As we enter February, the 2021-22 NBA regular season is well past the halfway mark and college basketball is in the middle of conference play. Thus, mock drafts are becoming more valuable to monitor.
After all, the Houston Rockets, who sit at the bottom of the Western Conference, know they have very strong odds to draft high in the first round. Moreover, the track records for many available college players are coming into better focus, since many of the top prospects are facing quality opposition on a more frequent basis.
The Rockets are currently slotted to have two first-round picks in the 2022 NBA draft: Their own, along with the better pick between Miami and Brooklyn. As of now, Houston’s pick is likely to be high in the draft, while the Miami/Brooklyn pick appears likely to be in the 20s — since both the Heat and Nets appear poised to easily make the playoffs.
As of Saturday, the Rockets (14-35) were in possession of the league’s third-worst record. Scroll on for a look at the associated draft lottery odds, if that position holds, along with prospects that recently released mocks have going to Houston with those two 2022 first-round selections.
Much as everyone talks about offense the Rockets biggest issue is rim protection and defense overall. The more I talk to draft people who live and breath the draft and looking at this current team Holmgren defense is sorely needed pic.twitter.com/5gvGTjikPz
— Lachard Binkley (@HTOWN4LIFE40) January 29, 2022
