2009–10 Houston Rockets season

The 2009–10 Houston Rockets season was the 43rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The news broke in the off-season when center Yao Ming would miss the upcoming season due to foot surgery. This injury would soon be considered career-threatening. Mid-season, All-Star Tracy McGrady, who was working his way back from knee surgery that kept him out of last season, was traded to the New York Knicks. Despite losing two All-Stars, the Rockets finished 42–40, but did not clinch a playoff spot.

2009–10 Houston Rockets season
Head coachRick Adelman
General managerDaryl Morey
OwnersLeslie Alexander
ArenaToyota Center
Results
Record42–40 (.512)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Southwest)
Conference: 9th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionMy Network TV Houston, FSN Houston
RadioSports Radio 610
< 2008–09 2010–11 >

Key dates

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Draft picks

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RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
232Jermaine TaylorSG  United StatesCentral Florida
234Sergio LlullPG  SpainReal Madrid (Spain)

Roster

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2009–10 Houston Rockets roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
C13Andersen, David6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)245 lb (111 kg)Australia
SF1Ariza, Trevor6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg)UCLA
SG31Battier, Shane6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg)Duke
PG0Brooks, Aaron6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)161 lb (73 kg)Oregon
SF10Budinger, Chase6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)218 lb (99 kg)Arizona
PF33Harris, Mike6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)235 lb (107 kg)Rice
C44Hayes, Chuck6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)238 lb (108 kg)Kentucky
PF27Hill, Jordan6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)235 lb (107 kg)Arizona
F20Jeffries, Jared6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)240 lb (109 kg)Indiana
PG7Lowry, Kyle6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)205 lb (93 kg)Villanova
SG12Martin, Kevin6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)185 lb (84 kg)Western Carolina
PF4Scola, Luis6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)245 lb (111 kg)Argentina
SG8Taylor, Jermaine6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg)Central Florida
C11Yao Ming7 ft 6 in (2.29 m)310 lb (141 kg)People's Republic of China
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Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster Notes

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  • Center Yao Ming missed the entire season due to an left foot injury.

Pre-season

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2009 Pre-season Game Log: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordRecap
1October 7 (in Hidalgo, Texas)Boston Celtics90–96Houston Rockets

Regular season

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Standings

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W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Dallas Mavericks5527.67128–1327–1410–6
x-San Antonio Spurs5032.610529–1221–209–7
Houston Rockets4240.5121323–1819–229–7
Memphis Grizzlies4042.4881523–1817–245–11
New Orleans Hornets3745.4511824–1713–287–9
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Team W L PCT GB
1c-Los Angeles Lakers5725.695
2y-Dallas Mavericks5527.6712
3x-Phoenix Suns5428.6593
4y-Denver Nuggets5329.6464
5x-Utah Jazz5329.6464
6x-Portland Trail Blazers5032.6107
7x-San Antonio Spurs5032.6107
8x-Oklahoma City Thunder5032.6107
9Houston Rockets4240.51215
10Memphis Grizzlies4042.48817
11New Orleans Hornets3745.45120
12Los Angeles Clippers2953.35428
13Golden State Warriors2656.31731
14Sacramento Kings2557.30532
15Minnesota Timberwolves1567.18342


