The odds aren't technically in the Houston Rockets' favor this month ahead of the annual NBA draft lottery.
Houston is currently slotted to receive the No. 9 pick via the Brooklyn Nets—thank you, James Harden—with its own pick expected to go to the Oklahoma City Thunder barring a surprise rise into the top four. But while the mathematical odds on Houston's potential picks suggests Sunday will be a quiet afternoon, perhaps there are greater forces at play.
Can the Rockets land multiple top-10 picks in Sunday's draft lottery? Will Rafael Stone and Co.