Yes cuz he contributes where he is asked. Shown great rebounding and hustle. And has flashed against some of the best players. Still remember when he basically shut down Giannis as a rookie. We know he's not a finished product when it comes to creating his own shot. But we should be running some actions to get him open looks. Also as he gets stronger that mid range fade was money late in the season so once he can't get pushed off the block it's a go to shot.
He was one of the best shooters in college history who started out his rookie season rough largely due to Ime's mismanagement. After a brief trip to RGV so those coaches could fix what Ime broke, Sheppard shot over 40% from 3 the rest of the season including dropping 25 on the OKC starters in his first ever start.
His calling card is supposed to be shooting right? 3 yrs in, avg shooting, no game feel at all. They don't run plays for Tari and he produces. In the pros, your system produces opportunities. They don't run plays for 3rd 4th options
