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The 2012–13 Houston Rockets season was the 46th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 42nd based in Houston.. The season is best remembered for acquiring All-Star and Sixth Man of the Year James Harden from the Oklahoma City Thunder in a trade.
The 2011–12 Houston Rockets season was the 45th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the 41st based in Houston. This was the first season since 2001-02 without Yao Ming , who retired from the NBA on July 9, 2011.
After the roster moves made by Morey during the 2012 NBA off-season, [134] only four players were left from the 2011–12 Rockets roster: Chandler Parsons, Greg Smith, Marcus Morris, and Patrick Patterson, [135] with the latter two leaving through trades during the 2012–13 season. [134]
To date, the Rockets have not advanced to the finals again. The Rockets missed the playoffs from 1999 to 2003, and did not make the playoffs again until after they drafted Yao Ming in 2002. Since then, the Rockets have had a winning season in all but two of the next 14 seasons and, led by James Harden, advanced to the conference finals in 2015. [2]
The official NBA 75 list of the league’s greatest all-time players includes 11 former Rockets. Here’s where ESPN ranks them, historically.
The Rockets return a league-high 97% of the minutes from last year’s team, which made dramatic defensive gains under Ime Udoka and fielded a top-seven offense over the final 25 games.
During the 2012 NBA offseason, the Rockets made significant changes to their roster. Early in July, they traded Kyle Lowry to the Toronto Raptors, [ 155 ] let Goran Dragić return to the Phoenix Suns via free agency, [ 156 ] and saw the arrival of 2011 pick Donatas Motiejūnas from Lithuania, who was signed to a multiyear deal. [ 157 ]
Houston Rockets roster. Players Coaches Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From C: 12: Adams, Steven: 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1993-07-20 Pittsburgh: G/F: 9: