Rockets Pick DROPS To 10 In NBA Draft Lottery, Mavs & Spurs Win BIG | Will Houston TRADE For A Star?
Rockets Pick DROPS To 10 In NBA Draft Lottery, Mavs & Spurs Win BIG | Will Houston TRADE For A Star?
The NBA draft lottery has left the Houston Rockets with the 10th overall pick, sparking debates on their next move. Could a trade be the game-changer they need? With the Western Conference heating up, the Rockets face tough decisions.
Host Jackson Gatlin (@JTGatlin) breaks down potential draft picks like Kasparas Jakucionis and Carter Bryant, while exploring trade scenarios involving stars like Kevin Durant and Giannis Antetokounmpo. The episode dives into the Rockets strategy to stay competitive amidst rising challenges from rivals like the Dallas Mavericks and San Antonio Spurs.
Will the Rockets make a bold move to reshape their future? Tune in for an in-depth analysis and discover the strategic insights that could redefine the Rockets’ path to success.
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50 Comments
Kasparas Jakucionis or Kon Knueppel would be amazing but again we can definitely use a replacement for Landale in Kaman Maluach.
They could at least let us watch the pingpong balls fall like they used to. I'm sure that could be fudged too but they're not even trying to make this look honest. This league is so crooked.
I love Carter Bryant, heâs better than Tari Eason by far, The Rockets should consider drafting him. They should also take a look at egor Demin, kasparas Jakucionis and Jeremiah Fears. Assuming Giannis goes to the San Antonio spurs, the Rockets should consider Khaman Malauch.
what sucks even more is houston has dallasâ 1st round pick in 2029. dont think it will be in the lottery anymore
Trade the pick
Better hope JG , Sengun and picks is enough to get Gianni's
I wonder why the NBA didnât give us a number one pick after we lost James Harden?
Dillon brooks, fillers and 10th pick
We should sign Quinten Grimes
Run it back. Give minutes to young players and let them improve. find a good offense assistant coach. Keep adding young players from drafts and use a wide rotation and be more physical than all teams. This is the way.
better shut down EC, there wonât be a single franchise player left.
here's why i like booker over durant (huge KD fan).. our defense shines on 2nd chances opportunities and with bookers mid range game i see amen i see jabari i see eason jumping for 2nd chances, also two just obv booker is younger and in my opinion his career is spanning out to be like a solid guard veteran type of role and lastly i don't see our championship window in like 1-2 years, it's more like 3-4 imo.
giannis will go to dallas and then silvers grand plan will be complete – dallas get giannis, lakers gets luca, milwaukee get flagg, spurs get their second cornerstone in harper, silver gets his nba stim shot and draymond still will never get his second tech. its friggin rigged.
Spurs have 2 all-stars in Fox & Wemby, Dallas has 2 in Davis & Kyrie, and Philly has Embiid, Maxey & PG. ALL get top 3 picks. The 3 worst teams in the league have nothing to look forward to this season. The draft is more broken than it was before.
I am completely fine with running it back again. All of our main player will improve. Being the 2 seed was amazing and not expected. If we were the 7th seed and lost in the first round, I donât think we would be saying we have to make a big swing. If we were average at FTs then we win that series.
NBA draft is really looking rig big time. So what does that say about regular games. NBA very suspect.
Jazz fans will be disappointed in a few weeks when the mail courier comes with the draft news.
DB and #10 pick for Cam Johnson
I mean, you know :)…. if it feels rigged "everytime" this draft lottery happens, then it is rigged… NBA is a very shady organization. But why are you surprised? If there's LOTS of money to be made, they'll make the most of it… with or without you knowing…….
If Rafael stone runs it back with this roster then he needs be fired
Dallas sure have great luck,wink wink.Saw something about how new orleans had great luck after AD to the lakers trade .Just great great luck lol
Gary Trent Jr. and Hardaway Jr. are both free agents….Trent 41% from 3 this season, and 39% for his career. Hardaway is more of a streaky shooter. Also, I'd be willing to trade #10 for Simons from POR….not sure what his value is.
This was a the perfect storm year. There wasn't any team Houston couldn't win over. The loss to warriors was heart breaking.
