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Should the Rockets trade their pick if it falls?

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A lot of ideas sound good - until they affect you.

My father likes to say that he was a socialist “until he started making money”. Granted, he’s softening in his older age - the man is clearly a socialist. Still, the point stands.

When the NBA flattened the lottery odds, the Houston Rockets were contending in the midst of the James Harden era. “Makes sense”, I thought. This will dissuade teams from tanking. Of course, Morey had traded all of the team’s first-rounders in his gluttonous pursuit of good basketball players.

Now, the Rockets are tanking.