Going into the 2023 NBA Draft, many expected the Houston Rockets to draft Amen Thompson, Cam Thomas or Brandon Miller if he fell to number four. As the night began and it became apparent that Amen would be the pick, it seemed to be going as planned. It had also been reported that the Rockets were looking to trade the number 20 pick in favor of either moving up or bringing in a veteran via trade.
Well, that's where the night started to get interesting as a presumed lottery pick and, at times, top-five pick Cam Whitmore started to slide down the draft board as team after team passed on the athletic forward out of Villanova.