#2 Overall Pick Heads to Houston - 8/28/99
Rockets get: G Steve Francis, F Tony Massenburg, F Don McLean, future first-round pick (ORL)
Grizzlies get: F Othella Harrington, F Antoine Carr, G Brent Price, G Michael Dickerson, future first-round pick (HOU), future second-round pick (ORL)
Magic get: F Michael Smith, G Lee Mayberry, G Rodrick Rhodes, F Makhtar N’diaye
After a premature playoff exit in the 1999 lockout season, the Rockets were heading for a new era.