Houston’s Reed Sheppard earns third-best rookie rating on NBA 2K25

Houston Rockets guard Reed Sheppard is tied for the third-best overall rating among rookies in the upcoming NBA 2K25 video game.

Ronnie Singh, also known as Ronnie 2K due to his longtime role with the video-game franchise, recently released the initial rookie ratings in a social media post on X. Sheppard’s overall rating is 73, tied with San Antonio’s Stephon Castle and Portland’s Donovan Clingan.

Sheppard, a guard out of Kentucky, was drafted by the Rockets at No. 3 overall in the 2024 first round. Castle was selected one slot later by the Spurs at No. 4, while Clingan was picked by the Trail Blazers at No. 7. Both Clingan and Castle played their college basketball at Connecticut, which won the 2024 national championship.

The only rookies rated above Sheppard are Atlanta’s Zaccharie Risacher and Washington’s Alexandre Sarr, who were taken two picks higher at No. 1 and No. 2, respectively. (Though it’s worth noting that Sheppard outplayed Sarr at the NBA’s 2024 summer league.)

Both Risacher and Sarr checked with an overall rating of 75.

The complete ratings for all teams and players will be released closer to the Sept. 6 public release of NBA 2K25.