NBA: 10 Most Valued Current 2nd Round Picks

#6 Trevor Ariza

Few role players have a bigger role to play than Ariza

Picked 43rd in 2004 by the New York Knicks

As one of the league's premier defensive minded journeymen, Trevor Ariza has carved an impressive niche for himself in Houston. In his fourth year with the James Harden led Rockets, Ariza brings tenacious defensive abilities to match his long-range sniper skills. In his sixteenth NBA season, Ariza still appears sprightly in his movements and fearsome in his lockdown mindset.

The Rockets will be pleased to note that he is shooting his best percentage ever from the free throw stripe (90%), and is also having his second best season ever from 3-point territory (38.2%). Although the Rockets have added two solid defenders in P. J. Tucker and Luc Mbah a Moute, they will depend on Ariza's experience and championship pedigree to finally have had a chance to dethrone the Golden State Warriors in the West.