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February 14th, 1995-Houston Rockets trade for Clyde Drexler

By: Dylan Miller, Editor-in-Chief • February 14, 2025
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Months after winning the 1994 NBA championship, the Houston Rockets still saw room for improvement. They made a major move, trading for one of the best guards in the league at the time-Clyde Drexler.

The Rockets were currently 29-17, sitting at third place in the then-Midwest Division. Drexler had already put together a solid career by his 12th season. He led the Portland Trail Blazers to two NBA finals, but they unfortunately lost to the Detroit Pistons in 1990 and the Chicago Bulls in 1992.

Unlike in Portland, Drexler took a back seat to Hall of Famer, Hakeem Olajuwon, who was the reigning MVP in 1994. Following the trade, Olajuwon missed some time with an injury, causing Houston to go 17-18 and enter the playoffs as the 6th seed in the West.

Drexler was clutch in the playoffs, averaging 20.5 points, even scoring 41 points in game 4 against the Utah Jazz in the first round to avoid elimination.

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Houston went on to win their second straight title behind Olajuwon and Drexler.

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Dylan Miller is currently a Senior at Colonia High School. He enjoys participating in sports, earning varsity letters in cross country, winter track and spring track. In addition to participating in sports, Miller also follows the NFL, NBA and MLB. Scouting is a large part of Miller’s extracurricular activities as an Eagle Scout. At this level he will learn more about leadership and communication, which Miller is eager to add to his skill set as he prepares for college. When he’s not busy in school or running, he enjoys watching TV shows like Ted Lasso. He also likes listening to sports analysts Colin Cowherd, Jim Rome or Dan Patrick. He aspires to work in the sports field and run track in college.