WATCH: We have a new Reed Sheppard, Rob Dillingham Donatos commercial
Reed Sheppard and Rob Dillingham’s first commercial for Donatos Pizza looked like a hostage situation but turned out to be marketing gold. Thankfully, Reed and Rob were able to escape the elevator to film a new ad for Donatos, this one at the Ronald McDonald House in Lexington.
Follow along as Reed and Rob deliver pizza and smiles to the children and their families, Reed passing out his favorite pie, hot honey and banana peppers, and Rob the Pepp 150. After signing autographs, the two took a snack break and sampled each other’s signature pizza.
“I ain’t gonna lie, I like Reed’s,” Dillingham confessed of the hot honey and banana pepper combo. “Reed’s is good. I thought it was kind of nasty. Let me get another piece of that, Reed.”
Reed and Rob now Top 5 NBA Draft prospects
Let’s enjoy the Reed and Rob Donatos content while we can. This morning, both freshmen were listed in the top five of ESPN’s 2024 NBA Draft player rankings, which is pretty incredible considering both come off the bench for the Wildcats. Rob is No. 3, while Reed is No. 5. Jonathan Givony acknowledges that Dillingham is a bit of a wildcard, but said his offensive skills are impossible to ignore.
“Dillingham’s ballhandling ability, shiftiness, passing creativity, dynamic shot-making and overall scoring instincts are of All-Star caliber. But his lack of size and length and his thin frame continue to hamper him as a finisher and on defense, leading to a wide range of opinions regarding what kind of NBA player he might become. His explosive offensive game appears tailor-made for the scoring-crazed NBA, however, and that should ultimately help him find a suitor early on draft night, especially if he finishes the season on a strong note.”
Givony believes Sheppard is the best freshman in college basketball, his talent and basketball IQ making up for his physical limitations.
“Despite still coming off the bench, Sheppard has proved impossible to keep off the floor for Kentucky in SEC play, where he already has had several signature moments in cementing his case as the best freshman in college basketball. Scouts regularly express concern about his limited physical tools (6-foot-2 in shoes and 187 pounds with a 6-3 wingspan) and what that means for his defensive and finishing potential in the NBA. But that he continues to make strides with his pick-and-roll playmaking combined with his historically great 3-point shooting is increasingly hard to ignore.
“Only one NCAA first-round pick in the past 35 years (Michigan’s Glen Rice in 1989) has shot over 50% from 3 on more than four attempts per game like Sheppard is doing this season, and Sheppard’s basketball instincts should help him impact winning in a variety of other ways.”
All the hot honey and banana pepper pizzas in the world might not be enough to keep a kid from chasing his dream of being a top-five NBA Draft pick.
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