On May 13, Beijing time, the NBA officially conducted the lottery ceremony for the 2024 draft, the Hawks drew the top pick, the Wizards drew the eye sign, the Rockets drew the Tanhua lottery, the Spurs No. 4 pick, and the Pistons No. 5 pick, it is obvious that the Hawks are the biggest winners, and the Rockets are the second biggest winners.
The Rockets official was also very surprised after winning the draw, but he didn't expect this Nets pick to become a draw.
ClutchFans wrote: This is the surprised reaction of Rockets fans when they learn that a No. 9 pick has been changed to a scout pick.
In 2021, the Rockets will have a 27.4% probability of winning the list, a 40.1% probability of winning the lottery in 2022, a 52.1% probability of winning the No. 4 lottery in 2023, and a 14.6% probability of winning the lottery in 2024. I have to say that the Rockets have really won the draft in the last four years.
The rest media posted the talented superstars selected by the Rockets in the past four years: Jalen Green, Shin Jing, Smith, Ethan, Amen, and Whitmore, each of whom has become the main force of the team.
The rest media also wrote that this season the Rockets had another near-perfect season 1. Explosive season from multiple young players;
2. Top 10 defensive efficiency in the league (while Ethan only played 22 games);
3. Narrowly missed the play-offs despite injuries to several key players;
4. Finished third in the 2024 draft.
Originally, ESPN predicted that the No. 9 pick would be selected by the University of Colorado, but because it became a pick, the draft website predicted that the Rockets would select Klingen.
"We've been looking at the best talent since we won the 41-41 draw, and if we had believed in this player from the start that we could help us, then I would have chosen this player," Stone said.
The whole Rockets team likes this pick, but there is another team that likes this pick and is willing to make a good offer, so the Rockets will trade it.
Woshen also said in the interview: The Rockets tend to trade that draft pick and bring in an influential veteran, and that pick can be used.
Text/Yan Xiaobai's basketball dream