Record vs. opponents

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2009-10 NBA Records
TeamATLBOSCHACHICLEDALDENDETGSWHOUINDLACLALMEMMIAMILMINNJNNOHNYKOKCORLPHIPHOPORSACSASTORUTAWAS
Atlanta4–02–23–11–31–11–12–21–12–03–02–01–12–01–32–12–03–01–11–30–21–32–11–12–02–01–13–12–04–0
Boston0–43–02–22–21–11–12–11–11–12–11–11–11–13–02–22–03–11–13–11–11–33–10–22–02–01–14–01–13–1
Charlotte2–20–31–33–10–21–12–12–01–11–21–11–12–03–12–22–02–21–12–21–11–33–12–00–22–01–11–20–24–0
Chicago1–32–23–12–20–20–24–01–12–03–10–20–20–21–31–32–01–22–03–11–11–23–11–11–11–12–01–20–22–1
Cleveland3–12–21–32–21–10–24–02–01–13–12–02–01–13–03–12–04–02–03–02–02–23–02–02–02–01–13–11–12–1
Dallas1–11–12–02–01–12–12–03–12–22–03–02–23–12–02–03–12–02–21–12–21–11–12–11–34–03–11–11–21–1
Denver1–11–11–12–02–01–21–14–02–12–02–13–13–11–10–23–12–03–11–13–11–11–11–33–11–22–22–03–11–1
Detroit2–21–21–20–40–40–21–11–11–10–40–20–21–11–22–22–02–11–11–30–21–33–10–20–21–11–10–40–24–0
Golden State1–11–10–21–10–21–30–41–10–31–12–20–42–20–20–23–02–01–32–01–30–20–21–32–22–20–32–00–30–2
Houston0–21–11–10–21–12–21–21–13–00–22–11–34–00–22–03–02–01–32–03–10–21–10–42–22–22–21–12–22–0
Indiana0–31–22–11–31–30–20–24–01–12–01–10–20–20–40–41–14–00–22–21–11–32–11–10–21–10–22–21–13–1
L.A. Clippers0–21–11–12–00–20–31–22–02–21–21–12–22–21–11–13–11–10–40–21–20–22–00–41–31–30–40–21–32–0
L.A. Lakers1–11–11–12–00–22–21–32–04–03–12–02–22–11–12–03–02–02–12–03–11–12–03–11–24–02–21–13–12–0
Memphis0–21–10–22–01–11–31–31–12–20–42–02–21–21–10–23–12–02–22–01–21–11–12–22–22–12–22–01–22–0
Miami3–10–31–33–10–30–21–12–12–02–04–01–11–11–11–31–14–01–13–00–22–24–01–11–12–00–22–21–13–1
Milwaukee1–22–22–23–11–30–22–02–22–00–24–02–00–22–03–12–04–01–13–01–10–32–11–11–11–10–22–11–12–2
Minnesota0–20–20–20–20–21–31–30–20–30–31–11–30–31–31–10–22–00–41–10–40–21–10–40–42–20–30–22–21–1
New Jersey0–31–32–22–10–40–20–21–20–20–20–41–10–20–20–40–40–21–12–20–20–30–40–20–21–11–10–40–20–4
New Orleans1–11–11–10–20–22–21–31–13–13–12–04–01–22–21–11–14–01–10–21–21–10–21–31–22–10–40–21–31–1
New York3–11–32–21–30–31–11–13–10–20–22–22–00–20–20–30–31–12–22–00–20–33–11–11–10–20–20–40–23–1
Oklahoma City2–01–11–11–10–22–21–32–03–11–31–12–11–32–12–01–14–02–02–12–01–12–02–11–33–11–32–03–12–0
Orlando3–13–13–12–12–21–11–13–12–02–03–12–01–11–12–23–02–03–01–13–01–14–01–11–12–01–13–11–12–2
Philadelphia1–21–31–31–30–31–11–11–32–01–11–20–20–21–10–42–21–14–02–01–30–20–40–21–12–01–11–30–20–3
Phoenix1–12–00–21–10–21–23–12–03–14–01–14–01–32–21–11–14–02–03–11–11–21–12–01–24–02–12–02–22–0
Portland0–20–22–01–10–23–11–32–02–22–22–03–12–12–21–11–14–02–02–11–13–11–11–12–14–03–02–00–41–1
Sacramento0–20–20–21–10–20–42–11–12–22–21–13–10–41–20–21–12–21–11–22–01–30–20–20–40–40–41–12–11–1
San Antonio1–11–11–10–21–11–32–21–13–02–22–04–02–22–22–02–03–01–14–02–03–11–11–11–20–34–01–10–42–0
Toronto1–30–42–12–11–31–10–24–00–21–12–22–01–10–22–21–22–04–02–04–00–21–33–10–20–21–11–10–22–1
Utah0–21–12–02–01–12–11–32–03–02–21–13–11–32–11–11–12–22–03–12–01–31–12–02–24–01–24–02–02–0
Washington0–41–30–41–21–21–11–10–42–00–21–30–20–20–21–32–21–14–01–11–30–22–23–00–21–11–10–21–20–2

