On June 29, Beijing time, the NBA Rockets announced the list of main players for the summer league that will start in July: Ethan, Whitmore, Shepard and other leaders. Ethan is a sophomore, and this summer league is to let him find out in advance the game after recovery; Whitmore, on the other hand, is a first-year player, and he volunteered to play in the summer league, mainly to test the results of his offseason training; Shepard, on the other hand, is a rookie, a rookie player drafted by the 2024 Rockets, and he must play in Summer League to test his game.
23-year-old Eason, who plays for the Rockets in the 2023-2024 season, plays as a forward, with an annual salary of $3.53 million, plays in a total of 22 games, averaging 21.8 minutes per game, can get 9.8 points + 7.0 rebounds + 1.2 assists + 1.4 steals + 0.9 blocks, shooting 46.6% from the field, 36.0% from three-point range, and 63.6% from the free throw line.
Whitmore played in a total of 38 games in the 2023-2024 regular season, averaging 17.9 minutes per game, scoring 12.1 points + 3.9 rebounds + 0.5 assists + 0.6 steals + 0.3 blocks, shooting 46.0% from the field, 36.0% from three-point range, and 67.0% from the free throw line. If converted to 36 minutes of efficiency, Whitmore can cut an average of 24+8 per game, which is very powerful!
Reed. Shepard played in the NCAA for the University of Kentucky in the 2023-2024 season, playing a total of 33 games, averaging 28.9 minutes per game, scoring 12.5 points + 4.1 rebounds + 4.5 assists + 2.5 steals + 0.7 blocks, shooting 53.6% from the field, 52.1% from three-point range, and 83.1% from the free throw line.