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Rafer Alston

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Height: 6-2

Weight: 175

NBA Experience: 9

College:Fresno State

High School:Cardozo(Bayside, NY)

Birthdate:July 24, 1976

Birthplace:Queens, NY

How Acquired:Trade with Torontoon October 4, 2005

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Alston’s Career StatisticsREGULAR SEASON REBOUNDSYEAR G-S MIN FGM-A PCT 3FGM-A PCT FTM-A PCT OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF-D S T TO BLK T P RPG APG PPG1999-00 (MIL) 27-0 361 27-95 .284 3-14 .214 3-4 .750 5-18-23 70 29-0 12 29 0 60 0.9 2.6 2.22000-01 (MIL) 37-2 288 30-84 .357 8-30 .267 9-13 .692 4-27-31 68 27-0 13 20 0 77 0.8 1.8 2.12001-02 (MIL) 50-7 600 66-191 .346 27-71 .380 18-29 .621 10-62-72 143 42-0 32 40 2 177 1.4 2.9 3.52002-03 (TOR) 47-4 980 139-335 .415 51-130 .392 37-54 .685 21-86-107 192 120-0 38 86 15 366 2.3 4.1 7.82003-04 (MIA) 82-28 2581 287-764 .376 161-434 .371 103-134 .769 26-200-226 372 212-1 114 128 18 838 2.8 4.5 10.22004-05 (TOR) 80-78 2717 403-974 .414 139-389 .357 191-258 .740 42-237-279 514 212-0 118 170 7 1136 3.5 6.4 14.22005-06 (HOU) 63-63 2431 280-738 .379 102-312 .327 99-143 .692 36-219-255 425 194-3 101 157 15 761 4.0 6.7 12.12006-07 (HOU) 82-82 3040 383-1020 .375 192-529 .363 130-177 .734 29-253-282 444 195-3 129 170 10 1088 3.4 5.4 13.32007-08 (HOU) 74-74 2526 364-924 .394 143-407 .351 98-137 .715 28-232-260 392 139-0 98 160 18 969 3.5 5.3 13.1TOTALS 542-338 15524 1979-5125 .386 826-2316 .357 688-949 .725 201-1334-1535 2620 1170-7 655 960 85 5472 2.8 4.8 10.1ROCKETS 219-219 7997 1027-2682 .383 437-1248 .350 327-457 .716 93-704-797 1261 528-6 328 487 43 2818 3.6 5.8 12.9

PLAYOFFS REBOUNDSYEAR G-S MIN FGM-A PCT 3FGM-A PCT FTM-A PCT OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF-D S T TO BLK T P RPG APG PPG1999-00 (MIL) 4-0 16 0-3 .000 0-1 .000 0-2 .000 0-0-0 1 0-0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0.3 0.02000-01 (MIL) 5-0 8 0-1 .000 0-0 — 0-0 — 0-0-0 1 0-0 0 2 0 0 0.0 0.2 0.02003-04 (MIA) 13-0 295 29-91 .319 12-52 231 21-25 .840 4-25-29 22 22-0 5 10 1 91 2.2 1.7 7.02006-07 (HOU) 7-7 309 25-74 .338 16-50 .320 10-13 .769 6-42-48 35 23-0 13 17 3 76 6.9 5.0 10.92007-08 (HOU) 4-4 126 21-48 .438 11-25 .440 4-5 .800 2-4-6 18 7-0 4 6 0 57 1.5 4.5 14.3TOTALS 33-11 754 75-217 .346 39-128 .305 35-45 .778 12-71-83 77 52-0 22 36 4 224 2.5 2.3 6.8ROCKETS 11-11 435 46-122 .377 27-75 .360 14-18 .778 8-46-54 53 30-0 17 23 3 133 4.9 4.8 12.1

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In 2007-2008In his third season with the Rockets, averaged 13.1points, 3.5 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.32 steals in 74games (74 starts) … on the inactive list for eightgames with two due to a groin strain (12/9/07-12/10/07), one for a sore groin (12/15/07), three for astrained left hamstring (4/3/08-4/6/08) and two for astrained right hamstring (4/14/08-4/16/08) … stood20th in the NBA in assists per game, topping the Rocketsin assists a team-best 39 times … recorded 11 20-point outings, including the first 30-point game of hiscareer … notched five games of 10 or more assistsand four double-doubles … pulled down a season-higheight rebounds vs. Memphis (12/5/07) … snapped hisstring of consecutive regular season games played at157 (12/31/05-12/7/07) … recorded 18 points, 10assists, seven rebounds and three steals in 50:00 ofaction at Denver (12/20/07) … led Rockets with 22points vs. Golden State (12/31/07) … posted a 20-point, eight-assist outing at Orlando (1/4/08), scoringoff a driving lay-up with 4.3 seconds left to deliver thedeciding bucket in a 96-94 win … had 15 points, 10assists and seven boards atWashington (1/8/08) … registered20 points and a game-high eightassists at New York (1/9/08) …notched 20 points vs. Philadelphia(1/15/08) … had at least one 3-pointfield goal made in 24 consecutivegames he played (11/24/07-1/19/08)… hit game-clinching 3-pointer with19.3 seconds left in a 109-107 victoryat Seattle (1/23/08) … reacheddouble-digit scoring in 14 straightgames (12/28/07-1/23/08),averaging 16.1 points and 6.0assists over that span … recorded17 points, a season-best 12 assistsand matched his season-high eightboards vs. Golden State (1/29/08)… posted 23 points and sevenassists vs. Sacramento (2/13/08) … scored a team-high 22 points (6-10 3FG) at Cleveland (2/19/08) …finished with 16 points, 11 assists and six boards vs.Miami (2/21/08) … handed out 11 assists at New Orleans(2/22/08), marking his first time to record consecutivedouble-digit assist games since 2005-06 (11 on 1/8/06and 10 on 1/10/06) … had a season-high four stealsvs. Chicago (2/24/08) … registered three consecutive20-point games for just the third time in his career (21on 3/5/08 vs. Indiana, 24 on 3/6/08 at Dallas and 20 on3/8/08 vs. New Orleans) … topped the Rockets with acareer-high 31 points (10-22 FG) behind a career-besteight 3-pointers made (8-11 3FG) vs. the L.A. Lakers(3/16/08), equaling the second most treys made by aRockets player in a game … averaged 15.7 points and6.6 assists over Houston’s 22-game winning streak(1/29/08-3/16/08), including six 20-point performances… led the Rockets with 28 points in a 108-100 win vs.Sacramento (3/24/08), scoring nine of Houston’s final17 points (7-8 FT) of the game … was his fifth 20-pointouting in Mar. to rank as his career best for most 20-point games within a single month (prev. best: four inNov. 2004).

In the NBAHolds career averages of 10.1 points, 4.8 assists and1.21 steals in 542 games (338 starts) with Milwaukee,Toronto, Miami and Houston … has a career assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.73 … stands sixth in Rockets historyin 3-pointers made (437) and seventh in 3-pointattempts (1,248). 2006-2007: In his second seasonwith Houston, averaged 13.3 points, 3.4 boards, 5.4assists and 1.57 steals in 82 games (career-best 82starts) … set career highs in minutes (3,040), fieldgoals attempted (1,020), 3-pointers made (192),

3-pointers attempted (529), defensive rebounds (253),total rebounds (282) and steals (129) … set the Rocketsindividual records for most makes and attempts frombeyond the arc within a season (prev. mark: VernonMaxwell 172-510 3FG in 1990-91) … had two streaksof 21 consecutive games with at least one 3-pointfield goal made (12/14/06-1/24/07 and 2/5/07-3/18/07)… ranked 13th in the NBA in steals per game (1.57),while standing ninth in the league in steals-per-turnoverratio (0.76, 129 steals, 170 turnovers) … recorded 1320-point games and three double-doubles … finishedwith 14 points, 12 assists, eight defensive rebounds(tied career best), four steals and no turnovers vs.Dallas (11/4/06) … set career highs in field goals made(12) and attempted (25) en route to a season-high 29points vs. Phoenix (1/17/07) … recorded at least onesteal in 20 straight games (12/20/06-1/29/07) …registered a career-best nine steals vs. Charlotte(2/10/07), setting the NBA game high in thefts in 2006-07 and equaling the second highest total in Rocketshistory … set season high in 3-pointers made (6-103FG) vs. Miami (2/21/07) … registered three

consecutive 20-point games (20 on2/21/07 vs. Miami, 23 on 2/23/07 atAtlanta, 20 on 2/25/07 at Orlando)… had three 20-point performancesagainst the L.A. Clippers (26 on12/17/06, 21 on 12/23/06 and 20 on3/14/07) … recorded 21 points and aseason-best 13 assists vs. N.O./Okla. City (4/14/07). 2005-2006: Inhis first campaign with the Rockets,averaged 12.1 points in 63 games(63 starts) … set career-highaverages in assists (6.7), rebounds(4.0) and steals (1.60) … tied for10th in the NBA in assists per game(6.7) … was 19th in the league inassists-to-turnover ratio (2.71, 425assists, 157 turnovers) … registered12 of the 13 double-digit assistgames for the Rockets … had six

20-point games and six double-doubles … missed 19games (11/18/05-12/28/05) with a hairline fracture ofthe right fibula … recorded 12 assists in a career-high53:28 of action at Chicago (1/20/06) … scored aseason-best 26 points (5-8 3FG) vs. Miami (1/29/06)… averaged 8.2 assists over 13 games in Feb., whichranked eighth in the NBA over that span … handed outa season-high 14 assists vs. Indiana (3/8/06). 2004-2005: Averaged 14.2 points, 3.5 rebounds, and teamhighs of 6.4 assists (11th in the NBA) and 1.48 steals(18th in the NBA) in 80 games (78 starts) with Toronto… registered single-season career best in points (1,136)… ranked 19th in the league in both 3-pointers made(139) and assist-to-turnover ratio (3.02) … recordeddouble figures in assists on 12 occasions … recorded20-plus points in three consecutive games (11/19/04-11/23/04) … had his streak of 61 consecutive gameswith a 3-pointer snapped at New York (11/27/04) …registered a career-high 15 assists at Minnesota(1/17/05) … scored a season-high 29 points vs. Miami(1/26/05) … had season-high five steals vs. Dallas(2/6/05) … recorded 10th double-double with 18 pointsand 10 assists at Philadelphia (3/25/05) … grabbed acareer-best nine rebounds at New York (4/12/05). 2003-2004: Was the only Miami player to play in all 82games (28 starts) … averaged 10.2 points, a team-high 4.5 assists, 2.8 rebounds and 1.39 steals … in his28 starts, he averaged 12.2 points, 5.7 assists, 3.3rebounds, 1.68 steals and 40.7 minutes … led theHeat in games played, assists (372), steals (114) andassist-to-turnover ratio (2.91) … ranked second on theteam in 3-pointers made (161) and 3-point field goalpercentage (.371) … ranked eighth in the NBA in3-point field goals made and 10th in assist-to-turnoverratio … finished season by hitting at least one trey in

