The Houston Rockets acquired Clyde Drexler midway through the 1994-95 season in a trade with the Portland Trail Blazers and played a total of four full years with the team. Drexler was brought in to help the Rockets defend the title they won the previous year and be an effective second option to his University of Houston teammate Hakeem Olajuwon.
The results were immediate, as Drexler played 35 games in Houston and finished second on the team in scoring with 21.4 points per game during that span. In addition, Drexler’s 1.8 steals led the team and his 4.