friday, October 30 · 6 h ago

Rockets Pick Up Reed Sheppard’s Fourth-Year Option

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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 […]

Confidence

45%

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Who it involves

Reed Sheppard

Rockets · G · 13.5 pts · 2.9 reb · 3.4 ast

Cap hit 2026-27: $11.11M · next season $14.04M

Houston Rockets

$205.5M · in the tax · 16 contracts · cap sheet

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