With the Draft Lottery taking place yesterday evening, the Rockets now have the luxury of knowing exactly where their picks in this draft are. Let me say: it sure would be nice if this was a better draft, because with three picks in the top 38, the Rockets would be poised to exploit it. As it stands now, Daryl Morey may not be able to get excellent value for these picks like he might in a different draft. I'm not putting it past him, but it's definitely more of a long shot. The most likely scenario involves a few of those picks changing hands as the Rockets look to trade up or trade for a veteran big man.
Houston dealt away it's second round pick this year, but received the Magic's first rounder in the Aaron Brooks-Goran Dragic trade and the Clippers' second rounder for Steve Novak. The Cavaliers and Jazz both won the lottery, moving up into the top three picks.
Either way, here's the entire NBA Draft order:
1. Cleveland Cavaliers
2. Minnesota Timberwolves
3. Utah Jazz
4. Cleveland Cavaliers
5. Toronto Raptors
6. Washington Wizards
7. Sacramento Kings
8. Detroit Pistons
9. Charlotte Bobcats
10. Milwaukee Bucks
11. Golden State Warriors
12. Utah Jazz
13. Phoenix Suns
14. Houston Rockets
15. Indiana Pacers
16. Philadelphia 76ers
17. New York Knicks
18. Washington Wizards
19. Charlotte Bobcats
20. Minnesota Timberwolves
21. Portland Trail Blazers
22. Denver Nuggets
23. Houston Rockets
24. Oklahoma City Thunder
25. Boston Celtics
26. Dallas Mavericks
27. New Jersey Nets
28. Chicago Bulls
29. San Antonio Spurs
30. Chicago Bulls
31. Miami Heat
32. Cleveland Cavaliers
33. Detroit Pistons
34. Washington Wizards
35. Sacramento Kings
36. New Jersey Nets
37. Los Angeles Clippers
38. Houston Rockets
39. Charlotte Bobcats
40. Milwaukee Bucks
41. Los Angeles Lakers
42. Indiana Pacers
43. Chicago Bulls
44. Golden State Warriors
45. New Orleans Hornets
46. Los Angeles Lakers
47. Los Angeles Clippers
48. Atlanta Hawks
49. Memphis Grizzlies
50. Philadelphia 76ers
51. Portland Trail Blazers
52. Denver Nuggets
53. Orlando Magic
54. Cleveland Cavaliers
55. Boston Celtics
56. Los Angeles Lakers
57. Dallas Mavericks
58. Los Angeles Lakers
59. San Antonio Spurs
60. Sacramento Kings
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