NBA Draft Lottery News: Rockets to pick third overall in 2024 NBA Draft

The results of the NBA Draft Lottery are in and the Houston Rockets will once again get the top three picks in the NBA Draft. After the Sunday afternoon NBA draft lottery, the Rockets landed the third overall pick via the Brooklyn Nets thanks to the James Harden trade. Houston’s natural choice was No. 12, which goes to the Oklahoma City Thunder following the Russell Westbrook deal.

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This isn’t considered a particularly strong draft, and rumors have swirled that Houston would look to move the pick in order to obtain future assets, which makes sense given that the Rockets have so many young players in the fold who are already looking for play time. . But with the pick now in the top three, that should increase the value of not only moving him, but also keeping him for Houston general manager Rafael Stone.

We’ll be back in the coming days with more NBA Draft news, analysis, rumors and opinions, as well as a look at some of the Rockets’ potential prospects, but for now, enjoy the makes Houston have another top pick to play with. , either for themselves or to buy something later.