With cap space and some tradable contracts, the Rockets will be a team that looks to make many moves during the offseason, including during the 2021 NBA Draft. After finishing with the worst record in the league this year, Houston ended up with the 2nd overall pick in the draft, leaving them with plenty of options.
The Rockets also own back-to-back picks at 23rd and 24th overall in this year’s draft, which opens up the possibility of a handful of trades for Houston on draft night.
Now in the post-Harden era, the Houston Rockets face a tall-task of rebuilding themselves back into a championship contender, but this process may be a lot quicker than many have imagined. With young players like Christian Wood, Jae’Sean Tate, Kenyon Martin Jr. and Kevin Porter Jr. all emerging as key talents this season, the Rockets have a base to begin to build with.
Not to mention, they still have veteran guys like John Wall and Eric Gordon who they could potentially look to do something with. Wall’s trade market probably is very thin given his contract situation, but Gordon is definitely a veteran guard that should draw plenty of interest from some playoff contending teams.
Both of these late first-round picks could be packaged together for the Rockets to either move up or gather more future assets, but the 2nd overall pick is the main draft pick in question.
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Could the Rockets potentially look to package this pick together with guys like John Wall or Eric Gordon in order to move back a little in the lottery and pick up a ton of future assets in the process? It is possible, but it is much more believable that the Rockets will look to keep this pick and deal some of their later picks.
As a result, the Houston Rockets will be getting one of the top prospects in the 2021 draft class with this No. 2 overall pick. Who will they look to target though? Let’s take a look at the Top-4 prospects the Rockets will consider with the No. 2 pick in this year’s draft.
