The San Antonio Spurs have two top-10 picks in this year’s draft, sitting at four and eight. Kentucky guard Reed Sheppard could be a potential draft candidate, and according to Zach Buckley of Bleacher Report, he raised his draft stock at the NBA Draft Combine.
“Scouts surely expected Reed Sheppard to show out in shooting drills, and he certainly didn’t disappoint on that front,” Buckley wrote. “What they maybe weren’t expecting was to watch the 6’3” combo guard spring his way to a 42-inch max vertical jump, matching the best mark posted by anyone this week. Sheppard’s draft stock didn’t necessarily need a big lift. B/R’s Jonathan Wasserman slotted Sheppard into the No. 3 spot of his latest mock draft.
“Still, for anyone questioning his lack of size or ability to separate against NBA-caliber defenders, this show of explosive athleticism could’ve quieted them all. If anything, it may have cemented Sheppard, a 52.1 percent three-point shooter during his lone season with the Wildcats, as a top-five selection.”
The Spurs have reportedly been interested in Kentucky guard Rob Dillingham, but Sheppard is an intriguing prospect, too.
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