The Rockets' midseason acquisitions redefined their season. Signing Josh Smith to an agreeable contract after he was cut by the Pistons and trading for Corey Brewer and Pablo Prigioni gave the Rockets one of the league's best benches, which they rode to the Western Conference Finals.
Absent from the conversation are several individuals who have worn the ketchup, white, gray and mustard for the Rockets this year. Let's pay a brief tribute to the ones who were left behind:
Francisco Garcia
The first Rocket jettisoned, Cisco was waived on Dec. 19 to clear room for the Corey Brewer trade from the Minnesota Timberwolves.