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<r>Through either direct pick conveyance (2024, 2026) or swap rights (2025, 2027), the Houston Rockets have unprotected access to the first-round draft capital of the Brooklyn Nets <URL url="https://rocketswire.usatoday.com/lists/2024-update-rockets-nba-draft-assets-protections-through-2031/"><s>[ur...

<r>Head coach Ime Udoka was the on-stage representative for the Rockets at the 2023 NBA draft lottery, which is when Houston won the final of four lottery selections at the top of the first round. That pick ultimately went on to become Amen Thompson, who <URL url="https://rocketswire.usatoday.com/20...

<r>In one of the most important dates on the 2024 calendar for non-playoff teams, the NBA holds its annual draft lottery on Sunday afternoon from the league’s <URL url="https://www.nba.com/news/nba-draft-faq"><s>[url=https://www.nba.com/news/nba-draft-faq]</s>draft combine in Chicago<e>[/url]</e></U...

<r>The Houston Rockets entered Sunday’s 2024 NBA draft lottery <URL url="https://rocketswire.usatoday.com/lists/2024-nba-draft-lottery-first-round-pick-odds-by-team-and-slot/"><s>[url=https://rocketswire.usatoday.com/lists/2024-nba-draft-lottery-first-round-pick-odds-by-team-and-slot/]</s>with low p...

<r>With the NBA’s 2024 draft lottery now in the books, there’s suddenly more intrigue surrounding the latest wave of mock drafts.Because the first-round order is now set, draft experts can be more targeted in assigning players to teams where they could fit a need.The Rockets have a playing rotation ...

<r>Houston’s 2024 first-round draft pick from the Brooklyn Nets (32-50) entered Sunday’s NBA draft lottery in the No. 9 odds slot. Yet, the Rockets somehow ended up with a No. 3 overall selection <URL url="https://rocketswire.usatoday.com/lists/2024-nba-draft-lottery-first-round-pick-odds-by-team-an...

<r>With six talented young prospects already in place and the Houston Rockets (41-41) showing NBA-leading improvement last season, many around the league have speculated that their incoming 2024 first-round draft pick from Brooklyn could be trade bait for a veteran player that could help win more sh...

<r>As things stand, the young and improving Houston Rockets (41-41) have a promising nine-man rotation for the 2024-25 NBA season. Fred VanVleet, Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, Jabari Smith Jr., and Alperen Sengun will likely again start, with Amen Thompson, Cam Whitmore, Tari Eason, and Steven Adams f...

<r>Known for his strategic thinking, Rockets general manager Rafael Stone found himself in an unfamiliar position Sunday after the NBA’s 2024 draft lottery. The annual event determines where teams pick in the ensuing first round, which takes place this year on June 26. For the past three years, Ston...

<r>Should they trade out for a win-now veteran, or draft a prospect such as Kentucky guard Reed Sheppard <URL url="https://rocketswire.usatoday.com/lists/2024-nba-mock-drafts-first-round-post-lottery-projections-for-rockets/"><s>[url=https://rocketswire.usatoday.com/lists/2024-nba-mock-drafts-first-...