The 10 pick for grimes plus Dillon brooks great shooter that all we need sign Adam back trading for kd is a nightmare please donât let people pressure to give away our future on ghosts l believe in stone he built the top 3 roster now Boston is calling
FTJ
Definitely not on the KD train. I donât like the odds of him still playing at a high level or even still in the league by the time our young players enter their prime.
If they can replace Jalen Green with Devin Booker and keep Dillon Brooks off the floor during pivotal moments, that should be enough to get past the first round of the playoffs.
the lottery is rigged, otherwise they would not make it a lottery , đ there would be strict rules etc. with this system it is possible to pulla rabbit out of the hat.
Can the nba just make it fair to every team this is so dumbbbbbb worst team should pick first!!! Im not even a fan of the shit teams but whatâs the point of them even existing?! Thereâs literally no parody
You forgot the Spurs already had a French connection. Parker/Diaw
if we decide go to trade green which i don't want us to i think getting either trae or book is the best option we need a lead guard and a scorer this season coming
It dosent feel rigged it is definitely rigged.
Crazy take. I'm okay getting Malink Monk or Austin Reeves to replace JG.
Wonder if we could get claxton for 10
I agree with you Jackson. We need shooting badly. Draft or trade for some offense. That's been our problem now for several years. Reed still haven't proved himself yet.
I agree about Kevin Durant being the best trade choice right now
Why bullish on KD and not Devin Booker….Let KD sink that ship and get the stranded Book….But I wouldn't be mad seeing KD here at the end of the day
and to add insult to injury we moved DOWN a spot đ€Ł
this about just as darkest timeline as you can get. only other one was if spurs got no. 1 again.
spurs are gonna be better than us pretty soon. they were gifted stick boy. got a roy with castle. got fox for peanuts. and now another high end pick to add to their arsenal. and if flagg is a superstar, mavs will pass us eventually.
unless Amen take a huge leap, all these years tanking and we have marginal all stars at best.
fuck this shit
Go Rockets!
Shits hella rigged. Makes no sense
Why would the Rockets trade for an old KD when a younger KD went to the Nets and left them as a lottery team without any rings, went to Suns and leaving them as a lottery team without any rings?? The Rockets are on the rise, they don't want to be a lottery team in 2 years like the Suns when KD leaves or retires.
Nah there is nothing unfortunate about it. Call it for what it is, this was a daytime robbery all day and its bull$@&t!! I have been a die hard Rockets fan since I was a kid. Only reason I keep watching the NBA is to support my team.
Luka gets traded, Greg Pop had a stroke, and retiredâŠâŠ âMagicallyâ the Mavs and Spurs get the 1st and 2nd pick FâŠâŠâŠ..OâŠâŠâŠâŠH!!!!!!!!!!
The NBA donât hate small market teams, they hate teams that tank for high draft picks, but thereâs no question about it., the draft is rigged.
We need that 7â2 center from duke we can trade one of our first round future pick to move up!!
I know itâs a long shot but I believe JG will get better after this season . This post season really showed him the type of player he needs to be. That being said If he doesnât change this season he needs to go asap đ
Dude just because we didnât go far in the playoffs. We still have a great young team! Just because cooper got taken you given up in the rockets? We have a great team. Coach knows exactly what they need to work on. Sounds like you are giving up lol
1000% riggedđđ
I'd honestly settle for Duke F Kon Knueppel if he fell to 10. However, Carter Bryant is the ideal pick for this Rockets team. Especially considering this is an Ime Udoka coached team. I believe we need as many 2 way players as possible. It'd be a travesty to pass on a guy with an OG Anunoby comp. I could see Carter Bryant potentially taking Cam Whitmore's minutes if Cam continues to struggle with the defensive lapses and consistency that kept him in the proverbial dog house this past year.
Kevin Durant…no thanks…too old.
Get kd for two suns picks, Jabari, Fred, and Cam . Resign Uncle Jeff for a year or two to give Kd a friend to play with his age.
kinda sucks for rockets , 4 years of tanking and never got 1st pick , i'm not mad dallas got 1st pick but it's kinda weird isn't it ? they trade luka for 32 old AD + injury prone and max christie who's only a bench guy + 1 first round pick ( at least they can got another couple of 1st round pick ) , and suddenly they won the 1st round lottery pick. my brain can't comprehend this.