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Regular Season Career HighsMIN 53 1/20/06 at ChicagoFG 12 1/17/07 vs. PhoenixFGA 25 1/17/07 vs. Phoenix3FG 8 3/16/08 vs. L.A. Lakers3FGA 11 3/16/08 at L.A. Lakers (2)FT 13 12/10/04 vs. DenverFTA 15 12/10/04 vs. DenverOFF 3 12/15/06 at L.A. Lakers (4)DEF 8 3/16/07 at Toronto (4)REB 9 4/12/05 at New YorkAST 15 1/17/05 at MinnesotaSTL 9 2/10/07 vs. CharlotteTO 8 12/12/04 vs. MiamiBLK 4 4/16/03 at ClevelandPTS 31 3/16/08 vs. L.A. Lakers

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a league-high 48 consecutive games, and at least onein 61 of his last 62 games … had four games of atleast 20 points … recorded his lone double-double atNew Jersey (2/4/04), posting 10 points and a season-high 10 assists … hit the game-winning 3-pointer withhalf a second left in an overtime win over Dallas(3/26/04). 2002-2003: In his first season with Toronto,averaged 7.8 points and 4.1 assists in 47 games …shot a career-best .392 (51-130 3FG) from beyond thearc … averaged 20.3 points, 7.8 assists and 6.3rebounds in four games as a starter … in his first startwith the Raptors, recorded 20 points and eight assistsvs. Milwaukee (4/11/03) … averaged 15.8 points(second on team), 9.7 assists and 3.8 rebounds in sixgames with the Mobile Revelers (D-League). 2001-2002: Appeared in 50 games with Milwaukee (sevenstarts), averaging 3.5 points, 2.9 assists and 1.4rebounds … tallied 14 points, 10 assists and fivesteals vs. Utah (11/17/01) … missed eight games dueto injury, including seven games while on the injuredlist with a sore right Achilles. 2000-2001: Averaged 2.1points, 1.8 assists and 7.9 minutes in 37 games withthe Bucks … made first career start at Denver(12/30/00). 1999-2000: In his first NBA season,averaged 2.2 points, 2.6 assists and 13.4 minutes in27 games with Milwaukee … made his NBA debut vs.Indiana (2/17/00), scoring four points … spent the first48 games on the injured list with a sprained ankle.1998-1999: Averaged 6.5 points and 6.2 assists in 17games with the Idaho Stampede (CBA).

In the PlayoffsIn 33 playoff games (11 starts) with Milwaukee, Miamiand Houston, has averaged 6.8 points, 2.5 reboundsand 2.3 assists. 2008: In his fifth NBA postseasonand second with Houston, averaged 14.3 points and4.5 assists in four playoff games (four starts) … onthe inactive list for the first two games with a strainedright hamstring (4/19/08-4/21/08) … returned to thelineup in Game Three at Utah (4/24/08), notching aplayoff-career-high 20 points (8-14 FG; 4-8 3FG) …added 14 points (4-7 3FG) in Game Five vs. Utah(4/29/08) … suffered a right ankle injury in the secondquarter of Game Six at Utah (5/2/08) … underwentsuccessful surgery to repair ligament and tendondamage in his right ankle (5/9/08). 2007: In his firstpostseason with the Rockets, averaged 10.9 points,6.9 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 1.86 steals in sevenplayoff games (seven starts) … set playoff careerhighs in total rebounds (11), defensive rebounds (10)and assists (8) in Game One vs. Utah (4/21/07) …nabbed a playoff-career-best four steals in GameFive vs. Utah (4/30/07) and in Game Seven vs. theJazz (5/5/07). 2004: Appeared in 13 postseason gameswith the Heat, averaging 7.0 points, 2.2 rebounds and1.7 assists. 2001: Saw limited action in five ofMilwaukee’s 18 postseason games. 2000: Picked upone assist in four playoff games with the Bucks.

In CollegePlayed one season at Fresno State after spending hisfirst two collegiate years at junior colleges (FresnoCommunity College, Ventura College) … named tothe Western Athletic Conference (WAC) All-NewcomerTeam by both the media and coaches … as a junior,averaged 11.0 points and 7.3 assists (seventh in NCAA)… established a school single-season record with 240assists and a single-game record with 17 assists … asa sophomore, spent his only season at FresnoCommunity College and was named First-Team All-Central Valley Conference … as a freshman at VenturaCollege, named MVP of State Tournament followingtitle-game victory over West Valley.

In LifeBorn Rafer Jamel Alston on July 24, 1976, in Queens,New York … son of Richard and Geraldine Alston …has a brother, Ramar, and twin sister, Racine … has adaughter, Brianna … nicknamed “Skip to my Lou” …considered a “playground legend” while growing up inQueens, New York … is a proud New York Yankeesfan … coached the 16-and-under New York PanthersAAU basketball team in New York during the 2008offseason … has purchased tickets for disadvantagedyouth to Rockets games … assisted with the Rocketsrelief efforts following Hurricane Ike, distributingsupplies to individuals affected by the storm on Sept.18, 2008.

In TransactionsWas a second-round draft choice (39th overall) byMilwaukee in the 1998 NBA Draft … signed by theBucks on Sept. 22, 1999 … re-signed by Milwaukee onJuly 30, 2001 … signed as a free agent by GoldenState on Sept. 6, 2002 … waived by Golden State onOct. 23, 2002 … signed to a 10-day contract by Torontoon Jan. 7, 2003 … signed for the remainder of theseason by Toronto on Jan. 18, 2003 … signed as afree agent by Miami on Sept. 4, 2003 … signed as afree agent by Toronto on July 14, 2004 … acquired byHouston from Toronto in exchange for Mike James onOct. 4, 2005.

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Ron Artest

#96Forward/Guard

Height: 6-7

Weight: 260

NBA Experience: 9

College:St. John’s

High School:La Salle Academy(New York, NY)

Birthdate:November 13, 1979

Birthplace:Queensbridge, NY

How Acquired:Trade withSacramento onAugust 14, 2008

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PLAYOFFS REBOUNDSYEAR G-S MIN FGM-A PCT 3FGM-A PCT FTM-A PCT OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF-D S T TO BLK T P RPG APG PPG2001-02 (IND) 5-5 167 22-54 .407 6-13 .462 9-13 .692 6-24-30 16 19-1 13 9 3 59 6.0 3.2 11.82002-03 (IND) 6-6 252 35-90 .389 12-31 .387 32-40 .800 11-24-35 13 25-2 15 16 6 114 5.8 2.2 19.02003-04 (IND) 15-15 584 98-259 .378 19-66 .288 61-85 .718 24-74-98 48 45-2 21 37 16 276 6.5 3.2 18.42005-06 (SAC) 5-5 198 31-81 .383 9-27 .333 16-23 .696 8-17-25 15 15-0 8 5 4 87 5.0 3.0 17.4TOTALS 31-31 1201 186-484 .384 46-137 .336 118-161 .733 49-139-188 92 104-5 57 67 29 536 6.1 3.0 17.3

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In 2007-08Averaged 20.5 points (.453, 436-962 FG; .380, 84-2213FG), 5.8 rebounds and 3.5 assists in 57 games (54starts) with Sacramento … recorded 133 total steals,reaching the century mark in thefts for the eighth timein his nine-year NBA career and ranking him tied forsecond in the league in steals per game (2.33) … wasone of only six players in the NBA to average at least20 points and two or more steals per game … averaged12.3 points, 3.3 assists and 2.3 boards in three gamesoff the bench … missed first seven games of theseason due to an NBA suspension (10/31/07-11/12/07) … NWT (personal reasons) for one game(11/21/07) … DND (bone chip in right elbow) for twogames (12/28/07-12/30/07) … missed seven games(1/2/08-1/14/08) after surgery on right elbow … DND(sore right foot) for two games (3/5/08-3/7/08) … DND(sore right elbow) for one game (3/22/08) … DND(sprained left thumb) for five games (4/5/08; 4/8/08-4/11/08; 4/14/08-4/15/08) … scoredin double-figures in 54 games,including 35 outings of 20-pluspoints and four 30-pointperformances (33 on 11/20/07 vs.Phoenix, 30 on 2/13/08 at Houston,32 on 3/2/08 vs. Miami, 30 on4/1/08 vs. Houston) … grabbed 10or more rebounds in five games anddished out at least 10 assists onceto finish with six double-doubles onthe season … tallied a season-high33 points (12-23 FG, 3-5 3FG), 12rebounds, two assists and twosteals vs. Phoenix (11/20/07) …dished out a career-best 11 assistsat Denver (12/8/07), adding 10 pointsand five steals … matched careermost with four blocked shots vs.Milwaukee (12/10/07) … grabbed aseason-high 13 rebounds to go along with 23 points,three steals and two blocks at Golden State (2/9/08) …notched a pair of six-steal games (3/13/08 vs. Portlandand 3/26/08 vs. Memphis).

In the NBAHas averaged 16.0 points, 5.1 rebounds, 3.2 assistsand 2.13 steals in 535 games (507 starts) with Chicago,Indiana and Sacramento … ranks ninth all-time in NBAhistory in steals per game, standing second only toAllen Iverson among active players in that category… has finished among the top-five in the NBA insteals per game five times in his career (2nd in 2001-02, 2nd in 2002-03, 3rd in 2003-04, T-2nd in 2006-07 andT-2nd in 2007-08) … has led his team in steals in eightof nine NBA seasons, recording at least 100 thefts inall but one campaign (2004-05) … scored 20-plus pointsin 175 career games and tallied 30 or more points 21times … has posted 30 career double-doubles … votedthe 2004 NBA Defensive Player of the Year … chosenAll-NBA Third Team once (2004) … named to the NBAAll-Defensive First Team twice (2004, 2006) and SecondTeam once (2003) … appeared in the 2004 NBA All-Star Game in Los Angeles (2/15/04) as a member ofthe Pacers, posting seven points (3-5 FG, 0-1 3FG,1-2 FT), three rebounds, three assists and a steal in 17minutes … named to the 1999-2000 Schick All-RookieSecond Team … earned Eastern Conference Playerof the Week honors on three occasions with the Pacers(Nov. 11-17, 2002; Nov. 3-9, 2003; Mar. 22-28, 2004).2006-2007: Averaged 18.8 points, a career-high 6.5rebounds, 3.4 assists and 2.13 steals 70 games (65starts) … finished tied for second in the NBA in stealsper game … missed three games due to a lower backstrain (11/24/06-12/5/06), one game with a sore lowerback (12/2/06), three contests with sore knees(12/21/06-12/22/06, 12/28/06), and one contest due topersonal reasons (2/25/07) … excused by the team

for two games (3/6/07-3/8/07) … missed another gamedue to travel complications (3/22/07) and one with asore left hamstring (4/11/07) … tallied 20 or morepoints 31 times and scored 30-plus points on eightoccasions … grabbed 10 or more rebounds in 11contests … doled out 10-plus assists once … recorded11 double-doubles … collected four or more steals in15 contests and tallied at least five thefts eight times… accumulated a season-high seven steals tocomplement 16 points, 12 boards and four assists atMinnesota (11/1/06) … hauled in a season-best 13rebounds to go with 22 points at Chicago (11/3/06) …set a career high with 15 field goals made en route toa career-best 39 points (15-22 FG, 3-5 3FG) vs. NewYork (1/2/07), adding eight rebounds and five steals… posted a team-high 34 points (11-18 FG, 4-6 3FG)vs. Houston (1/13/07) … matched a career-best 15field goals made to finish with a game-high 36 points(15-23 FG, 2-4 3FG) vs. Milwaukee (1/24/07) … equaledcareer high with 39 points (12-23 FG, career-high 5-7

