Yahoo Sports senior NBA analyst Kevin O'Connor and NBA contributor Tom Haberstroh discuss the potential for the Rockets rookie, who was one of the nation’s top 3-point shooters during his one season with Kentucky. Hear the full conversation on “The Kevin O’Connor Show” and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen.

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We both had Reed Shepherd number one on our boards.

We talked about him on my draft podcast earlier this year and raved about him.

If you watch this guy play, he is not a stiff out there.

He's not Steph Curry playing below the rim.

He's a lot more dynamic, a lot more athletic and I think he's just a much better shooter than what you saw at Kentucky.

Even though he was great percentage wise.

I just think volume wise, he's way more than what I think he shot at Kentucky.

He is not Steph Curry, but I think he is the closest thing to Steph Curry that we've seen in a long time.

The dude is an incredible shooter.

45 plus percent in every single metric at the college level off screens off the dribble spot up, didn't matter which direction he was coming off of the movement.

Reed Shepherd is truly a magnificent shooter.

He'll never be Steph.

There's never gonna be a step but Reed Shepherd could, if he reaches peak level, could become a top 10, top 15, top 20 guy in the NBA

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