W hile recent draft picks are always the main attraction at NBA summer league, this year it was some of the elder statesmen who made the biggest impression. Of course, history teaches us to take even our most extreme optimism with a grain of salt as success from summer league can prove to be fickle once the NBA regular season rolls around.

The Houston Rockets had highs and lows at this year's NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. They would finish with a 1-4 record at the mini-camp, but more importantly for the team was the progress and growth that second-year guard Reed Sheppard showed ahead of his increased role for the Rockets' regular season squad.

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