The Rockets' draft picks for the next 7 years go something like this:
Future First Round:
2022: 2, their own first-round picks, the Nets, heat (lotto protection) of the three best two to the Rockets, the other zone Heat.
2023: 2, their own first-round picks, or swapped with the Nets' first-round picks; the Bucks' first-round picks.
2024: 1-2, the Nets' first-round picks; their top 4 picks are protected, otherwise this first-round pick will go to the Thunder.
2025: 1, the pick is between 1-10, your own or interchange with the Nets, the pick falls in the 11-30 pick, if this pick is worse than the Clippers', then your own or interchange with the Nets, if this pick is better than the Clippers, you may get the Nets, Thunder or any of your own.
2026: 1-2, Nets, protected with their first 4 picks, or would have been sent to the Thunder.
2027: Your own, or swap with the Nets in the first round
2028: His own first-round pick
The Rockets have 9 first-round picks in the next 7 years, 2 of their own high probability to go to the Thunder, and two 24-year and 26-year first-round draft picks from the Nets, which cancel each other out, and the first-round draft picks of the Bucks in 23 years, as long as the alphabet brother does not have an accident and does not suffer injuries, it is the middle and back end of the first round, and the first-round draft picks of the 22-year Heat are the same as the middle and back of the first round.
The two first-round draft picks of the Nets in 24 and 26 years, the renewal of durant's 4-year, 198 million contract extensions to the Nets, Simmons being traded to the Nets, Irving's status is unknown, Durant will be 35 years old in 24 years, and Durant will be 37 years old in 26 years, and the state of Simmons and Irving determines the value content of these two first-round picks.
Next Round:
2022: Your own go to the Knight; if the Heat lands in the Lottery, take the one that is the difference between 76 and Denver (the Heat can't fall to the Lottery)
2023: If the 31-32 pick goes, it's sent to the Pacers, and if it's between the 33-60 pick, it's on its own, or the worst one in Dallas and the Heat, the best one goes to the Celtics, and the other goes to the Pacers.
2024: 3, the Nets' second-round picks; their own (unless the top 4 of the 24 years are to be given to the Thunder, otherwise retained); the Warriors' (if dropped between 31-55).
2025: Own, (unless the top 4 have to be given to the Thunder, otherwise keep it yourself)
2026: Your own, (unless the first 4 of 26 years are to be given to the Thunder, or keep it yourself)
2027: Own, Thunder, Pacers and Heat, the best three in the middle go to the Thunder, the remaining one goes to the Utah Jazz.
2028: Your own
Therefore, there is a high probability of 6 second-round draft picks in the next 7 years.
Adding up to a total of 15 draft picks in the next 7 years, 9 first rounds and 6 second rounds, it is not particularly much, because normal teams also have 14, which is completely incomparable with the Thunder's 20 first rounds and 15 second rounds.
From the perspective of these draft picks, although the number of Rockets draft picks is more than the number of the league's average team, but the high quality of the draft is still their own draft picks, by 2024 the Thunder can exercise the draft swap, by 2025 and 2026, the Rockets' first-round draft picks may be exchanged, that is to say, the Rockets' best performance time node is before 2024, in 2024, the Rockets still have two years to rebuild to get a high pick without being exchanged, that is to say, this season and next season, Judging from the team's team building plan and current status in the future, the Rockets still have a season of training new people.
From the current Rockets contract point of view, Wall's contract lasts until 2023, Gordon's contract lasts until 2024, Wood's contract lasts until 2023, which is the rocket's three largest contract players, and the rocket's best rise in time, only Gordon's contract can match, but then Gordon's age and competitive status are in doubt, perhaps the Rockets will shoot it at the highest point of Gordon's value.
From the current point of view, Wood, Wall and Gordon Rockets three of the highest paid players, and the rocket rise of the time is not too consistent, Wood's poor defense, not enough to support the rocket's core and façade, the rockets will most likely sign in the free market Taobao, the most important thing is to select high-ranking talented players through the draft, from the current point of view, the 2022 draft and the 2023 draft, for the Rockets, only these two years of draft, Determines what kind of supporting roles the rocket will add in the free market or trading market in the future, from the current point of view, the rocket is a misplaced competition team, there is a clear rebuilding cycle line, there are also clear team building ideas and ideas, under the rocket's existing training of players, the rocket is also moving towards their own ideas, the key is to see if the players can cash in on the talent, can meet the expectations and requirements of the rocket, this is the key.