Houston Rockets: 3 reasons De’Anthony Melton was a bad pick
By Jason Elbaum
The Houston Rockets selected De’Anthony Melton with the 46th pick in the 2018 NBA Draft. Here are three reasons that was a bad decision to make.
Fans of the Houston Rockets were probably more intrigued by other storylines around the league on the night of the 2018 NBA Draft due to the fact that their team did not have a selection until the second round.
When it was finally Houston’s turn to make their pick at No. 46, they went with 6’4″ shooting guard De’Anthony Melton out of USC.
Even though Melton was impressive in his first season under Andy Enfield and wasn’t expected to fall so far in the draft, there are some important questions that need to be answered about his readiness for the NBA game. Rockets management must have seen something in his game that stood out enough for them to use their first selection on the young guard.
The three things that stand out to me as reasons this was a bad pick are that his jump shot is very poor, he sat out his entire sophomore season due to being suspended by the university, and the pick does not fit the Rockets’ positional needs. Let’s dive into each of these reasons in detail.