The countdown is officially underway as the 2022 NBA Draft is less than a month away, with your Houston Rockets holding the third and 17th overall picks. The top of the draft tends to be more predictable, while the latter pick holds more variability.
At this moment, most mock drafts have Houston taking Duke’s Paolo Banchero with the third pick. Barring some sort of change in thinking process by the Orlando Magic and Oklahoma City Thunder, it’s likely he will follow some combination of Jabari Smith and Chet Holmgren as they walk on stage to shake the commissioner's hand.