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The Rockets continued to wheel and deal in this draft acquiring Budinger from the Pistons. 21-year old Chase Budinger is a solid all-around player but his main skill is his long range shooting which means he might have a role with the Rockets this season. Budinger played in 100 games in his three seasons at Arizona and he averaged 17.0 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.2 steals per game. This was a good pick for the Rockets.
The Rockets acquired Sergio Llull from the Nuggets and this has me scratching my head. The 21-year old Llull played in 139 games in his four years in Spain and he averaged 6.2 points, 1.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game. It’s hard to see much of a upside in Llull who will probably sit at the very end of the bench for the Rockets next season if he even makes the team.
The Houston Rockets acquired Jermaine Taylor from the Wizards in a trade. The 22-year old Taylor is a very polished shooting guard. He played 4 seasons at Central Florida appearing in 122 games in which he averaged 16.2 points, 3,9 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.0 steal per game. The Rockets were looking for offensive help and Taylor should give them some immediately off the bench in the 2009-2010 season.
The Houston Rockets selected Maarty Leunen in the 2nd round of the NBA Draft on Thursday Night. Leunen isn’t the most athletic player on the court but he does have nice size at 6′9″, 220 pounds. Leunen played in 127 games (91 starts) at Oregon and he averaged 9.9 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game. He’s an unselfish player as he did hit 50.3% of his career shots from the floor. Look for minutes to be hard to get for Leunen as a rookie.
The Rockets acquired power forward Joey Dorsey in the same trade that they acquired Donte’ Greene in from the Grizzlies. Dorsey is the prototype power forward as his game never ventures far from the paint. He is 6′9″, 265 pounds and he gives an all out effort on both ends of the basketball court. Dorsey played in 149 games (112 starts) at Memphis State and he averaged 6.7 points, 8.1 rebounds, 0.5 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.8 blocked shots per game. Dorsey also shot 61.4% from the floor in college but most of his shots came on putbacks and dunks. Dorsey will likely be able to give the Rockets some quality minutes off of the bench.
