Even as they acquired the 12th pick in the first round of Thursday's NBA Draft from Milwaukee in a deal that sent center Samuel Dalembert to the Bucks along with the 14th overall pick and guard Shaun Livingston and forwards Jon Leuer and Jon Brockman, the Houston Rockets were still trying to move even higher, into the top 10. But their offer of guard Kyle Lowry along with the 16th pick overall to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for the fifth pick overall and forward Chuck Hayes was rejected Wednesday by Sacramento, according to league sources. The Rockets have been as aggressive as any team in recent years in trying to stockpile as many picks as possible in a Draft in order to be able to make a significant trade offer for a big man. Their primary target was, and is, Orlando's Dwight Howard, but the Rockets have coveted Lakers' forward Pau Gasol for the better part of a year, and will be ready to go after him again as well if they can't get Howard. Read more: http://www.nba.com/2012/news/06/27/bucks-rockets-trade/index.html?ls=iref:nbahpt2
