{"id":71825,"date":"2025-06-02T13:17:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T13:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/71825\/"},"modified":"2025-06-02T13:17:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T13:17:12","slug":"houston-rockets-widely-expected-to-make-this-move-in-2025-nba-draft-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/71825\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston Rockets widely expected to make this move in 2025 NBA Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"

Where do the Houston Rockets go from here? Despite making the playoffs, the Houston Rockets once again have a lottery pick. Last year\u2019s selection was used on Reed Sheppard. Despite being the No. 3 overall pick, Sheppard only averaged 12.6 minutes per game as a rookie.<\/p>\n

Though, this year\u2019s lottery pick comes a bit later, with Houston holding the tenth overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. So, if the No. 3 overall pick couldn\u2019t see the floor often last year, what could be in store for the tenth pick this year?<\/p>\n

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Well, according to Yahoo\u2019s Kevin O\u2019Connor<\/a>, league sources \u201cexpect\u201d the Rockets to try moving their first-round draft pick instead of using it on another top prospect.<\/p>\n

\u201cLeague sources expect the Rockets to look into trading this pick, whether it\u2019s a trade way up, a trade out for a star or a trade out for a group of future picks similar to what the Spurs received from the Timberwolves when Minnesota moved up for Rob Dillingham last year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Yahoo\u2019s Kevin O\u2019Connor on Houston Rockets\u2019 draft strategy<\/p>\n

The Rockets do have a deep roster, filled with either proven contributors or young prospects with potential. Do they really need to gamble on another prospect who may not see the floor much as a rookie? With all the assets the Rockets have collected, maybe this time they\u2019re better off swinging a trade.<\/p>\n

Or maybe they\u2019ll unknowingly pass up on a really good player who goes on to become a star. Those are the realities of the risks involved in the NBA Draft each and every year.<\/p>\n

Related: Cooper Flagg reportedly raked in staggering NIL money in lone season at Duke<\/a><\/p>\n

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