What are the chances of us moving up in the draft and into the top 13? Here is a list of some of the trades that recently occurred involving those picks. (I'm sure there are a few I'm missing.) FYI - These are all Draft Day Trades and not trades that happened Pre-Draft since the chances of us trading before the upcoming draft is low. Also note that I will be putting the draft number listed rather than the player drafted because it is more relevant for Rockets fans. For example, "7th pick" instead of "7th pick - Biyombo." 2011 - 7th and 10th pick Bobcats acquired Corey Magette (From Bucks) and 7th pick (Kings) Kings acquired Salmons and 10th pick (Bucks) Bucks acquired Uldrih (Kings) and Stephen Jackson/Shaun Livingston/19th pick (Bobcats) 2010 - 11th pick OKC acquired Morris Peterson and 11th pick NO acquired 21st pick, 26th pick 2009 - None - highest pick moved was 18th 2008 - 3rd, 5th, 11th, and 13th 1) Memphis acquired 3rd pick, Marko Jaric, Antoine Walker, Greg Buckner Minnisota acquired 5th pick, Mike Miller, Brian Cardinal, Jason Collins 2) Portland acquired 11th pick, Ike Diogu Indiana acquired 13th pick, Jarrett Jack, Josh McRoberts 2007 - 5th and 8th 1) Seattle acquired 5th pick, Wally Szczerbiak, Delonte West, 2008 Second Rounder Boston acquired Ray Allen and 35th pick 2) GS acquired 8th pick Charlotte acquired Jason Richardson and 36th pick 2006 2nd, 4th, 6th, 7th, 8th, and 13th 1)Portland acquired 2nd pick and a 2007 second rounder Chicago acquired 4th picj and Viktor Khryapa 2a) Portland acquired 7th pick, Raef LaFrentz and Dan Dickau Boston acquired Sebastian Telfair, Theo Ratliff and 2008 second rounder 2b) Portland turns the 7th pick into the 6th pick. Portland acquired 6th pick Minnesota acquired 7th Pick 3) Memphis acquired 8th pick and Stromile Swift Houston acquired Shane Battier 4) Chicago acquired 13th pick Philadelphia acquired 16th pick and 2007 second rounder 2005 - none in top 14 were traded How do these compare to the current Houston Rockets and the possibility of a Kyle Lowry - Draft Day trade? I would say that the only trades that are comparable to a Lowry trade is: 2006 - Battier for 8th 2006 - Telfair, Ratliff and Second Rounder for 7th pick 2007 - Ray Allen for 5th pick (and no, I am not comparing Lowry to Allen) 2007 - Jason Richardson and 36th pick for 8th pick 2011 - Bobcats shipped out Stephen Jackson, Shaun Livingston and 19th pick and acquired Magette and 7th pick. From this: I doubt the Rockets will be able to acquire the number 2 pick from Bobcats. However, I do believe that Lowry plus 14th/16th may be able to get us into the top 5 (Kings?) What can history tell us about our chances in the future?
Its good to know teams are willing to trade top 10 picks. I think we are in with a solid chance at moving up with a combo of Lowry/Martin + 14/16 picks + Morris/Pat/Bud.
