Rockets Draft Nick Martinelli: Scoring Threat

0:00It's March 5th. Here's your NBA news in two minutes. The Houston Rockets have turned things around big time over the last few years by stocking up on young talent through the NBA draft. General manager Rafael Stone took over six years ago when the team was struggling and now they've got a solid core of homegrown players ready to. Compete. Draft picks have been the key to their rebuild, letting them go from the bottom of the league to near the top of the Western Conference without. Reliant much on trades. They own their own picks plus some from other teams giving them flexibility to keep building. Fans and analysts love how the Rockets have hit on guys like Tari Yisen, Alper and Sengen, Jabari Smith Jr., Aiman Thompson and Rich Shepherd all. Drafted in-house and already making waves as difference makers. A new mock draft from the Athletic has Houston grabbing Nick Martinelli at the 54th pick in the second round. The six foot seven wing from Northwestern is a pure score, putting up 22.5 points per

1:00game this season with solid efficiency from. The field, three point line and free throws. Earlier this week, Martinelli earned NCAA March Man is player of the week honors after big second half outbursts in wins over Oregon and Indiana. He's leading the big 10 and scoring for the second straight year, and he'd fill a scoring need for the Rockets defense heavy wings, though coach Aimee. To Doka might not give him heavy minutes right away, DNN is sponsored by our partner. If earbuds fall out when you sleep, this is for you, a pillow with built-in sound, O-L-I-SOLY pillow dot com,