Nets rejected draft-pick trickery attempt from Rockets

INDIANAPOLIS — Brooklyn's plan for its future is to bet against Phoenix's. Apparently, Houston has the same idea, banking on the Suns' prospects being worse than the Nets'. Both The Post and Hoopshype had reported that Nets general manager Sean Marks and owner Joe Tsai had rejected Houston's offer to return most of the Nets' picks (sent out in the James Harden trade) for Mikal Bridges. Nets general manager Sean Marks Corey Sipkin for New York Post Now comes a report from The Houston Chronicle about another approach from the Rockets. With the June 26 NBA Draft expected to be one of the worst in recent memory, and the Rockets packed with young players already, Houston GM Rafael Stone called Marks