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Just think how depressing things would be right now if @dmorey, @RafaelStone12 and the rest of the #Rockets basketball ops guys hadnโt gotten at least a LITTLE โcold feetโ and slapped that top-4 protection on those picks/swap!
@BimaThug Pick swaps are such chaos
Nope. Under the new lottery rules, the bottom *3* teams all have identical odds of getting each of the top 4 picks. The only difference is where theyโd slot OUTSIDE the top-4.
No. Recent changes in the lottery rules increased the number of actual LOTTERY picks from 3 to 4. So theyโd actually have to win a lottery pick to keep their own pick. Even going 0-82 would not have guaranteed them keeping their pick.
Same is true in 2024 & 2026, without a swap!
@BimaThug if they wind up with the worst record is it guaranteed they keep their pick?
Current lottery odds (with the leagueโs 3rd worst record):
1st: 14.0%
2nd: 13.4%
3rd: 12.7%
4th: 12.0%
5th: 14.8%*
6th: 26.0%*
7th: 7.0%*
*lose pick, drop to MIAโs
New #Rockets at #TXSN - Free fall continues as Rockets drop 10th straight game https://t.co/Tuf3OMrVq7
Rockets losing streak extends to 10 in loss to the Raptors https://t.co/G9aqf1WLq6
Victor Oladipo snaps slump, but Toronto extends Rocketsโ skid toย 10 https://t.co/N76zYukXCh
PJ Tucker & John Wall talk where the team is at after suffering their 10th straight loss.
Off day tomorrow. We are back with you Sunday at 6:30 against Memphis.
@HoustonRockets I #Rockets

Once again John Wall says it's frustrating that he, Eric Gordon, and Victor Oladipo don't get calls when you consider how often they drive to the rim. He says he was told by one official the the drive when he got stepped on should've been called an offensive foul