3FG, 10-11 FT) at Houston (2/13/07)… matched a career high for freethrows made (15) and set a new markfor free throws attempted (21) enroute to a game-high 33 points atNew Jersey (2/23/07) … postedgame highs of 32 points (9-17 FG,4-6 3FG, 10-13 FT) and 11 reboundsat Miami (3/16/07) … dished out aseason-high 10 assists at the L.A.Clippers (4/15/07). 2005-2006:Earned First-Team All-Defensivehonors, finishing fourth in ballotingfor Defensive Player of the Year …posted averages of 17.6 points, 5.1rebounds, 3.6 assists, 2.18 stealsand 39.4 minutes in 56 games (16with Indiana and 40 with Sacramento)… guided the Kings to a 26-14 recordto finish the season and a playoff

berth after being acquired from the Pacers on Jan. 26.2004-2005: Started seven games with Indiana,averaging 24.6 points, 6.4 rebounds, 3.1 assists and1.71 steals before being suspended for the remainderof the season for involvement in an incident at theend of the game at Detroit (11/19/04) … set a careerhigh in field goals attempted (29) en route to scoring31 points in the season opener at Cleveland (11/3/04)… scored his 5,000th career point at Philadelphia(11/12/04). 2003-2004: Enjoyed a breakout seasonwith the Pacers, averaging 18.3 points, 5.3 rebounds,a career-high 3.7 assists and 2.08 steals in 73 games(71 starts) … voted the 2003-04 NBA Defensive Playerof the Year and named to the NBA All-Defensive FirstTeam … appeared in the 2004 NBA All-Star Game andwas chosen All-NBA Third Team … finished third in theNBA in steals (first among forwards) … one of onlyfour players in the NBA to swipe more than 150 steals(Baron Davis, Shawn Marion and Doug Christie) …scored 20-plus points in 37 contests, leading the Pacersto a 32-5 record in those games … tied a career-bestfour blocks vs. Philadelphia (11/28/03) … recorded acareer-high-tying eight steals vs. Dallas (3/24/04) …tallied season-high 35 points at Orlando (3/26/04). 2002-2003: Averaged 15.5 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.9 assistsand 2.30 steals in 69 games (67 starts) with Indiana …was runner-up to Detroit’s Ben Wallace for NBADefensive Player of the Year … finished second inthe NBA in steals per game and was named to the All-Defensive Second Team … also ranked in the top-10in steals-per-turnover ratio (1.10) and was the leagueleader in steals per 48 minutes played (3.29). 2001-2002: Posted averages of 10.9 points, 5.0 rebounds,1.8 assists and 2.36 steals in 28 contests (24 starts)for the Pacers after being traded from the Bulls onFeb. 19 … in his 19th game with Indiana, registered 24points, nine assists, nine rebounds and eight stealsvs. Miami (3/31/02) … averaged 15.6 points, 4.9

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Regular Season Career HighsMIN 53 11/16/07 vs. New YorkFG 15 1/24/07 vs. Milwaukee (2)FGA 29 11/03/04 at Cleveland3FG 5 2/13/07 at Houston3FGA 10 4/2/06 vs. L.A. ClippersFT 15 2/23/07 at New Jersey (2)FTA 21 2/23/07 at New JerseyOFF 6 1/25/08 at Utah (2)DEF 12 11/03/06 at ChicagoREB 14 2/14/06 at ChicagoAST 11 12/08/07 at DenverSTL 8 3/24/04 vs. Dallas (4)TO 8 11/5/05 vs. PhiladelphiaBLK 4 12/10/07 vs. Milwaukee (3)PTS 39 2/13/07 at Houston (2)

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rebounds, 2.9 assists and 2.78 steals in 27 games (26starts) for Chicago before the trade … missed thefirst 23 contests of the season with a broken right ringfinger … ranked second in the NBA with a career-high2.56 steals per game and was second in steals-per-turnover ratio (1.19). 2000-2001: Averaged 11.9 points,3.9 boards, 3.0 assists and 2.00 steals in 76 games(74 starts) with Chicago … ranked seventh in the NBAin steals per game … overall, registered 271 stealsand 103 3-point field goals over his first two seasonswith the Bulls, which at the time were the highest totalsin the first two seasons by any player ever drafted byChicago. 1999-2000: Made the Schick All-RookieSecond Team … finished with averages of 12.0 points,4.3 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.65 steals in 72 games(63 starts) with the Bulls.

In the PlayoffsHolds averages of 17.3 points, 6.1 boards and 3.0assists in 31 career postseason games (31 starts)with Indiana and Sacramento. 2006: Posted averagesof 17.4 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists in fiveplayoff games with the Kings. 2004: Averaged 18.4points, 6.5 boards, 3.2 assists and 1.40 steals in 15postseason games with the Pacers during the 2004NBA Playoffs … posted 20.3 points per game vs.Boston in the opening round and a team-high 21.3scoring average in the Eastern Conference Semifinalsvs. Miami … notched a playoff-career-high 28 points(12-22 FG, 2-2 3FG) in Game Four vs. Miami (5/12/04)… tallied a game-high 27 points (8-15 FG, 10-15 FT)and three blocks in the deciding Game Six at Miami(5/18/04) … averaged 14.5 points, 8.3 rebounds, 2.3assists and 2.00 steals in six games vs. Detroit in theEastern Conference Finals … recorded a playoff-career-best 11 boards in Game Five at Detroit(5/30/04). 2003: Averaged 19.0 points, 5.8 rebounds,2.2 assists and 2.50 steals in six postseason gameswith Indiana … scored 20-plus points in four gamesagainst Boston … posted first career playoff double-double with 26 points (7-15 FG, 2-3 3FG, 10-11 FT), 10rebounds and four blocks in Game Five at Boston(4/29/03). 2002: Recorded averages of 11.8 points,6.0 boards, 3.2 assists and 2.60 steals in five playoffgames with the Pacers … registered three steals in thespan of 1:29 late in the fourth quarter of Game One tohelp Indiana seal the victory.

In CollegeAveraged 13.1 points, 6.3 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1.20blocks and 1.90 steals in 69 games over two seasonsat St. John’s, leading the Red Storm to a 50-19 record… earned First-Team All-Big East accolades, was aWooden Award finalist and was named Third-Team All-American by The Associated Press, Basketball Timesand the NABC as a sophomore … also named theU.S. Basketball Writers Association District II Playerof the Year in 1998-99 after leading St. John’s to theNCAA Regional Finals, which was the school’s bestshowing in the NCAA Tournament since 1991 … movedinto the St. John’s single-season record book in hissophomore year, ranking fourth in 3-pointers made ina season (58), fourth in steals (76) and 10th in blockedshots (44) … posted the second triple-double in schoolhistory with 13 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists vs.Seton Hall … averaged 11.6 points, 6.3 rebounds and1.60 steals as a freshman, earning Big East All-Rookieand All-Big East Tournament honors in 1997-98.

In LifeBorn Ronald William Artest Jr. on Nov. 13, 1979, inQueensbridge, New York … nickname is “Ron-Ron” …he and his wife, Kimsha, have four children … has arecord label called “TruWarier” … jersey #96 selectedwith the “9” representing the “q” and the “6” signifyingthe “b” of his hometown of Queensbridge … was a

#96 Artestmathematics major at St. John’s … was named aMcDonald’s All-American, as well as the Co-Player ofthe Year in New York City and the State of New Yorkas a senior at La Salle Academy … teamed with EltonBrand and Lamar Odom on the same AAU team as ateenager … has been an active contributor in hishometown and in the cities of organizations for whichhe has played, working simultaneously in global regionsthat require urgent humanitarian aid … participated in aFood Distribution event on Roosevelt Island with FeedThe Children in early June 2008 … hosted the “FirstAnnual BBQ Ball” for the residents of Queensbridge inAug. 2008, which included a BBQ, basketball andbaseball games … brought a group of 18 kids fromQueensbridge to Disney World (Orlando, FL) in Aug.2008 … joined a contingent of representatives fromthe NBA Players Association and the Feed the Childrenprogram on a goodwill mission to Africa in July 2007,distributing more than one million meals to impoverishedareas in Nairobi as part of the NBPA’s “Feeding OneMillion” campaign … presented gifts and visitedresidents at Feed the Children’s Abandoned BabyCenter in Kawangware (Kenya), which housesorphaned, ill and neglected youth … reunited with theFeed the Children program for a mission to CentralAmerica in Aug. 2007, delivering rations and suppliesto deprived areas throughout Honduras … participatedin the Roosevelt Family Empowerment Weekend heldin New York City in Aug. 2007, teaching a youthbasketball clinic and speaking to kids about the virtuesof hard work and community involvement … launcheda new welfare program in Sept. 2007 titled “XcelUniversity,” which was established with the goal ofidentifying issues facing high-risk students whilecollaborating with schools and community centers toencourage and reward students who are leadingproductive lives … has become a spokesman in thePETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)advertising campaign … sponsored a spay andneutering program of Pit Bulls at the Sacramento chapterof the SPCA, personally covering all costs for eachpet owner … has visited “A Place Called Home,” anon-profit organization for homeless families in SouthCentral Los Angeles, speaking to kids about the virtuesof education and a life void of violence and drugs …attended the 2007 Wheelchair Charities, Inc. BasketballClassic in New York City, which raises funding toassist paraplegic, quadriplegic and amputee patients… co-hosted the 2006 Wheelchair Charities, Inc. gameat Madison Square Garden … helped donate andrefurbish a Reading and Learning Center at theStanford Settlement in Sacramento … helped renovatethe Washington Neighborhood Center in Sacramentoas part of the Cesar Chavez Day of Service … spentmore than 40 hours in the Detroit community in thesummer of 2006 speaking to youth groups and otherorganizations about the importance of family, educationand helping others … sponsors basketball tournamentsfour times a year held at Queensbridge Projects inNew York City, which is an outdoor court in hishometown … took part in the Call-A-Pacer program inIndiana.

In TransactionsSelected by Chicago in the first round (16th overall) ofthe 1999 NBA Draft after his sophomore season at St.John’s … traded by the Bulls along with Ron Mercer,Brad Miller and Kevin Ollie to the Pacers in exchangefor Travis Best, Norman Richardson, Jalen Rose anda conditional second-round choice on Feb. 19, 2002 …traded by Indiana to Sacramento for Peja Stojakovicon Jan. 25, 2006 … acquired by the Rockets alongwith Patrick Ewing Jr. and Sean Singletary from theKings on Aug. 14, 2008, sending Bobby Jackson,Donté Greene, Houston’s 2009 first-round draft pickand other considerations to Sacramento.

