TyTy Washington‘s first year in the pros did not go exactly as he planned when he Griddy’d all the way from Lexington to the NBA Draft green room. After inexplicably dropping to the No. 29 overall pick, well below his projected position, the Houston Rockets eventually claimed his rights after a series of same-day trades.
At first glance, this looked like a great fit. The Rockets’ win-loss record was expected to be as rotten as a Burger King dumpster, so plugging Washington into a young team in rebuild-and-develop mode appeared to be ideal.