Shepard emerged as the top three rookies in this year's Summer League, beating out the top picks in Risa Shea and Al Sarr. And the popularity is hot, except for the fatherly aura that James' son Bronny bronies, Shepard really can't compete with him, but if these bonuses are removed, Shepard is a well-deserved 24th No. 1 popular king. In a news release on the NBA's official auction social media account today, they auctioned off the summer league jerseys worn by rookies such as Bronny, Shepard and Dillingham.
Shepard's jersey has been well received, and many fans are ready to pay a high price for it and wait for future appreciation. Shepard and Bronny are the hottest of the list, as Shepard has a strong chance of becoming a superstar in the league in the future, and he showed Curry's long-range three-point shooting ability and Paul's passing talent in summer league. In terms of adjustment ability, Shepard still has a bit of a Durant flavor, and he can always force his shooting percentage back to 50% in a sluggish start.
In addition, Shepard is extremely ruthless on the defensive end, he likes to pick up the ball and steal in a single defense, and he is conscious in assisting in defense, and he is 1.91 meters tall and a point guard is quite standard. Coupled with Shepard's white status, this is even more satisfying to the president of the league, Xiao Hua, Shepard is a rising star who can inherit Curry's mantle in the future. The Rockets have also previously announced that although Shepard serves as Van Jordan's backup, he is not a pure point guard on the bench, but an offensive guard.
So taking Shepard's jersey now is a low-level investment, and once Shepard becomes the star of the Rockets and the superstar of the league in the future, then this summer league debut jersey will make a lot of money. As for the brownie jersey, there is also a lot of room for appreciation, and we look at the problem from two angles. First, if Bronny doesn't play and retires with his father James, then this jersey is also quite collectible, and it may become out of print in the future.
The second Bronny played out, and he proved that the contract the Lakers gave him was excellent value for money and managed to establish himself on the team. Then with James' influence and resource tilt to build, Bronny can take off in an instant. Then such a brownie has commercial value, and the league will also give him a lot of free throw treatment. Not to mention that Bronny became an All-Star, being a starter was the greatest success. This jersey is bound to pay off in a big way as well.
Imagine that the Bronny jersey is auctioned off, and Mas, as a father, has no price increase for his team to increase the popularity. So for the Lakers, Bronny's commercial value is still quite tempting. As for Shepard, the Rockets draw Shepard is really hopeful, and the Rockets have selected blanks in the past few years, and they all have limitations. Jalen Green was the eye of the list, but he couldn't play to his talent. Smith hasn't made much progress in two years. Amen Thompson has a flawed projection and is physically talented.
Only Shepard is the first technology streamer that the Rockets won in the true sense. In fact, the Rockets wanted to use Tanhua to take Banchero in 22, but due to Stone's optimism and hype, the Magic began to pay attention to Banchero. In the end, the Magic used the top pick to sign Hubanchero, and the Thunder selected Chet Holmgren according to the normal rhythm, and the Rockets had no choice but to take Smith. It has been proven that the Rockets were right, Banchero deserves to be the No. 1 pick in '22, and Smith has proved why he fell from the No. 1 pick to the No. 3 pick.