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Height: 6-7

Weight: 210

NBA Experience: 13

College:Oregon State

High School:De La Salle Catholic(Concord, CA)

Birthdate:December 31, 1971

Birthplace:Hempstead, NY

How Acquired:Signed as afree agent onJuly 10, 2008

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PLAYOFFS REBOUNDSYEAR G-S MIN FGM-A PCT 3FGM-A PCT FTM-A PCT OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF-D S T TO BLK T P RPG APG PPG1996-97 (LAC) 3-0 84 11-27 .407 5-11 .455 8-9 .889 1-6-7 10 10-0 4 4 0 35 2.3 3.3 11.71999-00 (SEA) 5-3 155 12-33 .364 8-20 .400 10-14 .714 3-10-13 15 20-2 3 7 3 42 2.6 3.0 8.42001-02 (SEA) 5-5 149 14-34 .412 7-16 .438 4-4 1.000 6-17-23 14 12-0 3 9 4 39 4.6 2.8 7.82004-05 (SA) 23-8 555 48-105 .457 28-66 .424 17-21 .810 13-43-56 44 44-1 15 27 4 141 2.4 1.9 6.12005-06 (SA) 13-2 301 34-61 .557 17-34 .500 16-21 .762 3-29-32 22 29-0 9 9 3 101 2.5 1.7 7.82006-07 (SA) 19-0 225 21-60 .350 15-49 .306 2-2 1.000 4-21-25 21 17-0 4 11 2 59 1.3 1.1 3.12007-08 (SA) 16-0 227 26-53 .491 19-41 .463 12-15 .800 2-16-18 17 22-0 6 9 2 83 1.1 1.1 5.2TOTALS 84-18 1696 166-373 .445 99-237 .418 69-86 .802 32-142-174 143 154-3 44 76 18 500 2.1 1.7 6.0

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In 2007-2008Played in all 31 of his games (one start) with SanAntonio, averaging 7.1 points while shooting .481(77-160 FG) from the field and .429 (48-112 3FG) from3-point range … traded to Seattle on Feb. 20 andwaived by the Sonics on Feb. 21 … re-joined theSpurs on Mar. 24 … scored in double figures eighttimes … finished with a season-high 19 points (7-8 FG,5-6 3FG) vs. Orlando (11/21/07) … posted 17 points(6-11 FG, 3-8 3FG) at the L.A. Lakers (12/13/07) …grabbed a season-high six rebounds and dished out aseason-best five assists vs. Phoenix (12/17/07) …earned his lone start of the season vs. the L.A. Lakers(1/23/08), notching 11 points (4-6 FG, 3-5 3FG) whileknocking down back-to-back 3-pointers five secondsapart to close out the third quarter and help the Spurshold off the Lakers … missed two games due to a rightankle sprain (11/9/07-11/11/07), eight games due totorn plantaris muscle in his left calf (12/28/07-1/14/08)and 20 games to a grade II strain of the medial head ofthe gastrocnemius muscle in his left calf (1/26/08-2/20/08; 3/25/08-4/13/08) … registered two DNP (CD).

In the NBAHolds career averages of 9.7 points,3.1 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 856games (448 starts) with the L.A.Clippers, Miami, Chicago, Seattleand San Antonio … ranks eighthamong active NBA players in career3-point field goal percentage (.407)and sixth in career 3-pointers made(1,346-3,311 3FG) … led the NBA in3-point field goal percentage in 2000-01 (.476, 109-229 3FG) … still ranksfifth all-time in Seattle-OklahomaCity franchise history with 6693-pointers made … named to the1996 All-Rookie Second Team … wonthe Slam Dunk Contest during the1996 NBA All-Star Weekend in SanAntonio. 2006-2007: Averaged 8.5 points, 2.1 reboundsand 1.8 assists in 75 games (28 starts) with the Spurs… ranked third in the NBA in 3-point field goalpercentage (.446, 128-287 3FG) … scored in doublefigures 30 times, including 20 or more points on fouroccasions … scored a season-high 24 points (8-10FG) vs. the L.A. Clippers (12/11/06) … had 23 points(8-11 FG) vs. Philadelphia (1/21/07) … finished with 21points (8-12 FG) in a season-high 33:40 of action vs.Orlando (2/9/07) … recorded 20 points (7-11 FG) vs.Milwaukee (3/15/07) … moved into the starting lineupvs. the L.A. Lakers (1/28/07), starting 28 straightgames, which included a 13-game team winning streak(2/13/07-3/13/07) … averaged 8.5 points in 22.9 minutesas a starter … missed six games due to injury with onedue to stomach flu (12/26/06), four with back spasms(4/3/07-4/9/07) and one due to food poisoning(4/16/07) … registered a DNP (CD) one time (11/2/06).2005-2006: In his second season in San Antonio,averaged 5.8 points (.452, 156-345 FG), 2.1 reboundsand 1.7 assists in 74 games (five starts) … ranked28th in the NBA in 3-point shooting percentage (.396,80-202 3FG) … scored in double figures 19 times …scored a season-high 23 points (tied career high withseven made 3-pointers) in just 19:55 of play vs.Portland (3/24/06) … averaged 16.3 points (.633,19-30 FG) in 23.7 minutes per game over the finalthree outings of the season … missed six games dueto lower back spasms (11/9/05-11/19/05) … logged twoDNP (CD). 2004-2005: Averaged 7.4 points (.423,194-459 FG), 2.3 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 81 games(eight starts) in his first season with the Spurs … ledSan Antonio in free throw percentage (.837, 113-135FT) … ranked second on the team in 3-pointers made(.357, 100-280 3FG) … averaged 12.1 points, 4.1

assists and 4.0 rebounds in 33.5 minutes per game asa starter … scored in double figures 28 times …connected on his 1,000th career 3-pointer vs. Miami(11/12/05) … dished out a season-best seven assistsvs. New Orleans (3/14/05) … had a season-high 23points (8-12 FG) vs. Atlanta (3/25/05) … scored ateam-high 20 points and hit the game-winning runnerwith 6.9 seconds left to give the Spurs a 95-94 victoryvs. the L.A. Lakers (4/2/05) … DND (left quadcontusion) for one game (4/20/05). 2003-2004: Rankedsecond in the NBA in 3-point field goal percentage(.452, 114-252 3FG) in his final campaign in Seattle …averaged 10.8 points (.504, 215-427 FG), a career-high 5.8 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 1.44 steals in 59games (53 starts) … missed a total of 23 games dueto injury … placed on the injured list (1/28/04) due to afractured fourth right metacarpal … had surgery onhis right hand (1/29/04) … returned to action atMinnesota (3/9/03) after missing 20 games due to theinjury … also missed three games (12/19/03-12/23/03) due to a strained left hip flexor … Sonicswere 30-29 with him in the lineup and 7-16 in games he

missed … handed out 10 or moreassists eight times and had sixdouble-doubles … scored in doublefigures 33 times … had five 20-pointgames, which included a season-best 28 points (9-14 FG, 7-11 3FG),nine assists and six rebounds in 36minutes at Atlanta (3/16/04) … had25 points (9-10 FG, 6-6 3FG) and 10assists at Orlando (3/13/04) … twicehanded out a season-best 12 assists(3/21/04 vs. Orlando and 3/27/04 atPortland) … had a season-best 12rebounds vs. Memphis (11/21/03) …tied his career high with three blocksat Dallas (4/6/04) … named to the2004 NBA All-Interview First Team… was scheduled to compete in the2004 Foot Locker 3-Point Shootout,but had to withdraw due to a hand

injury. 2002-2003: With the Sonics he averaged 10.3points, 5.1 assists, 4.0 rebounds and 1.51 steals in 75games (68 starts) … led the team in assists and steals… Sonics were 37-31 in games he started and 3-11 ingames he did not start … posted four double-doubles… scored in double figures 44 times with a season-high 25 points vs. Phoenix (10/30/02) … hit a 3-pointerwith 4.7 seconds left to give the Sonics a 91-90 winover at San Antonio (11/24/02) … handed out a career-high 16 assists to go along with 16 points vs. Milwaukee(2/21/03) … missed two games due to left patellartendinitis (1/8/03; 1/30/03) … participated in the 20033-Point Shootout. 2001-2002: Averaged 14.4 points,5.4 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.81 steals in 81 games(81 starts) with the Sonics … shot .508 (401-790 FG)from the field, .424 (164-387 3FG) from 3-point rangeand .846 (198-234 FT) from the foul line … he andMinnesota’s Wally Szczerbiak were the only two playersin the NBA to shoot .500 from the field, .400 from3-point range and .800 from the line … ranked ninth inthe NBA in field goal percentage, 13th in steals, 13th in3-point percentage, 22nd in assists and 23rd in freethrow percentage … posted eight double-doubles …scored 20 or more points 16 times … twice scored acareer-high 31 points (11/27/01 vs. Minnesota and3/15/02 vs. Washington) … hit six treys to finish with29 points and 10 rebounds at Milwaukee (1/24/02) …had a career-high-tying six steals vs. Phoenix (2/6/02)… grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds at New York(3/1/02) … missed one game due to a stomach flu vs.Minnesota (3/5/02). 2000-2001: Led the NBA in 3-pointfield goal percentage (.476, 109-229 3FG) … averaged8.8 points, 3.4 assists, 3.1 rebounds and 1.19 stealsin 67 games (20 starts) with Seattle … scored in doubledigits 27 times with three 20-point games … had a

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season-high 22 points (six 3-pointers made) at GoldenState (1/26/01) … twice finished with 20 points atDallas (12/26/00) and at the L.A. Lakers (3/11/01) …posted two double-doubles with 18 points and 10 assistsvs. Charlotte (12/30/00) and 17 points and 11 assistsvs. Chicago (2/1/01) … missed a total of 13 gamesdue to injury (six due to sprained left ankle and sevenwith a strained left groin) … also missed one game dueto personal reasons and logged one DNP (CD) …1999-2000: In his first season with the Sonics, averaged11.8 points (.463, 327-707 FG), 4.7 rebounds, 3.6assists and 1.29 steals in 80 games (74 starts) … ledthe team in 3-point percentage (.411, 164-399 3FG),ranked second in both assists and steals, and wasthird in scoring … scored in double figures 54 timeswith nine 20-point outings … scored a season-best 24points vs. Sacramento (12/29/99) … missed one gamedue to a right hip pointer (11/2/99) and one due to amild concussion (1/26/00). 1998-1999: Saw action in37 games (30 starts) with Chicago … averaged 11.1points, 3.9 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.14 steals …was the Bulls third leading scorer … scored in doubledigits 22 times … finished with 20-plus points threetimes, including a season-high 22 points vs. Washington(2/19/99) … missed eight games due to a sprainedright ankle and five games due to a thigh bruise. 1997-1998: Split the season between the Heat and theClippers … for the season, averaged 10.9 points, 2.9rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.10 steals in 58 games (36starts) … averaged 13.7 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.2assists in 41 games with the L.A. Clippers (all 36starts) … traded to Miami on Feb. 19 … saw action in17 games with the Heat, averaging 4.1 points, 1.6rebounds and 1.2 assists … logged seven DNP (CD)and missed two games due to injury (sprained rightankle) while with Miami … had a season-best 26 pointsand a season-high-tying nine rebounds vs. Houston(11/5/97). 1996-1997: Averaged 7.5 points, 2.6 assistsand 1.9 rebounds in 59 games with the Clippers …missed 17 games due to injury, which included thefirst 14 games of the season due to a strained ligamentin his left thumb … also missed two due to a sprainedleft ankle and one due to lower back spasms …registered six DNP (CD) … scored in double figures20 times with a season-high 18 points vs. Portland(3/16/97). 1995-1996: Earned a spot on the All-RookieSecond Team … averaged 10.1 points, 2.9 assists,2.1 rebounds and 1.20 steals in 79 games (44 starts)… led all rookies in 3-point percentage (.416, 123-2963FG) and ranked second among rookies in steals pergame … scored 20 or more points six times … postedhis first career double-double with 15 points and 11assists vs. the L.A. Lakers (11/19/95) … recorded aseason-high 30 points and a career-best six steals vs.Seattle (2/25/96) … won the 1996 Nestle Slam DunkCompetition on NBA All-Star Saturday Night(2/10/96), adding eight points, four assists and fivesteals in the Schick Rookie Game.

