For young players who have had a few years of career experience in the NBA, the reordering of draft picks has become a very hot thing in the media, and now the rookie players of the class of 2020 have also entered the NBA league for 3 years, although it seems that there are no superstars in this rookie, but after continued development and growth in the future, these players are also likely to produce superstars.
In this rookie, such as Anthony Edwards of the Timberwolves, LaMelo Ball of the Hornets, and Haliburton of the Pacers, they have all become the "stars" of their respective teams. And many players in this class have also played as main players on their own teams, such as Bane of the Grizzlies, Maxey of the Philadelphia 76ers, and even Wiseman, who was sent to the Pistons by the Warriors, became the main center of the Pistons after being traded.
The US media also rearranged the "draft rearrangement" of the 2020 players, and the result was that Edwards, the top pick, was still in first place, while Ball was second, and he was picked by the Warriors, who had the top pick, in the rearrangement. Haliburton was selected by the Hornets with the 3rd pick, Bane was selected by the Bulls No. 4, Maxey was picked by the Cavaliers No. 5, Quickley joined the Hawks with the 6th pick, Vassell with the Pistons with the 7th pick, Bays with the Knicks with the 8th pick, Wiseman with the 9th pick to join the Wizards, and the Rockets' starting forward Martin Jr. was selected by the Suns with the 10th pick.
Among the top 10 players in the rearrangement, Martin Jr. of the Rockets is an "alternative", he was only picked by the Kings with the 22nd pick in the second round, that is, the 52nd overall pick, and almost became a draft loser, but during the draft, the Rockets bought the Kings for the second round pick with cash and took Martin Jr. Although Martin Jr. served as a backup for the Rockets for 2 years, last summer because of the arrival of Smith and Ethan, Martin Jr. once thought he had lost his position and wanted the Rockets to trade him, but in the end, with hard work and Gordon's departure, Martin Jr. still sat in the starting position.
From the 52nd pick to the 10th pick in the draft rearrangement, it has to be said that the Rockets are a big profit. With the purchased second-round pick, you can take Martin Jr., who has the starting strength, whether the Rockets use Martin Jr. or send Martin Jr. away in the future, the Rockets will not lose. The Rockets management's draft vision is not even inferior to that of the Thunder management, and the removal of Martin Jr. with a second-round pick is the best proof of this.
In connection with this summer's draft, although the Rockets only have the No. 4 and No. 20 picks, with the Rockets' vision and research on rookies, if these two picks can be used reasonably, the Rockets can still pick rookie players whose strength is much higher than their own picks. Don't look at the Rockets' bad luck in the draw, but in terms of research on rookies and draft vision, the Rockets are also among the top 30 teams in the league.
Even if he is not selected for the top 3 picks, manager Rafael Stone, who will represent the Rockets in the draft more than 20 days later, is still full of confidence. Because of the success story of picking Martin Jr. 3 years ago, the Rockets are not afraid that the No. 4 and No. 20 picks will not select outstanding rookies. More importantly, compared to the dilemma when there was no first-round pick and could only buy a second-round pick to participate in the draft, the Rockets now have a much wider range of picks to choose from, and I believe in the vision of Manager Stone and the ability of the Rockets to develop rookie players.