Loser: Houston Rockets
The Rockets entered the week with big dreams of landing Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard. Howard, however, doesn't want to play for Houston and probably wouldn’t re-sign with the team after this season even if was traded there. That didn't stop the Rockets from acquiring the 18th pick and swapping their No. 14 pick for No. 12. Given that they already owned No. 16, they had three picks total in the first round.
Still, that wasn't enough to land Howard or convince the Sacramento Kings to trade them No. 5 so they could take Connecticut center Andre Drummond. Instead, the Rockets were left to take three rookies in Jeremy Lamb, Royce White and Terrence Jones. Houston now has seven players on its roster from the past two drafts. All but Lamb are forwards.
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The two trades also cost the Rockets center Samuel Dalembert and forward Chase Budinger.
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