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The 2008–09 Houston Rockets season was the 42nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Despite a season-ending knee injury to Tracy McGrady, the Rockets breezed past the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round, but could not defeat the Los Angeles Lakers in the second round.
The NBA Summer League, also known as the Las Vegas Summer League, is an off-season basketball competition organized by the National Basketball Association (NBA). NBA teams come together to try out different summer rosters instead of their regular season lineups, including rookie, sophomore and G League affiliate players.
Following the 2008–09 season, Newley once again played for the Houston Rockets in the NBA Summer League, where he averaged 6.8 points and 2.6 rebounds in five games with three starts. [ 19 ] Turkey and Lithuania (2009–2012)
In 2009, he was drafted by the Detroit Pistons, and then traded to the Houston Rockets on draft night. [11] He joined the Rockets' Summer League team, and averaged 17.8 PPG. [12] In the 2009 season opener for the Rockets, Budinger came off the bench and logged 15 minutes of playing time while scoring 6 points and collecting one rebound. [13]
Stiemsma went undrafted in the 2008 NBA draft. In August 2008, he signed with Oyak Renault of Turkey for the 2008–09 season. [6] In February 2009, he left Oyak and signed with the Seoul SK Knights of South Korea for the rest of the season. On April 11, 2009, he was acquired by the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA Development League.
This is Whitmore's second season with the Rockets and he was named the 2023 Summer League MVP last year. The 6-foot-7 wing is, by far, one of the best players this Summer League and has found ...
On September 4, during the Rockets' second-round playoff series against the Los Angeles Lakers, Gordon recorded 23 points and three rebounds in a 112–97 Game 1 win. [76] The Rockets eventually lost the series in five games. The 2020–21 season was a major shift for the Rockets, as they traded All-Star guard Russell Westbrook during the ...
“I was honored to get the call,” new Rockets assistant Mike Batiste tells @BigSargeSportz. “Coach Silas has old school rules but has a very innovative, new school way of thinking.”