INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - APRIL 03: Jalen Suggs #1 of the Gonzaga Bulldogs celebrates with teammates after making a game-winning three point basket in overtime to defeat the UCLA Bruins 93-90 during the 2021 NCAA Final Four semifinal at Lucas Oil Stadium on April 03, 2021 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
Last night was a moment of relief for the Houston Rockets franchise. For weeks a dark cloud hung over the franchise as it apprehensively waited on the results of the NBA draft lottery. The Rockets’ anxiety was well warranted, as there was almost a fifty-fifty chance that they would leave the NBA draft lottery, fresh off of the worst record in the league, empty-handed.