3 questions answered about Reed Sheppards potential as Spurs draft choice

How much would he help the Spurs offense?

The offense is the easy part. Sheppard shot 52% from distance, 56% from the field and 83% from the free throw line. That is efficiency the Spurs badly need in a way words can't possibly express. If the idea is to make teams pay who collapse the paint on Victor Wembanyama, having a sniper as reliable as Reed Sheppard projects to be is more than ideal; it's a necessity.

While his 42-inch vertical may be a bit misleading, he possesses plenty of lift to finish strong around the rim. The Kentucky-born hooper is also willing to stop short and drill the mid-range—a once-lost art that has been making its return recently with the emergence of stars like Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jamal Murray.

His scoring expertise has been discussed at length but his passing ability should noted as well. He averaged 4.5 assists per game at Kentucky, which is a respectable number. When you watch him play, you see a player who can deliver the ball to the right spot on time. Sheppard is not a supremely gifted passer that you expect to wow you with SportsCenter-worthy dimes, but he can get the ball to Wembanyama, and that's what fans want to see the most.