3 Rockets One-Hit Wonders We Wish Hadn't Disappeared

The Houston Rockets have tried plenty of experiments with their team as of late. All the mixing and matching his resulted in countless players arriving to town, only to be shown the door soon after. With all their changes over the years, the Rockets have had plenty of one-hit wonders.

These former Houston Rockets had their time in Texas cut short, and could've done so much more during their time on one of the NBA's most popular franchises.

3. Ty Lawson

After being traded by the Denver Nuggets in the offseason, Ty Lawson joined the Rockets in 2015 with hopes that he could be the team's secondary ball-handler behind James Harden. The season prior, Lawson averaged 15.2 points and 9.6 assists per game. He started over Patrick Beverley on opening day, but Lawson quickly flamed out. He averaged an abysmal 5.8 PPG, and was traded to the Indiana Pacers midseason. His poor play and off-court issues left Lawson out of the NBA in 2017.

2. Carmelo Anthony

The Rockets gave up on Carmelo Anthony way too quickly. In 2018, Houston was 4-6 out the gate, and all fingers were pointed at Anthony who had joined the team in the offseason. Although his 3-point percentage left a lot to be desired (32.8%), the small sample size of 10 games played was not enough to prove that Anthony was washed. Melo has been great this season for the Portland Trail Blazers, scoring 15.3 PPG.

1. Chandler Parsons

Chandler Parsons should never have left Houston. In three seasons, the No. 38 pick of the 2011 NBA draft blossomed into the perfect complimentary scorer for James Harden. In 2013-2014, Parsons was third on the team in scoring with 16.6 points per game. Then, in the summer of 2014 the Dallas Mavericks came with a three-year, $46 million contract offer that was too much for Houston to match. Dallas tried to transform the off-ball threat into a primary scorer, and Parsons' career spiraled out of control.