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As an outsider, I was wondering whose picks you've traded for and what picks you've traded away through 2013.

2009 Draft - None
Round 1: Traded pick to Kings in the Ron Artest deal.
Round 2: Acquired pick from Grizzlies in the Darrell Arthur deal and then traded it back to the Grizzlies along with Steve Francis for Grizzlies' 2011 conditional second round pick. Traded own pick to Spurs in the Luis Scola deal.

2010 Draft - 1x 1st-round pick
Round 1: Rockets own this pick.
Round 2: Traded pick to Timberwolves in the Gerald Green deal.

2011 Draft - 1x 1st-round pick, 2x 2nd-round picks (1 being a conditional pick)
Round 1: Rockets own this pick.
Round 2: Rockets have the option to swap picks with Clippers upon trading Steve Novak. Acquired conditional pick (undisclosed) from Grizzlies in the Steve Francis deal.

2012 Draft - 1x 1st-round pick, 1x 2nd-round pick
Round 1: Rockets own this pick.
Round 2: Rockets own this pick.

2013 Draft - 1x 1st-round pick, 1x 2nd-round pick
Round 1: Rockets own this pick.
Round 2: Rockets own this pick.

T-Mac United wrote:2009 Draft - None
Round 1: Traded pick to Kings in the Ron Artest deal.
Round 2: Acquired pick from Grizzlies in the Darrell Arthur deal and then traded it back to the Grizzlies along with Steve Francis for Grizzlies' 2011 conditional second round pick. Traded own pick to Spurs in the Luis Scola deal.

2010 Draft - 1x 1st-round pick
Round 1: Rockets own this pick.
Round 2: Traded pick to Timberwolves in the Gerald Green deal.

2011 Draft - 1x 1st-round pick, 2x 2nd-round picks (1 being a conditional pick)
Round 1: Rockets own this pick.
Round 2: Rockets have the option to swap picks with Clippers upon trading Steve Novak. Acquired conditional pick (undisclosed) from Grizzlies in the Steve Francis deal.

2012 Draft - 1x 1st-round pick, 1x 2nd-round pick
Round 1: Rockets own this pick.
Round 2: Rockets own this pick.

2013 Draft - 1x 1st-round pick, 1x 2nd-round pick
Round 1: Rockets own this pick.
Round 2: Rockets own this pick.

expect Morey to swing a deal or two to get a pick this offseason... some teams may sell their picks because of the economic situation.

who would we want? There's not anyone in this draft that I like that won't go in the top 5. I see us signing an overseas player before buying draft picks. Who knows though, i think we've all learned that we cant predict Morey's method.....but we can all agree that whatever happens will be beautiful =)

this year draft suck
Blake Griffin aint that impressive either
he reminded me of Sean May

MaxRider wrote:this year draft suck
Blake Griffin aint that impressive either
he reminded me of Sean May

I have to disagree about Griffin. Though his offensive game is not really anywhere at the moment.

HTown_TMac wrote:

MaxRider wrote:this year draft suck
Blake Griffin aint that impressive either
he reminded me of Sean May

I have to disagree about Griffin. Though his offensive game is not really anywhere at the moment.

Sure he can rebound (over shorter players). Not so sure if he can do that in the NBA. He also being lazy on defensive rotation.

only 2 players i like in this year draft
Tyler Hansbrough and Eric Maynor

His defense has major flaws but it's hard to write off a guy who gets you 20/15 day in and day out.

T-Mac United wrote:His defense has major flaws but it's hard to write off a guy who gets you 20/15 day in and day out.

Michael Beasley avg 26/12 in NCAA and 13/5 in NBA
so Griffin will probably avg 10/6 in NBA
if playing for a bad team and avg more than 30 mpg
he can probably get 14/7

MaxRider wrote:

HTown_TMac wrote:

MaxRider wrote:this year draft suck
Blake Griffin aint that impressive either
he reminded me of Sean May

I have to disagree about Griffin. Though his offensive game is not really anywhere at the moment.

Sure he can rebound (over shorter players). Not so sure if he can do that in the NBA. He also being lazy on defensive rotation.

only 2 players i like in this year draft
Tyler Hansbrough and Eric Maynor

yea me too... i like those 2 players and ellington.

Hanbrough will not be very good in the NBA.

EDIT - And after watching Beasley, he could easily average more points in more minutes. He has a nice shot and can get to the rim. I don't think I ever seen Griffin take a shot.

this years draft is weak as hell..

T-Mac United wrote:2009 Draft - None
Round 1: Traded pick to Kings in the Ron Artest deal.
Round 2: Acquired pick from Grizzlies in the Darrell Arthur deal and then traded it back to the Grizzlies along with Steve Francis for Grizzlies' 2011 conditional second round pick. Traded own pick to Spurs in the Luis Scola deal.

2010 Draft - 1x 1st-round pick
Round 1: Rockets own this pick.
Round 2: Traded pick to Timberwolves in the Gerald Green deal.

2011 Draft - 1x 1st-round pick, 2x 2nd-round picks (1 being a conditional pick)
Round 1: Rockets own this pick.
Round 2: Rockets have the option to swap picks with Clippers upon trading Steve Novak. Acquired conditional pick (undisclosed) from Grizzlies in the Steve Francis deal.

2012 Draft - 1x 1st-round pick, 1x 2nd-round pick
Round 1: Rockets own this pick.
Round 2: Rockets own this pick.

2013 Draft - 1x 1st-round pick, 1x 2nd-round pick
Round 1: Rockets own this pick.
Round 2: Rockets own this pick.

Thanks a bunch.

HTown_TMac wrote:Hanbrough will not be very good in the NBA.

EDIT - And after watching Beasley, he could easily average more points in more minutes. He has a nice shot and can get to the rim. I don't think I ever seen Griffin take a shot.

he can be a real good role player

Beasley played on a bad team, Blake Griffin played on a much better team. Blake Griffin is also taller, stronger and has better athleticism.

Also, Beasley could probably score around 20 pts a game right now if he didn't have such a short leash and played more defense. He is a gifted, gifted offensive player.

Tyler Hansbrough is Nick Collison with better offense and less mean streak. I can see him peaking at 14-7 in about 25 minutes.

Say what you will about Griffin, but he's going to be a force in the NBA even as a rookie. He'll grab 10 boards a game for sure, and he'll probably average an efficient 13-16 a game. Sacto has the worst record, but even if they get the 1st pick it's hard to see anyone going in their and outscoring Kevin Martin.

I don't see any point in acquiring a pick this season unless you're getting Blake Griffin or Ty Lawson. IMO, there's nobody else in the draft worth trading for.