After the Rockets drafted De’Anthony Melton on draft night, it looked as if the Rockets were done for the evening, at least when it came to selecting players with picks.
However, the Rockets pulled the rug out from under us six picks later by purchasing the 52nd pick from the Utah Jazz to select Vincent Edwards, the senior forward out of Purdue.
Edwards was primarily a starter all four years at Purdue and averaged 14.6 points per game in his senior season, leading the Boilermakers to their second consecutive Sweet 16 appearance.