Rockets fans, we are back. Back to where we were last year, but with a worse record. The Rockets “earned” the worst record in the NBA in the 21-22 season, they will pick no worse than fifth. Because teams have gamed the lottery or draft mechanism for years, the bottom three teams each have a 14 percent chance of winning the lottery - that is getting the first pick of the first round.
Last year the Rockets were lucky, and got the second pick. They might have lost the pick entirely to Oklahoma City as a result of the (still) disastrous Russell Westbrook trade.