Draft month has officially arrived in the NBA! So, if the Houston Rockets keep their pick at No. 10 in the first round, who might they select?
Sunday is June 1, which means that it is officially draft month in the NBA. The Houston Rockets currently own the No. 10 overall pick (via the Phoenix Suns) in the June 25 first round and the No. 59 overall pick in the June 26 second round (via the Oklahoma City Thunder).
Some media reports have indicated that Houston is looking to shop the No. 10 pick on the trade market for a win-now upgrade, since the Rockets already have a deep stockpile of young players to develop. The Rockets struggled to find consistent minutes for guard prospects Reed Sheppard and Cam Whitmore in 2024-25, so adding another young player to the mix could create a logjam.
Furthermore, with the Rockets coming off a 52-30 regular season with the NBA’s fourth-best record, there could certainly be appeal to using the first-round pick as a trade asset to bring in short-term help — as opposed to yet another prospect who could take years to develop.
But if the Rockets keep the pick, there is no shortage of options. As of Sunday, June 1, here is a look at the latest wave of mock drafts and players that are being projected at No. 10 overall.
Scouting reports and additional information are available at each corresponding link. Should Rockets general manager Rafael Stone keep this pick and opt against trades, the depth of the team’s young core at the NBA level could lead to a 2025-26 rookie spending developmental time with the Rio Grande Valley (RGV) Vipers, Houston’s G League affiliate.
Kasparas Jakučionis, 6-foot-6 guard, Illinois
Fox Sports (May 31), Bleacher Report (May 29), NBC Sports (May 29)
Carter Bryant, 6-foot-8 forward, Arizona
Yahoo! Sports (May 30)
Egor Demin, 6-foot-9 guard, BYU
For The Win (May 29)
Collin Murray-Boyles, 6-foot-7 forward, South Carolina
CBS Sports (May 28), On3 (May 29)