C/PF Ralph Sampson was only on the Houston Rockets for 5 years, but they were good ones. Sampson played in 305 games (291 starts) in his five seasons with the Rockets and he averaged 35.0 minutes, 19.7 points, 10.5 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.0 steal and 1.9 blocked shots per game. Sampson is still #8 in Rockets’ history in rebounds (3,189) and he’s also #4 in blocked shots (585).Sampson was part of the “Twin Towers” with Hakeem Olajuwon as they were both over 7 feet tall. A lot of people remember Sampson because of when he got thrown out of a game in the NBA finals when he got into it with backup point guard Jerry Sichting. Celtics’ coach K.C. Jones had to cover his mouth to cover up his glee about it. But, Sampson played in 20 playoffs games in 1985-86 and he averaged 37.1 minutes, 20.0 points, 10.8 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.8 blocked shots. Sampson was never the same as a player after he left the Rockets.

Point guard Kenny “The Jet” Smith is more than just Charles Barkley’s partner on TNT NBA broadcasts. He was also the starting point guard for the 1993-94 and the 1994-95 Houston Rockets who won NBA Championships. Smith played in 468 games in his six seasons with the Rockets and he averaged 29.3 minutes, 12.6 points, 1.9 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.0 steal per game. Despite only playing six years with the Rockets, Smith is #5 all-time in assists in team history with 2,457. He also is tied for tenth in Rockets’ history with 467 steals. Smith was a very solid player on Hakeem Olajuwon’s team.