Game log

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2009–10 game log
Total: 42–40 (Home: 23–18; Road: 19–22)
October: 2–1 (home: 1–0; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1October 27@ PortlandL 87–96 Aaron Brooks (19)Hayes, Landry
Andersen (5)
Kyle Lowry (8)Rose Garden
20403
0-1
2October 28@ Golden StateW 108–107 Trevor Ariza (25)Luis Scola (11)Aaron Brooks (12)Oracle Arena
19596
1-1
3October 31PortlandW 111–107 Trevor Ariza (33)Luis Scola (6)Aaron Brooks (8)Toyota Center
18100
2-1
November: 7–7 (home: 3–4; road: 4–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
4November 2@ UtahW 113–96 Aaron Brooks (19)Luis Scola (15)Aaron Brooks (9)EnergySolutions Arena
19911
3-1
5November 4LA LakersL 102–103 Carl Landry (20)Chuck Hayes (14)Aaron Brooks (6)Toyota Center
18291
3-2
6November 6Oklahoma CityW 105–94 Trevor Ariza (21)Luis Scola (10)Kyle Lowry (8)Toyota Center
14911
4-2
7November 10@ DallasL 103–121 Aaron Brooks (22)Chase Budinger (9)Kyle Lowry (5)American Airlines Center
19720
4-3
8November 11MemphisW 104–79 Luis Scola (22)Luis Scola (15)Kyle Lowry (10)Toyota Center
17220
5-3
9November 13@ SacramentoL 100–109 Trevor Ariza (28)Luis Scola (9)Ariza, Brooks (5)ARCO Arena
11762
5-4
10November 15@ LA LakersW 101–91 Aaron Brooks (33)Landry, Scola (9)Kyle Lowry (8)Staples Center
18977
6-4
11November 17PhoenixL 105–111 Carl Landry (27)Carl Landry (9)Aaron Brooks (13)Toyota Center
16396
6-5
12November 18@ MinnesotaW 97–84 Luis Scola (20)Luis Scola (16)Shane Battier (5)Target Center
11137
7-5
13November 20@ AtlantaL 103–105 Luis Scola (17)Luis Scola (10)Kyle Lowry (7)Philips Arena
16674
7-6
14November 21SacramentoW 113–106 Luis Scola (22)Luis Scola (12)Kyle Lowry (8)Toyota Center
16202
8-6
15November 25DallasL 99–130 Carl Landry (24)Scola, Hayes (7)Kyle Lowry (7)Toyota Center
18157
8-7
16November 27San AntonioL 84–92 Luis Scola (18)Luis Scola (12)Trevor Ariza (5)Toyota Center
18164
8-8
17November 29@ Oklahoma CityW 100–91 Brooks, Landry (21)Carl Landry (10)Aaron Brooks (4)Ford Center
18203
9-8
December: 11–5 (home: 6–0; road: 5–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
18December 2@ LA ClippersW 102–85 Aaron Brooks (22)Luis Scola (7)Aaron Brooks (5)Staples Center
13836
10-8
19December 3@ Golden StateW 111–109 Aaron Brooks (25)Luis Scola (13)Aaron Brooks (7)Oracle Arena
16432
11-8
20December 5@ PortlandL 89–90 Carl Landry (23)Carl Landry (9)Aaron Brooks (5)Rose Garden
20555
11-9
21December 9ClevelandW 95–85 Aaron Brooks (27)Luis Scola (10)Aaron Brooks (6)Toyota Center
18200
12-9
22December 11@ PhiladelphiaW 96–91 Carl Landry (20)Trevor Ariza (12)Trevor Ariza (3)Wachovia Center
13991
13-9
23December 13@ TorontoL 88–101 Carl Landry (25)Luis Scola (15)Aaron Brooks (4)Air Canada Centre
