How The Rockets Could Change The NBA With 9 Picks!
nine. That’s how many future first round picks the Houston Rockets currently control. That includes the right to swap first rounders with the Brooklyn Nets in 2027. An unprotected Phoenix Suns first round pick in 2027, which is one of like the jewels of the league right now. There’s some some juicy picks here in Houston. Even though Oper Shenun is young, even though AM Thompson’s young, they think their window is right now. They go get Kevin Durant. So, if things don’t look super hot with Amen Thompson and Reed Shepard at the controls for the first month and a half of the season, how willing would you be to put some of those nine picks in play when you get Kevin Durant, you’re going for it right now? I think they got to put those picks onto the table. The reason why you wouldn’t is like, hey, we can’t mortgage the future. That doesn’t make sense when you have three really good young players 23 and younger. I have less worry about giving up those picks because they have such a strong young core going forward.
With Kevin Durant on the roster, the Houston Rockets now have a strong young core and a massive collection of future assets. We break down whether they should use those picks to mortgage the future even further. (Via The Big Number Podcast: https://youtu.be/qYM0Sk_urjU?si=nksQjZcLiPRcj-Yr)
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