The Rockets traded Pippen to Portland that offseason in a package that brought back six players, including Kelvin Cato, Carlos Rogers and Walt Williams. 5 seed in the playoffs, losing to the Lakers in the first round. That team went 31-19 in the shortened season and was the No. and Amar'e Stoudemire, as well as the ultimate three-point shooting team, the James Hardenled Houston Rockets. Pippen averaged 14.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 5.9 assists on a Rockets team that also had Hakeem Olajuwon and Charles Barkley. The Rockets traded for Pippen in a sign-and-trade deal before the 1999 lockout-shortened season. TEXAS SPORTS NATION: Season-ending Rockets Q&A with Jonathan Feigen Rockets beat Spurs in coin flip, snag NBA draft lottery advantage.Cathy Hernandez, Brittany Jeffers promoted to weekend anchors at KPRC 2 Houston Houston artist charged with a felony for repainting Be Someone bridge.
#1999 HOUSTON ROCKETS ROSTER FREE#
Īfter he already announced in the off-season that the upcoming season would be his last, Charles Barkley suffered a knee injury during a game against his former team, the Philadelphia 76ers on December 8, 1999, after attempting to block a shot on 76ers' forward Tyrone Hill. The Rockets brought in free agent Christian Wood to Houston in a sign-and-trade deal with the Detroit Pistons. Mobley also finished in second place in Sixth Man of the Year voting. Off the bench, first round draft pick Kenny Thomas averaged 8.3 points and 6.1 rebounds per game, and Rogers contributed 8.0 points and 5.2 rebounds per game. In addition, second-year guard Cuttino Mobley played a sixth man role, averaging 15.8 points per game off the bench, while Anderson provided the team with 12.3 points per game, Williams contributed 10.9 points per game, and Cato provided with 8.7 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game. Francis finished second in the Slam Dunk Contest to Vince Carter of the Toronto Raptors. 03-29-1999: 5-11: 200: 46: Goldschmidt, Paul: R: R: 09-10-1987. He also participated in the Rookie-Sophomore Game, and the Slam Dunk Contest during the All-Star Weekend in Oakland. The Rockets won seven of their final ten games in April, and finished sixth in the Midwest Division with a record of 34–48, failing to qualify for the playoffs, which was the first time they missed the postseason since the 1991–92 season.įrancis averaged 18.0 points, 5.3 rebounds, 6.6 assists and 1.5 steals per game, as he was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team, and shared Rookie of the Year honors with Elton Brand of the Chicago Bulls. Hakeem Olajuwon only played just 44 games due to a hernia injury, and breathing problems, averaging just 10.3 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game. The Rockets got off to a bad start losing ten of their first twelve games, but later won six straight games in January, but then lost eight straight in March. During the off-season, the Rockets acquired Walt Williams, Kelvin Cato and Carlos Rogers from the Portland Trail Blazers, and signed free agent Shandon Anderson. This season is notable for the Rockets acquiring top draft pick Steve Francis from the University of Maryland in a trade from the Vancouver Grizzlies the Grizzlies had drafted Francis with the second overall pick in the 1999 NBA draft, but he refused to play for them.
The 1999–2000 NBA season was the Rockets' 33rd season in the National Basketball Association, and 29th season in the city of Houston. Knicks 137, Rockets 115: Houston drops 6th straight game. Ronel Blanco makes strong final case for Astros roster spot.
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