With the 2021-22 regular season complete, the Rockets have more clarity on the two first-round draft picks beloning to Houston in 2022 — both their own and one from Brooklyn, as part of the James Harden trade.
By losing Sunday to Atlanta, the Rockets (20-62) secured the league’s worst record and the No. 1 odds slot entering the 2022 NBA draft lottery, which takes place on May 17. While the three worst teams all have identical odds to “win” a top-four pick in the lottery, the advantage to having the worst mark is that it provides a pick floor at No. 5 overall.
