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With the 5th pick in the draft, the Houston Rockets select....

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Rockets34Legend, Apr 11, 2022.

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Who do you want?

Poll closed Jun 24, 2022.

  1. Jalen Duren

    21 vote(s)
    8.4%

  2. Johnny Davis

    1 vote(s)
    0.4%

  3. AJ Griffin

    38 vote(s)
    15.3%

  4. Bennedict Mathurin

    14 vote(s)
    5.6%

  5. Keegan Murray

    86 vote(s)
    34.5%

  6. Other - Name your player in your post

    25 vote(s)
    10.0%

  7. Shaedon Sharpe

    64 vote(s)
    25.7%
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  1. Rockets34Legend

    Rockets34Legend Member

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    Playing worst case scenario if we don't end up with Top 4 to choose Paulo/Jabari/Chet/Ivey....
     
    #1 Rockets34Legend, Apr 11, 2022
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  2. Houston77

    Houston77 COOKIES AND CAKE, MY TEAM BAKED!
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    As I said in another thread: Murray. High floor, good defender, great shooter. He'll fit like a glove next to KPJ and Green.
     
    #2 Houston77, Apr 11, 2022
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  3. fryjol7

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    Dureen looks good. Would try to go big first assuming we want to give minutes to Jalen-KPJ-JayGup next year, that is why I would go Keegan Murray before Mathurin or Aj Griffin. Have not seen enough of Jhonny Davis.
     
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  4. Sweet Lou 4 2

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    No Sharpe?
     
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  5. steddinotayto

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    I like what I've watched/read on Murray for the 5th pick. At 6'8" he has the height to play both forward positions when needed and having him slotted in the starting SF spot is pretty exciting. Plus, as the official founder of the Otto Porter Movement, I like his comparison:

    Keegan Murray comparison: Otto Porter Jr and Michael Porter Jr
     
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  6. thething

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    Other-Shaedon Sharpe
     
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  7. Houston77

    Houston77 COOKIES AND CAKE, MY TEAM BAKED!
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    Sharpe hasn’t declared yet, right?
     
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    Plus he'll fit like a snug pair of boxers with Wood.
     
    #8 coachbadlee, Apr 11, 2022
  9. gmoney411

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    Ivey might be there at 5. OKC and Orlando don't need more ball handling guards.
     
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  10. saleem

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    The Magic could select Ivey as their shooting guard. I don't see that much room for him in OKC.
     
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  11. ThatBoyNick

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    Griffin or Sharpe, I’d lean Griffin
     
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  12. DaDakota

    DaDakota Balance wins
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    The only way we get the 5th pick is if 4 teams pass us in the lottery, last year only 1 did.

    Our best case is Brooklyn gets the number 1 pick and we get the 2nd pick...so we get top two picks.

    DD
     
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    Mathurin has the most star potential of that group imo.
     
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  14. MrButtocks

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    We have a 47.9% chance of getting the 5th pick. There is a higher likelihood of getting the 5th pick than the top three spots combined. What happened last year has no bearing on this year's drawing.
     
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  15. Sweet Lou 4 2

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    The odds are we will get the 5th pick. It's not that 4 teams have to pass us, it's that there are 14 teams vying for each of the top 4 spots.
     
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    Disagree, that's one guy out of this list I don't think will be a good pick. No disrespect :)
     
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    If we don't get top 4, we should draft Sharpe. Some of the other guys will be good pros, but I'm not seeing a lot of high end potential out there.
     
    #17 MrButtocks, Apr 11, 2022
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  18. Houston77

    Houston77 COOKIES AND CAKE, MY TEAM BAKED!
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    What do you mean, odds are we get the 5th pick? We have a 52% chance of landing a top 4 pick and 48% chance to land pick 5.
     
    #18 Houston77, Apr 11, 2022
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  19. ThatBoyNick

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    Those are ****ed up odds for the worst team in the league lol
     
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  20. saleem

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    I don't know anything about him since high school, but I've heard he has made progress. Do you know much about that?
     
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