The Houston Rockets have the second overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft, and with just over a week remaining, many are wondering who will be their preferred choice with the pick.
According to The Ringer’s Kevin O’Conner, the Rockets have a preference for G-League Ignite guard Jalen Green with the second overall pick.
Green opted out of playing college basketball, electing to join the G-League Ignite team, and showed why he’s one of the best players in the draft in the process. While showing a knack for making highlight plays as a prototypical shooting guard prospect, Green averaged 17.9 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game for the Ignite while shooting 46.1 percent from the field and 36.5 percent from 3-point range.
The Rockets will certainly have their hands full with options, even if they decide not to take Green.
Projected top-three pick Evan Mobley showed the potential to be a dominant two-way center in his freshman year with the Trojans, while a projected top-five pick in explosive guard Jalen Suggs helped lead the Gonzaga Bulldogs to the NCAA Championship Game as a freshman.
Both Mobley and Suggs will be serious contenders for Houston, assuming the Detroit Pistons select Cade Cunningham with the first overall pick, as many anticipate.
The 2021 NBA Draft will take place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Thursday, July 29.