17111
13-10
24December 15DetroitW 107–96 Brooks, Scola (23)Chase Budinger (12)Aaron Brooks (10)Toyota Center
14899
14-10
25December 16@ DenverL 101–111 Aaron Brooks (23)David Andersen (9)Aaron Brooks (7)Pepsi Center
15753
14-11
26December 18@ DallasW 116–108 Kyle Lowry (26)Luis Scola (10)Kyle Lowry (10)American Airlines Center
19890
15-11
27December 19Oklahoma CityW 95–90 Trevor Ariza (31)Chuck Hayes (15)Trevor Ariza (6)Toyota Center
15095
16-11
28December 22LA ClippersW 108–99 Aaron Brooks (27)Shane Battier (8)Kyle Lowry (7)Toyota Center
17128
17-11
29December 23@ OrlandoL 87–102 Carl Landry (20)Trevor Ariza (7)Brooks, Battier (4)Amway Arena
17461
17-12
30December 26@ New JerseyW 103–98 Carl Landry (26)Trevor Ariza (11)Trevor Ariza (8)IZOD Center
13374
18-12
31December 27@ ClevelandL 83–108 Aaron Brooks (23)Carl Landry (6)Battier, Ariza, Brooks, Lowry (3)Quicken Loans Arena
20562
18-13
32December 29New OrleansW 108–100 Aaron Brooks (27)Luis Scola (12)Kyle Lowry (7)Toyota Center
18187
19-13
33December 31DallasW 97–94 Aaron Brooks (30)Luis Scola (13)Trevor Ariza (7)Toyota Center
18306
20-13
January: 5–9 (home: 4–5; road: 1–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
34January 2@ New OrleansL 95–99 Trevor Ariza (19)Chuck Hayes (13)Kyle Lowry (6)New Orleans Arena
16020
20-14
35January 5@ LA LakersL 79–88 Carl Landry (19)Carl Landry (6)Trevor Ariza (8)Staples Center
18997
20-15
36January 6@ PhoenixL 110–118 Aaron Brooks (34)Carl Landry (10)Kyle Lowry (6)US Airways Center
15811
20-16
37January 9NY KnicksW 105–96 Luis Scola (23)Scola, Lowry (7)Shane Battier (5)Toyota Center
15693
21-16
38January 12@ CharlotteL 94–102 Trevor Ariza (19)Luis Scola (14)Aaron Brooks (6)Time Warner Cable Arena
11463
21-17
39January 13MinnesotaW 120–114 Aaron Brooks (43)Chuck Hayes (17)Trevor Ariza (7)Toyota Center
15175
22-17
40January 15MiamiL 106–115 Budinger, Scola (17)Battier, Ariza (6)Aaron Brooks (5)Toyota Center
16720
22-18
41January 18MilwaukeeW 101–98 Luis Scola (27)Luis Scola (15)Aaron Brooks (10)Toyota Center
17187
23-18
42January 22@ San AntonioW 116–109 Brooks, Lowry (23)Luis Scola (9)Kyle Lowry (9)AT&T Center
18581
24-18
43January 23ChicagoL 97–104 Carl Landry (22)Shane Battier (8)Kyle Lowry (5)Toyota Center
18119
24-19
44January 25AtlantaL 95–102 Carl Landry (16)Luis Scola (8)Aaron Brooks (5)Toyota Center
14998
24-20
45January 27DenverL 92–97 Aaron Brooks (22)Luis Scola (11)Kyle Lowry (7)Toyota Center
16357
24-21
46January 29PortlandW 104–100 Aaron Brooks (33)Battier, Scola (8)Aaron Brooks (7)Toyota Center
16129
25-21
47January 31PhoenixL 111–115 Aaron Brooks (24)Shane Battier (11)Aaron Brooks (6)Toyota Center
17165
25-22
