Should the Rockets trade their pick if it falls?

Will the Rockets avoid Amen Thompson in the draft?A lot of ideas sound good - until they affect you.

My father likes to say that he was a socialist “until he started making money”. Granted, he’s softening in his older age - the man is clearly a socialist. Still, the point stands.

When the NBA flattened the lottery odds, the Houston Rockets were contending in the midst of the James Harden era. “Makes sense”, I thought. This will dissuade teams from tanking. Of course, Morey had traded all of the team’s first-rounders in his gluttonous pursuit of good basketball players.

Now, the Rockets are tanking. They are, blissfully, almost done. This is the pivotal offseason that’s supposed to shape the…