June 22nd at 7:30 PM CT was the tensest, most heart-pumping, and exciting moment of the season for Houston Rockets fans, and it had nothing to do with the NBA Playoffs.
The Rockets ultimately didn’t win the ultimate prize, which was the number one overall pick, but you can do worse than drafting second in a loaded draft.
Now the question comes down to what do you do with that second pick? I wrote about this earlier in the year, and my thoughts and comments since then have made it clear.
Mobley will have the responsibility of quarterbacking a defense and banging with bigger stronger guys while also adjusting to the speed of the game on both ends.
Definitely Mobley.
Christian isn’t awesome as a full time center on defense, I prefer him as a weakside secondary rim protector and he’s capable of getting out on the perimeter a bit defensively as well.
He’ll be better than say Rudy on that end, and he can really pass, but his long legs make it hard for him to create out on the perimeter like an Anthony Davis.
As you can see with our two draft experts, just like Rockets fans, it’s split on who the Rockets should take with the number two pick.
Even if it was not the first overall pick they were hoping for, landing at number two gives the Rockets plenty of options, and honestly, you couldn’t go wrong with either player.