The draft pick of the 2023 draft, I believe everyone already knows. The Spurs, Hornets and Trail Blazers were given the top 3 picks, while the Rockets and Pistons, who had been rotten, were unlucky enough and only had the 4th and 5th picks. The Rockets sent Coach Uduka, and it seems that there is no good luck, but the Rockets can only silently accept the results of this draw, believing that the Rockets next season will not be so brazenly rotten, after all, this is also a punishment for the rotten team.
The Rockets' No. 4 pick, theoretically makes it difficult for them to get the three strongest rookies in Ventanyama, Henderson and Brandon Miller, who has long been owned by the Spurs, no one doubts this, but will Henderson and Miller be the options of the Hornets and Trail Blazers with the No. 2 and No. 3 picks? This is really not necessarily, especially point guard Scout Henderson from the Development League Ignite Team and known as "Little Wester", his draft market is not certain.
Although Henderson has superb physical fitness and operation control ability, his shortcomings are also obvious, one is that the technique is relatively rough, the other is the three-point shooting rate is not good, and in the development league game, Henderson is not even as good as the Rockets' No. 29 rookie point guard Taitai Washington in terms of data and performance! What's more, the owners of the No. 2 and No. 3 picks are the Hornets and the Blazers, and people don't need point guards at all!
The Hornets have "three-ball" LaMelo Ball, the best rookie of yesteryear, the point guard star of the future; The Trail Blazers have Lillard, one of the 75 biggest stars, and although he has a poor record this season, Lillard still has a high probability of staying in Portland next season and will not leave. That is to say, these two teams are very likely to choose Brandon Miller (small forward) as a draft candidate, but point guard Henderson is probably not the best choice for both teams, after all, they already have a star point guard and do not need Henderson as a substitute.
As a result, the Hornets and Blazers could pick up the Thompson brothers or power forward Jaras Walker, and Henderson's pick could slip from the expected top 3 to the 4th pick. At this time, the Houston Rockets, who won the No. 4 pick, can take Henderson into the team, after all, compared with the Hornets Trail Blazers, the Rockets' need for point guards is extremely urgent.
Henderson, known as "Little Wei Shao", has the opportunity to spend in Houston, the space city. Again, the two teams with three goals and Lillard do not need to force Henderson for talent, if they do, it is a complete waste of talent and picks, and it is better to choose a more suitable striker or interior player than to choose Henderson.
As for the Rockets, they should also be ready, once Henderson falls, don't hesitate to take him off immediately; Once Henderson and Miller are drafted, Walker and Amen Thompson are also optional rookies for the Rockets. Although the two are not famous, their strength is not bad.