In the PlayoffsHas appeared in 84 playoff games (18 starts),averaging 6.0 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.7 assists in20.2 minutes per game … was a key contributor duringSan Antonio’s 2004-05 and 2006-07 title runs. 2008:Played in 16 postseason games with San Antonio,averaging 5.2 points, 1.1 rebounds and 1.1 assists …posted a playoff-career-high 23 points (7-14 FG) behinda playoff-best five 3-pointers (5-12 3FG) in GameFour vs. the L.A. Lakers (5/27/08). 2007: Averaged3.1 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 19 gameswith the Spurs. 2006: Averaged 7.8 points, 2.5 reboundsand 1.7 assists 13 games (two starts) … posted 22points (8-12 FG, 4-7 3FG) in the Spurs 128-119 GameTwo win vs. Sacramento (4/25/06), hitting a 3-pointerat the buzzer to send the game into overtime … startedGames Three (5/13/06) and Four (5/15/06) of the Spurs-

Mavericks series. 2005: In 23 playoff games, averaged6.1 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.9 assists … shot .424(28-66 3FG) from downtown in the postseason …scored 21 points (5-8 3FG) in 34 minutes during GameOne at Phoenix (5/22/05) … logged 30 or more minutessix times in the playoffs. 2002: Averaged 7.8 points,4.6 rebounds and 2.8 assists in five starts of Seattle’sFirst Round series vs. San Antonio. 2000: Averaged8.4 points, 2.6 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 31.0 minutesfor the Sonics … started three of Seattle’s five playoffgames vs. Utah … had 16 points in a playoff-career-best 39 minutes in Game Four vs. Utah (5/3/00).1997: In the Clippers three playoff games, averaged11.7 points, 3.3 assists and 2.3 rebounds in 28.0 minutesper game … scored 17 points vs. Utah (4/28/97).

In CollegePlayed four seasons at Oregon State, averaging 12.1points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 108 careergames … earned First-Team All-PAC 10 honors as asenior after averaging 21.0 points, 5.9 rebounds and3.9 assists in 27 games … shot .514 (181-352 FG)from the field, .394 (52-132 3FG) from 3-point rangeand .823 (153-186 FT) from the line in his final campaign… as a junior, led the team in scoring with 15.2 pointsper contest averaged 7.2 points as a sophomore and5.2 points in his freshman season … was red-shirtedin 1990-91.

In LifeBorn Brent Robert Barry on Dec. 31, 1971, inHempstead, New York … he and wife, Erin, have twosons, Quin and Cade … he and wife were both activewith San Antonio’s Blue Ribbon Child Abuse Task Force(she was a member of the organization’s executivecommittee while he served as the program’s honorarychairman) … earned his degree in sociology fromOregon State … is an avid surfer … loves music andplays the guitar … has participated in the Seeds ofPeace Camp, which is a camp based in Maine that is“dedicated to empowering young leaders from regionsof conflict with the leadership skills required to advancereconciliation and coexistence” … says he would givehis right arm to be ambidextrous … father, Rick, waselected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall ofFame in 1987 after playing 14 seasons in the NBA andABA … brothers, Jon (Milwaukee, Golden State, Atlanta,L.A. Lakers, Sacramento, Detroit, Denver and Houston)and Drew (Atlanta, Golden State and Seattle), alsoenjoyed NBA careers … oldest brother, Scooter, wasa member of the 1988 NCAA Champion Kansas squad… he and his father stand as the second father-soncombination in league history to win NBAchampionships as players (Rick in 1975 with GoldenState), joining Matt Guokas Sr. (1947 with Philadelphia)and Matt Guokas Jr. (1967 with Philadelphia).

In TransactionsSelected by Denver in the first round (15th overall) ofthe 1995 NBA Draft … draft rights traded by theNuggets along with Rodney Rogers to the L.A. Clippersin exchange for Randy Woods and the draft rights toAntonio McDyess on June 28, 1995 … traded by theClippers to Miami in exchange for Isaac Austin, CharlesSmith and a 1998 first-round draft pick on Feb. 19,1998 … signed as a free agent by Chicago on Jan. 25,1999 … traded by the Bulls to Seattle in exchange forHersey Hawkins and James Cotton on Aug. 12, 1999… signed as a free agent with San Antonio on July 15,2004 … traded by the Spurs to Seattle in exchange forKurt Thomas and a 2009 first-round draft pick on Feb.20, 2008 … waived by the Sonics on Feb. 21, 2008 …re-signed by San Antonio on March 24, 2008 … signedas a free agent with Houston on July 10, 2008.

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Shane Battier

#31Forward/Guard

Height: 6-8

Weight: 220

NBA Experience: 7

College:Duke

High School:Detroit Country Day(Beverly Hills, MI)

Birthdate:September 9, 1978

Birthplace:Birmingham, MI

How Acquired:Trade with Memphison July 12, 2006

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PLAYOFFS REBOUNDSYEAR G-S MIN FGM-A PCT 3FGM-A PCT FTM-A PCT OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF-D S T TO BLK T P RPG APG PPG2003-04 (MEM) 4-0 69 6-15 .400 3-7 .429 4-6 .667 6-6-12 1 17-0 0 4 1 19 3.0 0.3 4.82004-05 (MEM) 4-4 119 13-31 .419 1-7 .143 2-5 .400 10-17-27 6 14-0 2 4 4 29 6.8 1.5 7.32005-06 (MEM) 4-4 129 10-20 .500 2-7 .286 2-6 .333 7-16-23 2 16-0 4 8 2 24 5.8 0.5 6.02006-07 (HOU) 7-7 272 23-51 .451 19-43 .442 7-8 .875 3-15-18 15 20-0 12 8 7 72 2.6 2.1 10.32007-08 (HOU) 6-6 246 20-45 .444 12-25 .480 8-11 .727 7-16-23 3 19-0 6 8 5 60 3.8 0.5 10.0TOTALS 25-21 835 72-162 .444 37-89 .416 23-36 .639 33-70-103 27 86-0 24 32 19 204 4.1 1.1 8.2ROCKETS 13-13 518 43-96 .448 31-68 .456 15-19 .789 10-31-41 18 39-0 18 16 12 132 3.2 1.4 10.2

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In 2007-2008In his second season with Houston, averaged 9.3points, 5.1 rebounds, 0.96 steals and 1.13 blocks in 80games (78 starts) … on the inactive list for two gamesdue to a bruised left foot/ankle (4/11/08-4/13/08) …finished third in voting for the 2007-08 NBA DefensivePlayer of the Year … named to the 2007-08 NBA All-Defensive Second Team … became just the fifthplayer in Rockets history to receive All-DefensiveTeam accolades and the first for Houston since ScottiePippen (First Team) in the shortened 1999 campaign… selected as the Southwest Division winner for the2007-08 NBA Sportsmanship Award … only two non-starts came against San Antonio (1/19/08 and3/30/08) in order to defend NBA Sixth Man of the YearManu Ginobili, coming off the bench for his first timesince 2004-05 … stood second on the Rockets in totalshots blocked (90), including 25 multiple-block games… hit the game-deciding shot with 2.5 seconds left ina 95-93 win at the L.A. Lakers (10/30/07) … pulleddown 12 boards vs. Denver (11/24/07), marking hismost rebounds as a member of the Rockets …recorded a season-high six assists at New Jersey(12/7/07) … matched career highwith five blocks at New York(1/9/08), which is a total he hasreached on five occasions in hiscareer … nabbed all of a season-high four steals in the first half vs.Minnesota (1/11/08) … had at leastone blocked shot in 15 consecutivegames (28 total for 1.87 bpg:12/19/07-1/15/08) … posted his lonedouble-double of the season with 11points and a team-high 10 reboundsvs. Chicago (2/24/08) … finishedwith a team-best nine boards vs.Washington (2/26/08), which markedhis first time to lead the Rockets inrebounding in consecutive games… scored a season-best 20 points(7-15 FG) off a season-high five3-pointers (5-10 3FG) vs. Denver(3/2/08) … added 15 points vs. Sacramento (3/24/08)for his fourth consecutive game in double-figurescoring (3/19/08-3/24/08), marking his longest suchstreak of the season … matched season best withfour steals at Sacramento (4/1/08), as well as leadingthe team with nine boards (6 offensive) and four blocks… left game vs. Seattle (4/9/08) with a bruised leftfoot/ankle … placed on the inactive list with the injuryvs. Phoenix (4/11/08), snapping his string of 221consecutive games played … underwent successfularthroscopic surgery following the season in order toremove bone spurs in his left ankle (5/9/08).

