This past week, perhaps the biggest event for the current iteration of the Houston Rockets arrived with the 2023 NBA Draft Lottery. For the Rockets, hopeful to get at least one of the top 3 picks, and tied for the best odds for the #1 pick, that they only ended up with the #4 pick rates a major disappointment. Compounding that disappointment is that the Rockets face increased pressure to improve in the standings. Yet, the Rockets are not alone in that sentiment. Their counterparts at NRG stadium, the Houston Texans, also face pressure to improve. This has not been a good decade for the Rockets or the Texans, but maybe the tide will turn.