For the second consecutive year, coach Ime Udoka will represent the Houston Rockets at the NBA Draft Lottery in Chicago.
The NBA will hold the 2024 Draft Lottery on Sunday, and for the second consecutive year, coach Ime Udoka will represent the Houston Rockets. The lottery will begin at 2 p.m. CT, right before the start of the Game 3 contest between the New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers.Udoka's first appearance came in 2023, nearly a month after he took over as coach of the Rockets. Houston fell one ping-pong ball short of the No. 1 overall pick and the right to draftWith Udoka, the Rockets received the No.
Due to the trade that sent James Harden to the Brooklyn Nets in January 2021, the Rockets will obtain one of the top prospects from the 2024 NBA Draft. The Nets' pick has a 50.7 percent chance of landing the ninth overall pick, and the draft selection has a 4.5 percent chance of reaching No. 1 overall. The 2002 Draft lottery marked the final time the Rockets held the top overall selection, used to draft future Hall of Famer Yao Ming.
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