It is said that people who work hard are not too bad luck, and the Houston Rockets and fans feel this very well. In the case of ranking 11th in the West, the probability of the Rockets getting the top four draft picks in the first round is very low, and the Nets are only expected to pick in the ninth place. Unexpectedly, the rocket was lucky, and finally drew the probe lot, obviously the rocket can accumulate more assets no matter how it is handled.
Local media also listed the four major options for the Rockets' picks, in addition to directly retaining a rookie, the Rockets' options also include: sending away this year's picks in exchange for future draft picks, and then cultivating newcomers in the future; Package the scouts with other young players or draft picks, and seek to cooperate with other management in exchange for qualified starters or even star-caliber players; and directly take Tanhua and other assets to fight for this year's top pick and bring French player Alexandre Sarr back to Sky City.
It should be said that this long article by the media has listed all the potential options for the Rocket, and if the Tanhua sign stays, it seems a little embarrassing for the Rocket to choose whoever it chooses. For example, the Nets were originally predicted to be the ninth pick, and the media recommended that the Rockets select University of Kentucky guard Reed Shepherd. As a result, it has now been drawn and directly received the Tanhua pick, and many media lists still predict that the Rockets will choose Reed Shepherd. It shows that on the one hand, the latter's outside projection is accurate and looks very suitable for the Rockets, and it also shows that the overall quality of this year's draft is poor, and the strength of the players is not much different. The Rockets already have six young players on rookie contracts, and they really don't have much time and energy to continue to develop new talents, and trading for future draft picks can solve this problem.
And a more straightforward way is to directly exchange for high-quality starters or stars. By the time this summer comes, the Rockets can take up to 5 first-round picks to operate, and the market uses bidding, and if the Rockets have really optimistic players, as long as the management chooses to make a move, few teams have the opportunity to compete with them, of course, the Rockets also have to beware of becoming the wronged leader, just like the Timberwolves did back then, blindly paying too many draft picks and assets for Rudy Gobert.
The last is to further improve the signing, Alexander Sarr has a high probability of becoming the champion, the Rockets can take some assets and exchange Alexander Sarr back, his talent and ceiling are indeed higher than the potential targets of the Tanhua signing, of course, how to choose, or depends on the ideas discussed by the Rockets management.