One former Wildcat is already catching the eyes of many scouts, fans, and people around the league. Reed Sheppard has been receiving a ton of praise recently, and had an impressive second preseason game for the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night.

Rockets guard Reed Sheppard was the top choice to win Rookie of the Year award in the annual survey of general managers released on Tuesday.

Yahoo Sports' Tom Haberstroh didn't say Reed Sheppard is the next Steph Curry, but he did put them in the same breath.

One prediction that is a bit surprising, though, is who the GMs have winning Rookie of the Year. More specifically, the percentage of GMs who picked him. It was No. 3 overall pick, of the Houston Rockets, Reed Sheppard, who received 50% of the vote.

In 20 minutes versus the Jazz in the preseason opener, Sheppard shot just 2-for-7, scoring four points and adding three rebounds, three assists, two blocks and a steal. Uncharacte

Reed Sheppard has the chance to be special. While not many seemed to truly think he deserved to be the No. 3 overall pick, fans were quickly accustomed to just how good he actually is during the Las Vegas Summer League,