February: 4–7 (home: 2–4; road: 2–3)
March: 8–8 (home: 5–4; road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
59March 1TorontoW 116–92 Martin, Brooks (28)Luis Scola (8)Chuck Hayes (8)Toyota Center
13943
30-29
60March 3SacramentoL 81–84 Aaron Brooks (22)Luis Scola (18)Luis Scola (5)Toyota Center
15651
30-30
61March 6@ MinnesotaW 112–98 Kevin Martin (30)Luis Scola (21)Aaron Brooks (9)Target Center
15587
31-30
62March 7@ DetroitL 107–110 Kevin Martin (27)Luis Scola (15)Aaron Brooks (7)Palace of Auburn Hills
18422
31-31
63March 9@ WashingtonW 96–88 Luis Scola (23)Luis Scola (10)Kyle Lowry (4)Verizon Center
10422
32-31
64March 13New JerseyW 116–108 Luis Scola (44)Luis Scola (12)Aaron Brooks (7)Toyota Center
16998
33-31
65March 15DenverW 125–123 Aaron Brooks (31)Luis Scola (11)Aaron Brooks (9)Toyota Center
16369
34-31
66March 17MemphisW 107–94 Aaron Brooks (33)Jordan Hill (9)Brooks, Battier, Lowry (4)Toyota Center
16142
35-31
67March 19BostonL 87–94 Scola, Martin (17)Luis Scola (10)Scola, Martin, Brooks, Lowry (3)Toyota Center
18198
35-32
68March 21@ NY KnicksW 116–112 Kevin Martin (28)Trevor Ariza (7)Trevor Ariza (6)Madison Square Garden
17242
36-32
69March 22@ ChicagoL 88–98 Luis Scola (22)Luis Scola (10)Aaron Brooks (6)United Center
19834
36-33
70March 24@ Oklahoma CityL 104–122 Luis Scola (25)Mike Harris (8)Aaron Brooks (7)Ford Center
18203
36-34
71March 25LA ClippersL 93–99 Brooks, Ariza (18)Luis Scola (14)Aaron Brooks (9)Toyota Center
15201
36-35
72March 27LA LakersL 101–109 Luis Scola (28)Luis Scola (10)Aaron Brooks (7)Toyota Center
18583
36-36
73March 30WashingtonW 98–94 Chase Budinger (24)Scola, Brooks (8)Aaron Brooks (11)Toyota Center
14395
37-36
74March 31@ San AntonioL 102–119 Aaron Brooks (21)Jermaine Taylor (10)Kyle Lowry (5)AT&T Center
18581
37-37
April: 5–3 (home: 2–1; road: 3–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
75April 2@ BostonW 119–114 Aaron Brooks (30)Luis Scola (11)Aaron Brooks (9)TD Garden
18624
38-37
76April 4@ IndianaL 102–133 Chase Budinger (17)Luis Scola (6)Aaron Brooks (5)Conseco Fieldhouse
14201
38-38
77April 6@ MemphisW 113–103 Kevin Martin (29)Jared Jeffries (10)Aaron Brooks (7)FedExForum
11673
39-38
78April 7UtahW 113–96 Martin, Brooks (28)Chuck Hayes (18)Brooks, Lowry (5)Toyota Center
15004
40-38
79April 9CharlotteW 97–90 Aaron Brooks (23)Ariza, Scola (9)Trevor Ariza (8)Toyota Center
16488
41-38
80April 11@ PhoenixL 106–116 Luis Scola (30)Scola, Hayes (8)Aaron Brooks (6)US Airways Center
18422
41-39
81April 12@ SacramentoW 117–107 Kevin Martin (39)Hayes, Jeffries (7)Kyle Lowry (11)ARCO Arena
14549
42-39
82April 14New OrleansL 115–123 Trevor Ariza (26)Trevor Ariza (10)Trevor Ariza (10)Toyota Center
18191
42-40
2009–10 season schedule

