Leslie Alexander purchased the Houston Rockets back in 1993 for a mere $85 million. The next year, Hakeem Olajuwon led the franchise to its first ever championship title. After that, Houston solidified the roster by signing Clyde Drexler and they won another championship in 1995.
The Rockets never won another ring, but they did have many successful seasons after that. Many of those other Rockets teams featuring players like Steve Francis, Cutino Mobley, Yao Ming, Tracy McGrady and more recently James Harden will forever be remembered in Rockets history.
After such a marvelous journey, Alexander decided that it was time to move on.