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Rockets Draft Night: How to Watch, TV Channel, Pick Order

The NBA Draft takes place tonight at 7 p.m. Here's everything you need to know.

The Houston Rockets are one of eight teams with multiple picks in the first round of tonight's NBA Draft. 

With Nos. 4 & 20, the Rockets are expected to select their eighth and ninth first-round pick since 2021. There's a chance Houston could be busy on the phones working a trade or two, but anything can happen on draft night.

Here's a look at everything you need to know ...

What: 2023 NBA Draft

When: Thursday, June 22, 7 p.m. CT

Where: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY

Watch: ABC (1st round only), ESPN

View the order for the opening round below:

1. San Antonio Spurs

2. Charlotte Hornets

3. Portland Trail Blazers

4. Houston Rockets

5. Detroit Pistons

6. Orlando Magic

7. Indiana Pacers

8. Washington Wizards

9. Utah Jazz

10. Dallas Mavericks

11. Orlando (from Chicago)

12. Oklahoma City Thunder

13. Toronto Raptors

14. New Orleans Pelicans

15. Atlanta Hawks

16. Utah (from Minnesota)

17. Los Angeles Lakers

18. Miami Heat

19. Golden State Warriors

20. Houston (from LA Clippers)

21. Brooklyn Nets (from Phoenix)

22. Brooklyn

23. Portland (from New York)

24. Sacramento Kings

25. Memphis Grizzlies

26. Indiana (from Cleveland)

27. Charlotte (from Denver Nuggets via New York Knicks and Oklahoma City)

28. Utah (from Philadelphia 76ers via Brooklyn)

29. Indiana (from Boston)

30. Washington (from LA Clippers via Milwaukee from Houston)


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