Player statistics

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Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG% Field-goal percentage 3P% 3-point field-goal percentage FT% Free-throw percentage
 RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game
 BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per game

Regular season

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Houston Rockets statistics
PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
David Andersen63014.1.432.346.6873.3.7.2.25.8
Trevor Ariza727136.5.394.334.6495.63.81.8.614.9
Hilton Armstrong904.4.294.000.000.7.3.6.01.1
Shane Battier676232.4.398.362.7264.7.8.81.18.0
Aaron Brooks828235.6.432.398.8222.65.3.8.219.6
Chase Budinger74420.1.441.369.7703.01.2.5.18.9
Will Conroy507.2.300.300.000.61.4.0.01.2
Brian Cook1502.9.304.222.714.6.1.0.11.4
Joey Dorsey707.7.455..5003.6.3.3.11.6
Mike Harris8010.3.370.000.5562.5.4.5.13.1
Chuck Hayes828221.6.489..5455.71.7.9.54.4
Jordan Hill23016.2.532..6605.0.6.2.56.4
Jared Jeffries18018.4.429.111.5563.61.0.5.74.9
Carl Landry52127.2.547..8395.5.8.5.916.1
Kyle Lowry68024.3.397.272.8273.64.5.9.19.1
Kevin Martin242235.8.435.310.9242.92.31.0.121.3
Tracy McGrady607.7.368.500.667.81.0.0.33.2
Pops Mensah-Bonsu403.3.250..5001.0.3.3.31.3
Luis Scola828232.6.514.200.7798.62.1.8.316.2
Jermaine Taylor3149.8.378.227.7171.5.5.3.14.1
Garrett Temple9013.1.448.250.6671.6.8.4.45.0

Awards, records and milestones

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Awards

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Season

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Injuries and surgeries

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  • Yao Ming missed the entire season with a stress fracture in his left ankle.[2]

Transactions

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Trades

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June 25, 2009
To Houston Rockets
To Washington Wizards
  • Cash considerations
June 25, 2009
To Houston Rockets
To Denver Nuggets
  • Cash considerations
June 25, 2009
To Houston Rockets
To Detroit Pistons
  • Future second round pick
  • Cash considerations
July 14, 2009
To Houston Rockets
To Atlanta Hawks
  • Future second round pick
  • Cash and future considerations
September 22, 2009
To Houston Rockets
To Denver Nuggets
February 18, 2010To Sacramento Kings
Larry Hughes (From New York)
Carl Landry (From Houston)
Joey Dorsey (From Houston)
To New York Knicks
Tracy McGrady (from Houston)
Sergio Rodríguez (from Sacramento)
To Houston Rockets
Kevin Martin (from Sacramento)
Jared Jeffries (from New York)
Jordan Hill (From New York)
Hilton Armstrong (From Sacramento)
2012 protected first-round pick (from New York)
Rights to exchange 2011 first-round picks with New York

Free agents

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Additions
PlayerDate signedFormer team
Trevor ArizaJuly 8Los Angeles Lakers
Pops Mensah-BonsuSeptember 3Toronto Raptors
Mike HarrisDecember 22Rio Grande Valley Vipers
Will ConroyJanuary 28Rio Grande Valley Vipers
Subtractions
PlayerDate signedNew Team
Ron ArtestJuly 8Los Angeles Lakers
Pops Mensah-BonsuNovember 16Toronto Raptors

References

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  1. ^ "Aaron Brooks named NBA's Most Improved Player". Houston Rockets.com. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
  2. ^ "Yao Ming out for season with stress fracture in ankle". espn.go.com. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
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