In the NBAAveraging 10.3 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.19steals and 1.02 blocks in 558 games (439 starts) withMemphis and Houston … has recorded 35 career20-point games and two 30-point performances (33 on3/4/05 vs. Toronto and 30 on 11/15/01 vs. Portland) …holds 19 career double-doubles … has hit five or more3-pointers in a game 11 times over his career, includingnine times with the Rockets … named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2007-08) … recipient of the2006-07 Magic Johnson Award presented by theProfessional Basketball Writer’s Association, which isgiven annually to the player who combines excellenceon the court with outstanding cooperation with themedia … honored three times as the Southwest Divisionwinner for the NBA Sportsmanship Award (2004-05,2006-07, 2007-08) … won the NBA Community AssistAward in Apr. 2002 … named to the NBA All-RookieFirst Team (2001-02) … earned NBA WesternConference got milk? Rookie of the Month for Dec.(2001) … finished his career with the Grizzlies rankedfirst in franchise history in steals (507), third in blocks(418), fourth in points (4,160) and fifth in rebounds(1,908). 2006-2007: In his first season with the Rockets,

averaged 10.1 points, 4.1 rebounds, 2.1 assists and0.96 steals in a career-best 82 games (82 starts) …finished fifth in voting for the 2006-07 NBA DefensivePlayer of the Year … set career highs in 3-pointersmade (157), 3-pointers attempted (373) and 3-pointfield goal percentage (.421) in a season … ranked 12th

in the NBA in 3-point field goal percentage … had allfive of his 20-point games while Yao Ming was out witha leg fracture (12/26/06-3/3/07) … registered a season-high four steals in his first game back at Memphis(11/7/06) … was 5-for-5 from beyond the arc vs.Minnesota (11/28/06), tying the Houston individualrecord for 3-pointers made without a miss in one game… dished out a season-best seven assists at the L.A.Clippers (12/17/06) … recorded a season-high 28 pointsvs. the L.A. Clippers (12/23/06) … notched his firstdouble-double with the Rockets by posting 14 pointsand a season-best 10 rebounds at Indiana (12/26/06)… set career highs in both 3-pointers made (7) andattempted (12) in leading the team with 23 points atNew Jersey (12/27/06) … had a season-best fourblocks vs. Orlando (3/11/07). 2005-2006: Averaged10.1 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 1.14 steals and

a career-best 1.41 blocks over 81games (81 starts) in his final seasonwith Memphis … ranked sixth in theNBA in steals-per-turnover ratio(1.02; 92 steals, 90 turnovers) …recorded 44 contests with 10-pluspoints and six games of 20-pluspoints … had four double-doublesand seven outings of 10-plusrebounds … finished with 11 pointsand 11 rebounds vs. the L.A. Lakers(11/14/05), including a career-high-tying seven offensive boards …registered 18 points and 12 reboundsat Phoenix (11/16/05), while matchingcareer-best 10 defensive boards …averaged 13.3 points per game on.568 shooting in Nov., scoring 20-plus points in five of those contests… had a season-high four steals atHouston (12/3/05) … missed only

game of the season vs. the L.A. Lakers (12/14/05)with a sprained right index finger … shot 51.3 percentfrom 3-point range in Dec. … had a season-best 13rebounds vs. Toronto (2/21/06) … notched a career-high-tying five blocks three times during the season(1/25/06 vs. Minnesota, 2/15/06 vs. Sacramento,3/26/06 vs. Charlotte) … scored a season-high 24points and nabbed 10 rebounds at N.O./Okla. City(3/31/06) … had 10 points, 12 boards, three steals andthree blocks at San Antonio (4/9/06). 2004-2005:Averaged 9.9 points, 5.2 rebounds, 1.6 assists and1.14 steals in 80 games (72 starts) with the Grizzlies …finished third in the NBA in steals-per-turnover ratio(1.21) and 26th in the NBA in 3-point field goal percentage(.395) … had four contests with 20-plus points and one30-point outing … posted four double-doubles and fivegames with 10-plus rebounds … missed only two games(12/15/04-12/17/04) due to a sprained right ankle …had 19 points and 10 rebounds while setting a careerhigh with five blocks vs. New Orleans (1/7/05) …registered a career-high-tying 14 rebounds at Phoenix(1/19/05) … hit 50.9 percent from 3-point range in themonth of Jan. … scored in double figures in ninestraight games (1/21/05-2/8/05) … posted 25 points(10-17 FG) and 10 rebounds vs. Golden State (3/1/05)… scored a career-high 33 points (10-17 FG, 4-5 3FG)vs. Toronto (3/4/05) … notched his fourth double-double with a game-high 25 points and 11 rebounds vs.Charlotte (4/10/05), adding three steals and threeblocks. 2003-2004: In his third season with Memphis,averaged 8.5 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.3 assists and1.28 steals in 79 games (one start) … ranked first inthe NBA in steals-per-turnover ratio (1.80) … finishedsecond on the team in total steals (101) and third in 3-point shooting (.349, 65-186 3FG) … had four double-doubles and one 20-point outing … made a four-pointplay late vs. the L.A. Lakers (11/10/03) to seal a

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Regular Season Career HighsMIN 51 12/15/06 at L.A. LakersFG 12 3/21/02 vs. MinnesotaFGA 20 2/19/02 at San Antonio (2)3FG 7 12/27/06 at New Jersey3FGA 12 12/27/06 at New JerseyFT 9 4/10/05 vs. Charlotte (3)FTA 11 3/4/05 vs. TorontoOFF 7 11/14/05 vs. L.A. Lakers (3)DEF 10 11/16/05 at Phoenix (2)REB 14 1/19/05 at Phoenix (2)AST 8 12/18/01 vs. MilwaukeeSTL 5 3/18/04 vs. Seattle (6)TO 6 4/16/02 at L.A. ClippersBLK 5 1/9/08 at New York (5)PTS 33 3/4/05 vs. Toronto

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105-95 win … had a season-high four blocks vs.Sacramento (12/16/03) … made his lone start of theseason at Denver (12/22/03), recording 15 points anda career-high 14 rebounds … hit the game-winningshot with 15 seconds remaining in overtime at the L.A.Clippers (1/11/04) … registered his fourth double-doubleof the season, and second in three games, with 12points and 10 boards at Philadelphia (1/17/04) … nailedthe game-winning shot with 2.9 seconds remaining atMinnesota (2/8/04) … equaled his career high with fivesteals vs. Seattle (3/18/04). 2002-2003: Averaged 9.7points, 4.4 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.31 steals and 1.13blocks in 78 games (47 starts) with Memphis … hadthree 20-plus point performances … notched 13 points(5-7 FG; 3-4 3FG), eight rebounds, four blocks andthree steals in a 106-102 win vs. New Orleans (1/6/03)… recorded his first of two double-doubles with 14points and 10 rebounds vs. San Antonio (11/4/02) …shot 53.8 percent from the field in Dec. … earned hissecond double-double with 16 points and 11 boards atGolden State (2/3/03) … scored 21 points vs. Boston(3/3/03) … set or tied season highs in points (22) andassists (5, tied) vs. Atlanta (3/16/03) … matched hisseason best with 22 points vs. Detroit (4/13/03). 2001-2002: Named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team afteraveraging 14.4 points, 5.4 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.55steals and 1.04 blocks in 78 games (78 starts) as arookie with the Grizzlies … earned NBA WesternConference got milk? Rookie of the Month for Dec. …participated in the 2002 NBA got milk? Rookie ChallengeGame at All-Star Weekend in Philadelphia … amongNBA rookies, finished first in minutes, second inscoring, second in steals, second in 3-point percentage,third in rebounds, sixth in blocks and seventh in assists… scored in double figures in 65 out of 78 gamesplayed, including 15 outings with 20-plus points … hada season-high 30 points vs. Portland (11/15/01) … hitthe game-winning shot with under 10 seconds remainingat New York (12/20/01), finishing the night with teamhighs of 21 points and nine rebounds … missed fourgames with a sprained groin in Jan. … had a double-double with 19 points and 10 boards at Milwaukee(2/7/02) … recorded 26 points and 10 rebounds at SanAntonio (2/19/02) … scored 28 points (12-15 FG) vs.Minnesota (3/21/02) … notched 21 points and 10 boardsvs. Houston (4/5/02).

In the PlayoffsHolds career playoff averages of 8.2 points, 4.1rebounds and 0.96 steals in 25 postseason games (21starts) with Memphis and Houston. 2008: In his fifthNBA postseason and second with Houston, averaged10.0 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.00 steals in six playoffgames (six starts) … topped the Rockets with a playoff-career-best 22 points (7-7 FG, 4-6 FT) in Game Onevs. Utah (4/19/08), including a 4-for-4 performancefrom 3-point range. 2007: In his first postseason withthe Rockets, averaged 10.3 points, 2.6 rebounds, 2.1assists and 1.71 steals in seven playoff games (sevenstarts) … dished out a playoff-career-best five assistsin Game Four at Utah (4/28/07) … scored 15 points inGame Five vs. Utah (4/30/07), setting his playoffhigh in 3-pointers made (5-7 3FG). 2006: Averaged 6.0points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.00 steals in four startsagainst Dallas … recorded series highs of 10 points inGame Three vs. Dallas (4/29/06) and seven reboundsin Game Four (5/1/06). 2005: Averaged 7.3 points, 6.8rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.00 blocks in the four-game playoff series with Phoenix … had a playoff-career-high nine rebounds in Game One at Phoenix(4/24/05). 2004: Averaged 4.8 points and 3.0 reboundsin four games against San Antonio.

In International PlayWon a bronze medal at the 2006 FIBA WorldChampionships … named to the 2006-08 USABasketball Men’s Senior National Team program onMar. 5, 2006 … member of the 2001 USA BasketballMen’s Senior National Team and the 2001 USA GoodwillGames Team, which finished 5-0 to capture the gold

medal at the 2001 Goodwill Games in Brisbane, Australia… member of the 2000 USA Basketball Men’s SelectTeam … helped the USA Men’s Junior National SelectTeam to a 97-90 victory over the International SelectTeam in the 1997 Nike Hoop Summit.

In CollegeFinished his career tied for eighth on Duke’s all-timescoring list with 1,984 points … was also ranked firstall-time at Duke in career steals (266), second in blockedshots (254), third in 3-point field goals (246), third in 3-point attempts (592) and third in 3-point percentage(.416) … was one of four players in NCAA history tohave over 1,500 points, 500 rebounds, 200 steals,200 assists and 200 blocked shots in a career, joiningLionel Simmons, Danny Manning and George Evans… received the Naismith and Wooden Awards as asenior … consensus choice as National Player of theYear … named First-Team All-America by TheAssociated Press, USBWA, The Sporting News,ESPN.com and CBS Sportsline in 2000-01 … namedthe 2001 Final Four Most Outstanding Player andearned selection to the NCAA Tournament EastRegional Team … selected as 2000-01 NABCDefensive Player of the Year and was the top vote-getter on ACC All-Defensive Team … named Co-Player of the Year in the ACC, sharing honor withJoseph Forte of North Carolina … unanimous selectionto All-ACC First Team and named MVP of ACCTournament … earned selection to the Academic All-America Team by the College Sports InformationDirectors of America and Verizon’s Academic Athleteof the Year … also as a senior, ranked second on theteam in scoring (19.9 ppg, 28th in nation) and first inrebounding (7.3 rpg) … led team in steals (82) andblocked shots (88) … averaged 22.5 points and 10.2rebounds during the NCAA Tournament in leading Duketo the 2001 National Championship … as a junior, wasnamed Second-Team All-America and First-Team All-ACC by The Associated Press … named 2000 NABCCo-Defensive Player of the Year along with Cincinnati’sKenyon Martin … led Duke in scoring (17.4 ppg), blockedshots (70) and 3-point percentage (.444) in 1999-2000… selected as NABC Defensive Player of the Year asa sophomore … named Third-Team All-ACC and earnedSecond-Team All-ACC Tournament Team honors in 1998-99 … selected to the ACC All-Freshman Team in 1997-98 … had his Duke jersey #31 retired at CameronIndoor Stadium.

