Earlier this week, ESPN’s NBA draft insider Jonathan Givony reported that Purdue guard Jaden Ivey is being evaluated by the Houston Rockets as an option at No. 3 overall in the 2022 first round.
But there’s a wide gulf between consideration as part of due diligence and Ivey actually becoming the pick. Most mock drafts have Duke forward Paulo Banchero going to the Rockets with the third pick, and in an extended interview with Givony, he expanded on his reporting.
“Teams that I talked to don’t expect that to happen,” Givony said of Ivey and the Rockets. “At this stage, it feels like Houston is comfortable with Paolo. That’s the overwhelming expectation around the league.”
