Joey Dorsey from the NCAA Asian Army was selected by the Grizzlies in the 33rd overall pick in the second round, and then traded to the Rockets. Dorsey is an excellent blue-collar defensive monster inside. He is a rebounding machine and is 2.06 meters tall. Dorsey is like a monster in the university alliance. He showed strong rebounding and defensive skills. Blocking is also his specialty. Experts believe that his NBA template is four-time best defensive player Ben Wallace. The tough Dorsey can be a power forward or a center, and his rebounding and defensive ability can complement Yao Ming. Lack of offensive means is Dorsey's weakness, which is very similar to Big Ben.
Dante Green is the 28th rookie in the first round just selected by Grizzlies. He is 2.08 meters tall and weighs 103 kg. He graduated from Syracuse University. Good at inside and outside line technology, able to be competent for big and small forwards. He is a basket abuser, but he can also complete three-point shooting with high quality. Many experts compared him to the magical General Rashard Lewis. Because he is good at three-pointers, he has a tendency to fall in love with shooting and often challenges difficult shooting. His poor shooting choice directly led to his low shooting percentage. His pick-and-roll skills are very good, which will help his development in NBA, and most of his future shots will come from the cooperation after pick-and-roll.
From this transaction, the Rockets also won the second round draft pick in 2009, which originally belonged to the Grizzlies.