In LifeBorn Shane Courtney Battier on Sept. 9, 1978, inBirmingham, Michigan … married his high schoolsweetheart, Heidi … couple welcomed the birth of theirson, Zeke Edward, in 2008 … parents are Ed andSandee … has two sisters, Stephanie and Ashley, andtwo brothers, Todd and Jeremy … started playingbasketball at age four … also enjoys golf and tennis… says the most influential people in his life were hisparents, whose best advice was “to treat others asyou would like to be treated” … after his playing daysare over, would like to go into a career that would allowhim to be his own boss … favorite movie is The BigLebowski … favorite TV show is The Office … favoritesinger is Marvin Gaye … has a yellow lab, Bruin, anda mixed breed, Gertie … serves as a member of theJr. NBA/Jr. WNBA Advisory Board … has served onthe boards of St. Jude Hospital and the Memphis Zoo… named Outstanding Young Tennessean in Sept.2004 by the Greater Mid-South Chamber of Commerce… hosts annual Youth Basketball Academy … had his#55 retired by his high school, Detroit Country Day.

In TransactionsSelected by the Grizzlies in the first round (sixth overall)of the 2001 NBA Draft … signed by Memphis to amulti-year contract extension on July 15, 2004 …acquired by Houston from Memphis on July 12, 2006,in exchange for Stromile Swift and the draft rights toRudy Gay.

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Aaron Brooks

#0Guard

Height: 6-0

Weight: 161

NBA Experience: 1

College:Oregon

High School:Franklin(Seattle, WA)

Birthdate:January 14, 1985

Birthplace:Seattle, WA

How Acquired:Drafted in the firstround (26th overall)of the 2007 NBA Draft

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Brooks’ Career StatisticsREGULAR SEASON REBOUNDSYEAR G-S MIN FGM-A PCT 3FGM-A PCT FTM-A PCT OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF-D S T TO BLK T P RPG APG PPG2007-08 (HOU) 51-0 608 93-225 .413 36-109 .330 42-49 .857 13-43-56 87 69-0 13 44 5 264 1.1 1.7 5.2TOTALS 51-0 608 93-225 .413 36-109 .330 42-49 .857 13-43-56 87 69-0 13 44 5 264 1.1 1.7 5.2

PLAYOFFS REBOUNDSYEAR G-S MIN FGM-A PCT 3FGM-A PCT FTM-A PCT OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF-D S T TO BLK T P RPG APG PPG2007-08 (HOU) 6-0 50 8-25 .320 0-10 .000 9-11 .818 0-6-6 3 11-0 0 3 0 25 1.0 0.5 4.2TOTALS 6-0 50 8-25 .320 0-10 .000 9-11 .818 0-6-6 3 11-0 0 3 0 25 1.0 0.5 4.2

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In 2007-2008In his rookie season with Houston, averaged 5.2 pointsand 1.7 assists in 51 games … on the inactive list for23 games (10/30/07-11/9/07; 11/13/07-11/16/07;11/21/07-11/29/07; 12/5/07-12/12/07; 3/22/08; 3/26/08-3/30/08) … DNP (CD) for eight games (11/11/07;3/8/08; 3/12/08-3/16/08; 3/21/08; 3/24/08; 4/1/08) …finished sixth among all rookies in assists per game …played in his first NBA game vs. Phoenix (11/17/07),notching five points (2-2 FG, 1-1 3FG) … assigned toHouston’s NBA D-League affiliate Rio Grande ValleyVipers on Dec. 6 … recalled from Rio Grande Valleyon Dec. 14 after averaging 23.0 points, 5.5 reboundsand 5.0 assists in two games with the Vipers … dishedout his first career NBA assist vs. Dallas (12/15/07)… registered six assists at Chicago (12/22/07) …scored 12 points (4-4 FT) at Detroit (12/23/07) …notched 10 points, a career-high seven assists andthree rebounds at Memphis (12/28/07) … recorded hisfirst two NBA steals at Boston (1/2/08) … posted acareer-high 22 points (8-10 FG, 4-5 3FG, 2-2 FT) andthree boards vs. New York (1/5/08),which included a 12-point (5-5 FG,2-2 3FG) fourth quarter … registered11 points and three assists vs. NewOrleans (1/13/08) … recorded eightpoints (4-4 FT) and four assists in28:00 off the bench at Portland(1/25/08), guiding the Houstonoffense down the stretch in an 89-79 comeback win over the TrailBlazers … picked up 10 points (2-23FG, 4-4 FT) in just 4:33 of actionvs. Boston (3/18/08) … had 12points, three rebounds and threeassists at Portland (4/3/08) … added10 points off the bench at Seattle(4/4/08) … led the Rockets in scoringfor the first time in his career bynotching 18 points (7-9 FG, 2-33 FG), four assists and a career-best four rebounds at the L.A. Clippers (4/6/08) …registered 11 points (3-5 3FG), four assists and tiedcareer best with four rebounds vs. Seattle (4/9/08) …first time in career to reach double-digit scoring in fourconsecutive games (4/3/08-4/9/08) … tied career bestwith two steals vs. the L.A. Clippers (4/16/08) …averaged 21.4 points (.461, 35-76 FG) and 5.2 assistsover five games with Houston in the 2007 NBA SummerLeague presented by adidas … earned T-Mobile Rookieof the Month honors for Summer League … named tothe 2007 NBA Summer League All-Star Team.

In the NBA2008: Averaged 16.8 points and 7.0 assists over fivegames with Houston in the 2008 NBA Summer Leaguepresented by EA SPORTS … finished second in assistsper game among 2008 NBA Summer League leaders.

In the Playoffs2008: In his first NBA postseason, averaged 4.2 pointsand 0.5 assists in six playoff games … registered aplayoff-career-best 11 points and two assists off thebench in Game Two vs. Utah (4/21/08).

In International PlayOne of the top-10 young NBA players named to aUSA Basketball Men’s Select Team that was chosen tohelp prepare the 2007 USA Senior National Team forits gold-medal run at the FIBA Americas Championship

2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada … invited to participate inthe 2005 USA Basketball U21 World ChampionshipTeam Trials … 2004 and 2005 USA Men’s NationalTeam Trials participant … member of the 2002 USABasketball Junior World Championship Qualifying Teamthat finished with a 4-1 record and the bronze medal,which qualified the United States for a berth in the2003 FIBA Junior World Championship.

In CollegeAveraged 13.1 points and 4.1 assists in 115 games(110 starts) during his four-year career at the Universityof Oregon … finished his collegiate career as Oregon’sninth all-time leading scorer with 1,511 points, whileranking fourth in assists (471), fourth in 3-point fieldgoals made (205), fifth in free throw percentage (.834)and sixth in steals (127) … earned Second-Team All-America honors from The Sporting News and Third-Team accolades from The Associated Press as a senior… member of the Wooden Award All-American Teamand was named First-Team All-Pac-10 in his final

campaign … started all 35 games,leading the Pac-10 in scoring (17.7)and ranking fifth in assists (4.3) in2006-07 … started 31 of 32 gamesas a junior, leading the Pac-10 inassists-to-turnover ratio (1.81) …averaged 10.8 points and 4.4 assistsin 2005-06, finishing fourth in thePac-10 in assists per game andseventh in the league in free throwpercentage (.807) … played in all 27games (26 starts) as a sophomore,leading the team in scoring (14.7 ppg,ranked 10th in the Pac-10) andassists (4.6 apg, ranked third in thePac-10) … ranked third in the leaguein free throw percentage (.855,94-110 FT) … earned HonorableMention All-Conference honors in2004-05 … scored a career-high 34

points (12-13 FT) in a 90-83 win against USC, whichtied Ron Lee (1974 vs. Washington) for the mostpoints ever by a UO sophomore … named The SportingNews National Player of the Week for his effortsagainst the Trojans … earned Pac-10 All-Freshmanrecognition, averaging 7.0 points and 2.7 assists in 21games (18 starts).

In LifeBorn Aaron Jamal Brooks on Jan. 14, 1985, in Seattle,Washington … nickname is “AB” … has one daughter,MiKah … favorite sport other than basketball is football… enjoys playing video games … majored in politicalscience … led Franklin High School to the Washington4A State Championship as a senior … was a McDonald’sand Parade Third-Team All-American … played in theMcDonald’s and EA SPORTS National All-Star Games… named state’s Player of the Year by Gatorade, TheAssociated Press, Seattle Times and Tacoma NewsTribune in final campaign at Franklin … assisted withthe Rockets relief efforts following Hurricane Ike,distributing supplies to individuals affected by thestorm on Sept. 18, 2008.

In TransactionsSelected by Houston in the first round (26th overall) ofthe 2007 NBA Draft … signed a multi-year contractwith the Rockets on July 7, 2007.

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Regular Season Career HighsMIN 28 1/25/08 at PortlandFG 8 1/5/08 vs. New YorkFGA 10 4/3/08 at Portland (2)3FG 4 1/5/08 vs. New York3FGA 8 2/7/08 vs. ClevelandFT 4 3/18/08 vs. Boston (3)FTA 4 3/18/08 vs. Boston (3)OFF 1 4/6/08 at L.A. Clippers (13)DEF 4 4/9/08 vs. SeattleREB 4 4/9/08 vs. Seattle (2)AST 7 12/28/07 at MemphisSTL 2 4/16/08 vs. L.A. Clippers (2)TO 4 4/9/08 vs. Seattle (2)BLK 1 4/9/08 vs. Seattle (5)PTS 22 1/5/08 vs. New York

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Joey Dorsey

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Height: 6-8

Weight: 268

NBA Experience: R

College:Memphis

High School:Laurinburg Prep(Laurinburg, NC)

Birthdate:December 16, 1983

Birthplace:Baltimore, MD

How Acquired:Trade with Portlandon June 26, 2008

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In the NBA2008: Averaged 10.0 points and 9.0 rebounds in threegames with Houston in the 2008 NBA Summer Leaguepresented by EA SPORTS … scored 22 points (10-13FG) and pulled down 13 boards in 33 minutes againstDenver (7/18/08).

In International PlaySelected to Team USA for the 2007 Pan AmericanGames in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,averaging 3.2 points in five games(two starts).

In CollegeFinished four-year collegiate careeras Memphis’ winningest player with126 victories … two-time ConferenceUSA Defensive Player of the Year, as well as earningleague All-Defensive Team honors following his juniorand senior seasons … left school ranked as Memphis’all-time leader in field goal percentage (.614) and wassecond all-time in school history in blocked shots(264) … stood as the all-time leader in total reboundsin the history of C-USA and finished second all-time inschool annals with 1,209 career boards … grabbed 10or more rebounds in 55 career games and posted 26double-doubles over a school-record 149 career games… earned First-Team All-Conference USA honors as ajunior and Second-Team accolades as a senior … namedto the C-USA All-Tournament Team in 2006 and 2007… averaged a conference-best 9.5 rebounds per gamewhile blocking 74 shots en route to Memphis’ NCAA-record 38 wins (38-2) and a trip to the NCAAChampionship Game in 2007-08 … as a junior in 2006-

07, led C-USA in rebounding average (9.4), whileranking second in field goal percentage (.614) andblocks per game (2.19) … named C-USA Player of theWeek for Jan. 29-Feb. 4, 2007 … averaged 6.9 pointsand a team-high 7.5 boards as a sophomore … rankedthird in C-USA in rebounds per game in 2005-06 andled the league in blocked shots (1.78) … named to theC-USA All-Freshman Team … averaged 4.6 pointsand 6.0 rebounds in 2004-05, while leading the team infield goal percentage (.546).

