The Rockets tried to move up to the 20th pick, and had a deal arranged with Miami. But as the draft unfolded, the deal was lost. The 76ers acquired the Heat pick to take Jason Smith of Colorado State. The Heat moved back one slot to select Daequan Cook of Ohio State.
The Rockets would have used the pick to take Spanish guard Rudy Fernandez, who brings tremendous speed, though he likely will remain overseas for one more season.
Fernandez went two picks before the Rockets' selection, with the Trail Blazers moving up to snag him with the Suns' pick. The Rockets then grabbed Brooks, getting the speed they coveted, though in a smaller (5-10 1/2 ) package.
"We didn't know (the trade would fall through) until the pick," Rockets general manager Daryl Morey said. "The direction we had gotten from the team up until that point was we were getting it. Then the draft unfolded unexpectedly for them, and their guy was there.
"We didn't get the top guy we were looking for, but Aaron was the next guy. We feel very good coming out with Aaron."
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Jun 28, 2007 12:25 PM EST
The Orlando Magic have traded a second round pick (54th overall) in the 2007 NBA Draft to the Houston Rockets in exchange for cash considerations, General Manager Otis Smith announced this afternoon.
Orlando owns pick #44 during tonight’s draft.
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Before the Rockets begin the business of this season's draft, they will turn toward a player taken last season.
Lior Eliyahu, whom the Rockets picked up with the Orlando Magic's second-round pick last season, arrived in Houston on Tuesday and will begin working out with Rockets coaches today in preparation for next month's summer league in Las Vegas.
Though the Rockets got the rights to Eliyahu, expecting him to need at least two more seasons in Europe, Rockets general manager Daryl Morey said Tuesday that Eliyahu's performance in workouts and summer league could determine if Eliyahu, a 6-9, 225-pound forward, earns a spot on next season's roster.
That would be fine with Eliyahu, but he said he also needs the next few weeks to learn if he is ready.
"In Israel it is the dream to be the first to play in the NBA," Eliyahu said. "I played last year for Maccabi Tel Aviv and had a pretty good season. (The Rockets) wanted for me, and any player, to come here and see the difference in playing in the NBA."
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Rockets Jun 2007 Archive
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Yahoo.com | Jun 26, 2007
Rockets swingman Bonzi Wells exercised the option on the final year of his contract Monday.
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AFP | Jun 25, 2007
China's All Star NBA centre Yao Ming will wed his teenage sweetheart from Shanghai in August, after an eight-year courtship, state press reported Monday.
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Houston Chronicle | Jun 24, 2007
For all the uncertainty involved with having the 26th pick in the NBA draft, there is one thing Rockets general manager Daryl Morey does know.
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Star-Ledger | Jun 24, 2007
Tracy McGrady, on Kevin Durant's disappointing showing in the weight room: "When I was his age, I couldn't bench press 185 myself.
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ESPN | Jun 24, 2007
Veteran guard Bonzi Wells plans to stick with the Houston Rockets during the 2007-08 season, his agent told a Houston television station on Saturday.
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Houston Chronicle | Jun 21, 2007
Though it is still unclear whether Vassilis Spanoulis will play for either team next season, Spanoulis' current club will host his old one in a highlight game on the Rockets' preseason schedule.
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Houston Chronicle | Jun 20, 2007
Vassilis Spanoulis, John Lucas III and Luther Head could all be on the move, according to the Houston Chronicle
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Houston Chronicle | Jun 17, 2007
Rockets vice president for basketball operations Dennis Lindsey accepted an offer to replace Sam Presti as the Spurs assistant general manager.
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Houston Chronicle | Jun 16, 2007
Next week, Bonzi Wells will have to make it official.
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Houston Chronicle | Jun 16, 2007
The Spurs sought and received permission to interview Rockets vice president for basketball operations/player personnel Dennis Lindsey to replace Sam Presti, who left a similar position with the Spurs to become the SuperSonics general manager, two officials with NBA teams said on Saturday.
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NBA.com | Jun 14, 2007
The Rockets re-acquired Mike James along with reserve forward Justin Reed Thursday by trading power forward Juwan Howard to the Timberwolves.
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ESPN | Jun 13, 2007
The Rockets and Wolves have agreed in principle to exchange Mike James for Juwan Howard.
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Houston Chronicle | Jun 11, 2007
The Rockets are reportedly putting out feelers for Ron Artest and columnist Richard Justice hears it would cost the Rockets Bob Sura (he has only $1 million in salary protection next year), Kirk Snyder, Vasilis Spanoulis and this year's first-round draft pick.
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rockets.com | Jun 6, 2007
After four seasons of relying mostly on a methodical, half-court game, the Houston Rockets have turned to Rick Adelman in hopes that the 16-year coaching veteran can pick up the pace on the offensive end.
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Houston Chronicle | Jun 2, 2007
Bill Duffy, the agent for guard Bonzi Wells, told Rockets general manager Daryl Morey on Friday that although Wells would like to return to the Rockets next season, he had not decided whether to play under his current contract or to exercise his option to opt out and become a free agent.
