Can Houston land the No. 1 pick?

The Houston Rockets are less than a week away from knowing where their lottery pick will be in the 2024 NBA Draft.

The Rockets hold the Brooklyn Nets’ pick following the 2021 James Harden trade. Meanwhile, the Rockets’ pick is passed to the Oklahoma City Thunder as part of the Russell Westbrook-Chris Paul trade in 2019.

Here’s a look at the full odds for the No. 1 pick:

• Detroit Pistons: 14.0%
• Washington Wizards: 14.0%
• Charlotte Hornets: 13.3%
• Portland Trail Blazers: 13.2%
• San Antonio Spurs: 10.5%
• Toronto Raptors: 9.0%
• Memphis Grizzlies: 7.5%
• Utah Jazz: 6.0%
• Houston Rockets: 4.5%
• Atlanta Hawks: 3.0%
• Chicago Bulls: 2.0%
• Oklahoma City Thunder: 1.5%
• Sacramento Kings: 0.8%
• Golden State Warriors: 0.7%

The Rockets have a 20.3 percent chance of making the top four. If the Rockets made it into the top four, it would mark the fourth straight year that Houston had such a high pick. If the Rockets keep the pick, the rookie would join Jalen Green, Jabari Smith Jr. and Amen Thompson among the team’s top selections.

The Rockets have had the No. 1 overall pick five times in their franchise history, and they have a pretty good record when holding the first selection. Elvin Hayes (1968), current assistant coach John Lucas (1976), Ralph Sampson (1983), Hakeem Olajuwon (1984) and Yao Ming (2002) are the players the team selected with the No. 1 pick. All except Lucas are inductees into the Basketball Hall of Fame.

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