The Houston Rockets will have a significant impact in the first round of this year's draft. For the second straight year, the Rockets have multiple first-round picks. This year they currently have the third and 17th picks.
Plenty has been written about who the Rockets could be selected with the third pick. Even though at this point, it is primarily out of their hands, barring a trade into one of the two top spots. The 17th pick is tricky because you don't know who will be available at that point of the draft, but you at least have a general idea of who could be around. The second round is even harder to figure out, and the Rockets currently do not have a pick, which has led to zero or rarely…
