The Houston Rockets' desire to the move into the Top 5 of Thursday night's 2012 NBA Draft is no secret by now, but their aim keeps getting higher, according to various reports. Sacramento's fifth overall pick has been rumored to be Houston's target, but Cleveland (No. 4) and now Charlotte (No. 2) are also in the mix:
sources: Charlotte talking with Cavs and Rockets about trading #2 pick. not sure if teams making separate offers or if it's a 3-way trade.
— Chris Broussard (@Chris_Broussard) June 28, 2012
As the minutes wind down until the first round, the talk is centering around the Rockets' boldness:
One opponent exec, on Rockets: "Are they actually going to get caught holding the bag with all those picks? It's just fascinating."
— Scott Howard-Cooper (@SHowardCooper) June 28, 2012
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