For all the uncertainty involved with having the 26th pick in the NBA draft, there is one thing Rockets general manager Daryl Morey does know.

In the annual balancing between finding the best player available and one who will most likely fill holes, Morey has no difficulty assessing the importance of fitting a player's talents with the Rockets' needs.

That would be zero, or near zero, for 26, Morey said of the emphasis placed on need.

"We're a team that's a few solid moves away versus years away from being very competitive," Morey said. "Given that, the player we pick there is more for the future than for the now."