The Houston Rockets had a lot of lottery picks in recent years, but none of them yielded a can’t-miss superstar. Their best young player (Alperen Sengun) was picked 16th. By contrast, Victor Wembanyama landed with the Spurs. Now, it’s looking like they landed another foundational player.
Clearly, that refers to Dylan Harper. Through his first three NBA games, Harper is averaging 16.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game. He’s shooting a mediocre 28.6% from deep, but his interior efficiency is bolstering a solid 56.8% True Shooting % (TS%). Harper looks like the real deal:
That could be a problem for the Rockets.