It s decided! The draft draw ends, the Rockets first round + second round ranking is determined, Stone is ready to pick up the gap

On May 13, today's NBA draft lottery ceremony has officially ended, and the final result has been fully released. The Dallas Mavericks are obviously the most popular team. It can be said that the Dallas Mavericks won the No. 1 pick with a 1.8% chance, while the San Antonio Spurs and the Philadelphia 76ers won the No. 1 pick and the Tanhua lottery respectively. It can be said that these three teams are all winners, and those teams that take the initiative to play badly, such as the Jazz, Wizards and Pelicans, have not won a particularly high pick. It can only be said that the league does not recommend playing badly, which is also the purpose of the league's arrangement. The draft pick of the Houston Rockets has also been released. In the end, the Rockets did not surprise everyone. They won the 10th pick in the first round. Although the Rockets sent "Big Dream" Olajuwon as the lottery representative, Olajuwon did not bring a higher draft pick to the Rockets in the end.

In fact, it was already very surprising that the Rockets won the third pick in the first round last season. Last season, the Rockets used that precious No. 3 to win the scorer Shepard from the University of Kentucky. Although Shepard has not fully demonstrated his potential and fulfilled his talent this season, the Rockets still regard him as one of the cornerstones of the future. After all, Shepard is only 20 years old and he still has a lot of potential for the Rockets to explore in the future.

In addition to this No. 10 pick, the Rockets actually hold a second-round pick from the Thunder, but this second-round pick is the last in the second round, which is the 59th pick. Since the Knicks were previously fined a second-round draft pick for illegally recruiting defender Brunson, there were originally a total of 60 draft picks, but now after removing a second-round pick, it has become a 59th pick.

The Rockets not only have the No. 10 pick in the first round, but also have the 59th pick in the second round. Some media even said that the Rockets finally chose Yang Hansen with the No. 59 pick. After all, this is in line with the Rockets' consistent tradition. Yao Ming, Jeremy Lin, and Zhou Qi all played for the Rockets back then.

In fact, these two draft picks are very important to the Rockets. The 59th pick in the second round is probably difficult to trade by the Rockets. The Rockets can use it to pick a player they need, such as picking a substitute center. After all, the contracts of Adams, Landale and fourth center Dante have expired. The Rockets may not be able to keep these three players at the same time. Once a center leaves the team, the Rockets can use the No. 59 draw to win a center and strengthen their strength in the inside.

In addition, this second-round draft pick can also choose players from other positions, after all, the Rockets now also need a substitute point guard and excellent shooters. Rockets general manager Raphael Stone is very good at "picking up bargains". If he can "picking up bargains" with a 59 pick in this draft, it will definitely be better for the Rockets.

In addition, in the first round No. 10 pick, the Rockets can not only win a high pick and strengthen the lineup, but also trade it for superstars. After all, the Rockets want to pursue this summer is not limited to Antetokounmpo and Durant. There are many All-Star players for the Rockets to chase and trade, and the 10th pick in the first round has become very valuable.