Houston has missed the postseason for the first time since 2012, but that doesn’t mean it’s time to stop watching basketball. The Rockets of the late 2010s still live on in this year’s Eastern Conference Semifinals. Whether these players were traded or left in free agency, they’ve all represented H-Town for at least three seasons.
To make matters more interesting for Houston, Chris Paul (who only played in H-town for two seasons) has advanced to the Western Conference Finals. The future Hall of Famer is sitting out indefinitely due to COVID-19, but is only four wins away from his first taste of the NBA Finals.