Might we give Vancouver our number one and end up with only Buck's pick?

What if we had no picks? I think that we have to consider the possibilities because trade scenarios are flying all over the place. There is always the argument to be made that trading a pick for a proven player can be a good move.

Think of it this way...

Our cap space in the offseason (assuming we still have it when Dream retir...um, leaves) can be turned into a player with the trading of a pick. Move a first rounder or two to another team for their player and we can take them because we have the cap space. In that instance, it is just like signing a free agent only without the wait-and-see.

I like drafts because of the craziness and speculation involved, but if the Rockets get a shot at a sure thing, should they take it? I would.

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I'm banking on the fact that Vancouver will forget that we owe them a pick. You know, new management and everything.

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SSG... If I'm not mistaken, it does not have to be our pick. It can be any 1st rounder. This should not be a concern.

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Traj, they are very aware of the pick we owe them. In fact, they are counting on it to bail them out of the debt they have to Detroit.

I've given this topic considerable research but I still don't quite yet have all the particulars. Teams don't like to give this info out. But I think you can trust all the info I do give here.

Houston owes:
1) Vancouver. This pick is top-13 protected this year. If the Rockets make the playoffs (as we all hope?) Houston can give Vancouver either their own #1 or someone else's that is either top-15 or within 2 of Houston's draft position. If we don't make the playoffs, the Rockets must convey a top-15 pick in '02 or '03. (So, we'll be best off if we had the best record in the league and gave Vancouver the 29th pick.)

2) We're also giving our '01 #2 pick to Dallas. We aren't owed any #2s, so it looks like we won't be getting any second-round gems this draft.

Houston is owed by:
1) Detroit. It is a conditional #1, but I don't know the conditions. I also don't know when it is due (between '02 and '04, but I have conflicting reports). Considering Hill leaving Detroit and their sorry record, we probably won't get this pick this year (plus, consider we got this pick for Turkcan: it is probably pretty well protected).

2) Orlando. It is top-16 protected this year, but not protected in '02. It doesn't have to be Orlando's own pick, though. Orlando has a lot of debts coming and going, so it is hard to say if they will pay this year or not. They owe #1s to: Denver, Toronto, and possibly Detroit (I still need to check that one). They are owed #1s by: Phoenix, Dallas, LA Clippers, Sacramento.

3) Milwaukee. They owe a top-10 protected #1 (top-10 protected until '07) that must be their own. It seems next to impossible that they won't be giving us this pick this year.

4) Chicago. The #1 for Drew is top-20 protected this year, top-19 in '02 and top-18 in '03. In '03, if they don't give us their #1, they'll give us 2 #2s instead. You can rest assured that we won't get anything from Chicago until '03.

Summary: So, I'm predicting that in the first round, we'll get our own pick (11th?), Milwaukee's pick (19th?), and maybe maybe maybe a bad pick from Orlando (27th???). In the second round, we won't pick.

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