The Rockets won the coin flip and hence the tiebreaker over the Spurs on Monday, and they will now fall no lower than the No. 6 spot in the draft on June 22. San Antonio will now fall no lower than No. 7.
Monday's victory is unlikely to stir serious emotion in either front office despite the good fortune for Houston. Wembanyama is considered a generational prospect with expectations higher than any non-LeBron James player this century. There are potential franchise-changing pieces with presumed No. 2 and No. 3 picks Scoot Henderson and Brandon Miller. Falling to No.