Really cool to see Pacers rookie, Ben Sheppard, get some love here from @Adam_Mares & @LegsESPN on @ALLCITY_NBA! Mares: “The guy I love for them is Ben Sheppard. There is a couple different type of bench players, he’s the type of guy that’s a 6th starter type. Meaning, I like him most when he’s surrounded by Haliburton, when he’s surrounded by the other players so his job becomes more 3 & D oriented. He’s a guy to me when I look at them, it’s weird to say that a rookie is an important piece to them when you get to the playoffs…but he’s an archetype of a player that they need so much and when he plays well, I feel like they win.” Legs: “I know that the last game here (Sunday against Dallas) he hit 5 threes, which I believe was a season high. He checked into the game and within 90 seconds to 2 minutes, he had already hit 2 threes. I think they were both setup by T.J. McConnell, who plays really well with him. T.J. McConnell you can tell has good sync with Sheppard.” Legs also shouts out Mathurin’s important role in the Pacers victory over the Pelicans. Full episode: youtube.com/live/S1Nqm8aGO…
@AlexGoldenNBA @Adam_Mares @LegsESPN @ALLCITY_NBA Hustle plays, open 3s, and really good defense for a rookie. And he has fun doing it, which is infectious
@AlexGoldenNBA @Adam_Mares @LegsESPN @ALLCITY_NBA The reason Hield was tradable is because of Sheppard.