Houston Rockets Tilman Fertitta (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)
The Houston Rockets had a baffling 2020 draft night that saw them trade away a first-round pick to cut salary in a move likely mandated by ownership.
The Houston Rockets draft day contained a string of baffling decisions that did nothing to improve the quality of the roster. The day began with optimism over the direction of the franchise only to reveal that ownership is concerned with everything but basketball.
Earlier in the week, the Rockets traded Robert Covington to the Portland Trailblazers for the 16th overall pick, a 2021 first-round pick, and Trevor Ariza.