In LifeBorn Richard Elmer Dorsey on Dec.16, 1983, in Baltimore, Maryland …goes by the nickname “Joey,” whichwas given to him by his mother,Charlene … at Memphis, majored ininterdisciplinary studies … played

at Laurinburg Prep (NC) in 2003-04, averaging 16.0points, 10.2 rebounds and 2.3 blocked shots in hisfinal season … helped lead Laurinburg to a 28-7 recordand a No. 6 final national ranking … in 2002-03,attended Mt. Zion Christian Academy in Durham, NorthCarolina … before prep school, played at DouglassHigh School in Baltimore … led Douglass to the MarylandClass 3A title in 2001-02, earning All-State accoladesand was named to the Baltimore Sun All-Metro Team.

In TransactionsHad draft rights acquired by Houston on June 26,2008, after being selected by Portland in the secondround (33rd overall) of the 2008 NBA Draft … signedby the Rockets on Sept. 29, 2008.

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Facts & FiguresIn 2002-03, Dorsey attended Mt. ZionChristian Academy in Durham, NorthCarolina, which was the same Academyattended by Tracy McGrady.

Dorsey had his draft rights acquired by Houston on June 26, 2008, after beingselected by Portland in the second round (33rd overall) of the 2008 NBA Draft.

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#3Guard

Height: 6-3

Weight: 210

NBA Experience: 9

College:Maryland

High School:Montgomery Blair(Silver Spring, MD)

Birthdate:February 21, 1977

Birthplace:Silver Spring, MD

How Acquired:Signed as afree agent onJuly 20, 2007

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PLAYOFFS REBOUNDSYEAR G-S MIN FGM-A PCT 3FGM-A PCT FTM-A PCT OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF-D S T TO BLK T P RPG APG PPG2003-04 (HOU) 5-5 222 30-70 .429 7-17 .412 29-40 .725 6-36-42 38 18-1 7 21 1 96 8.4 7.6 19.22007-08 (HOU) (Inactive List: Torn Right Quadricep Tendon)TOTALS 5-5 222 30-70 .429 7-17 .412 29-40 .725 6-36-42 38 18-1 7 21 1 96 8.4 7.6 19.2

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In 2007-2008In his sixth season with Houston, averaged 5.5 points,2.3 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 10 games (three starts)… DNP (CD) for 14 games (10/30/07-11/9/07;11/13/07-11/16/07; 11/21/07-11/23/07; 12/12/07;12/28/07-12/29/07) … on the inactive list for 58 gameswith one for personal reasons (11/11/07), one with asore back (12/1/07), four with flu-like symptoms(12/19/07-12/23/07) and 52 due to bi-lateral quadriceptendonitis/torn quadricep tendon in right knee(12/31/07-4/16/08) … underwent successful season-ending surgery to repair a torn quadricep tendon in hisright knee on Feb. 26 ... made his season debut vs.Phoenix (11/17/07), scoring eight points in his firstregular season appearance in a Rockets uniform sinceat Utah (4/10/04) … had a season-best 10 points, fourrebounds, three assists, two steals and a blocked shotvs. Denver (11/24/07) … finished with nine points, ateam-high seven assists, two steals and two blocks ina 100-94 win at Phoenix (11/28/07), including a drivinglayup to put Houston up 98-94 andgetting a hand on an AmaréStoudemire attempt to help ice thegame for the Rockets … started forRafer Alston (groin injury) at Toronto(12/9/07), at Philadelphia (12/10/07)and vs. Dallas (12/15/07).

In the NBAHolds career averages of 18.1points, 6.0 assists, 5.6 rebounds and1.47 steals in 576 games (543 starts)with Houston, Orlando and New York… owns 102 career double-doublesand seven career triple-doubles …possesses 51 career 30-pointgames and one 40-point outing (44on 1/17/03 vs. L.A. Lakers) … hasaveraged 19.0 points, 6.3 assists,6.0 rebounds and 1.61 steals in 384 games (375 starts)with Houston … in Rockets franchise history, rankstied for seventh in career scoring average, second incareer assists average, third in career steals average,fourth in triple-doubles (6), fifth in 3-pointers made(470) and fifth in steals (619) … averaged 19.4 points,6.5 assists and 5.4 rebounds in 124 games with theMagic … over two seasons with the Knicks, averaged11.1 points and 3.7 assists in 68 games … stands asone of only four players in NBA history (OscarRobertson, Magic Johnson and Grant Hill) to averageat least 15 points, five rebounds and five assists ineach of their first six seasons … three-time NBA All-Star selection (2002, 2003, 2004), averaging 12.0 pointsand 5.3 assists in three All-Star starts … named NBACo-Rookie of the Year with Elton Brand (1999-2000) …unanimous selection to the NBA All-Rookie First Team(1999-2000). 2006-2007: In his second season withNew York, averaged 11.3 points, 3.9 assists and 3.6rebounds in 44 games (30 starts) … posted 20 or morepoints nine times, including his final four games of theseason … named as a team tri-captain along withStephon Marbury and Jamal Crawford … missed 38games due to right knee tendinitis, a sprained leftankle and a sprained right ankle ... went 15-of-15 fromthe free throw line en route to 22 points at Boston(11/24/06) … notched 26 points (5-10 3FG) atWashington (3/10/07), nailing the game-winning3-pointer at the buzzer … topped New York with 21points and a season-high 10 assists vs. N.O./Okla.City (3/16/07) … pulled down a season-best 10rebounds vs. Portland (3/22/07) … recorded a season-high 28 points (.571, 8-14 FG) at Toronto (4/15/07) …averaged 25.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.0 assistsover his final four outings of the season. 2005-2006:Acquired by the Knicks just prior to trade deadline,averaging 14.4 points, 4.9 assists and 4.1 rebounds

over a combined 70 games (60 starts) for Orlando andNew York … appeared in 24 games (15 starts) with theKnicks and averaged 10.8 points after playing in 46games (45 starts) and averaging 16.2 points, 5.7assists and 4.8 boards for the Magic … overall, finished26th in the NBA in assists per game (4.9) … dished outa career-high 15 assists at Philadelphia (1/26/06). 2004-2005: Played and started in 78 games for Orlando,averaging a team-best 21.3 points, a career-best 7.0assists and 5.8 rebounds … ranked seventh in theNBA in assists per game, 18th in scoring average, 20th

in minutes per outing (38.2) and 22nd in steals pergame (1.44) … scored 20 or more points 44 times and30-plus points on 12 occasions, including a season-high 36 points at Golden State (12/10/04) … posted 21double-doubles … recorded a season-high 13 assiststhree times, with the last coming vs. Cleveland(2/1/05) … notched 32 points, a season-high 13rebounds and eight assists at Philadelphia (2/12/05) …had two or more steals in 29 games, including season-

best six thefts at Philadelphia(11/14/04) … scored game-winningbaskets five times during theseason, including the clinching layupwith 0.2 seconds remaining in hisMagic debut vs. Milwaukee (11/3/04)… missed three games (3/19/05-3/24/05) due to an NBA suspension… did not play (4/16/05) due to asore lower back. 2003-2004:Averaged 16.6 points, 5.5 rebounds,6.2 assists and a career-high-tying1.76 steals in 79 starts with Houston… among NBA leaders, ranked ninthin both assists per game and stealsper game, standing as one of threeNBA players to rank in the top-10 inboth categories … stood tied forfourth in the NBA at 40.4 minutesper outing … reached 20 points 19

times and 30 points twice … ranked second on theRockets with 11 double-doubles … registered a season-high five steals on four occasions … delivered aseason-best 13 assists vs. Sacramento (1/28/04) …grabbed a season-high 11 rebounds vs. San Antonio(2/9/04) … scored 13 points (6-9 FG) in his thirdconsecutive start for the West at the 2004 NBA All-Star Game (2/15/04) … recorded a season-high 33points with 11 assists in Houston’s playoff-clinchingwin vs. Denver (4/9/04). 2002-2003: Led Houston withaverages of 21.0 points, 6.2 assists and 1.74 steals… also averaged 6.2 rebounds to stand with KevinGarnett as the only NBA players to average at least20 points, 6.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists … namedWestern Conference Player of the Week twice (weeksending: 1/20/03 and 3/16/03) … set a career best witheight steals at the L.A. Clippers (11/24/02) … scored acareer-high 44 points with 11 assists vs. the L.A.Lakers (1/17/03), becoming the first player in teamhistory to reach 40 points and 10 assists in the samegame … also tied his career high with six 3-pointersmade vs. the Lakers (1/17/03) … scored 20 pointswith nine assists as a starter in the 2003 NBA All-StarGame (2/9/03). 2001-2002: Averaged career highs of21.6 points and 7.0 rebounds with 6.4 assists, standingas the only NBA player to average at least 20 points,6.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists … scored a season-high36 points vs. Detroit (1/3/02), including the game-winner … set an NBA individual season high with acareer-best 18 free throws made (18-22 FT) vs. Utah(2/4/02) … made his first start in the 2002 NBA All-Star Game (2/10/02), recording three points and threeassists. 2000-2001: Averaged 19.9 points, 6.9rebounds, 6.5 assists and a career-high 1.76 stealsper game, becoming the first Rockets player and the18th player in NBA history to lead his team in totalpoints, rebounds and assists … also became the first

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Regular Season Career HighsMIN 58 2/22/04 vs. AtlantaFG 14 1/5/05 vs. Seattle (3)FGA 29 4/9/02 at Miami3FG 6 1/17/03 vs. L.A. Lakers (3)3FGA 13 11/20/99 at SeattleFT 18 2/4/02 vs. UtahFTA 22 2/4/02 vs. UtahOFF 8 11/21/99 at SacramentoDEF 13 1/18/02 at BostonREB 17 1/27/00 vs. Golden StateAST 15 1/26/06 at PhiladelphiaSTL 8 11/24/02 at L.A. ClippersTO 9 3/24/02 at Golden State (3)BLK 4 1/13/01 vs. SacramentoPTS 44 1/17/03 vs. L.A. Lakers

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player in franchise history to reach both 500 reboundsand 500 assists in one season … named NBA Playerof the Week twice … led Houston with 24 double-doubles … scored a season-high 36 points vs. Dallas(12/5/00). 1999-2000: Named NBA Co-Rookie of theYear with Elton Brand … selected unanimously for theNBA All-Rookie First Team after being named Rookieof the Month three times … led Houston with averagesof 18.0 points, 6.6 assists and 1.53 steals, becomingthe first rookie to lead the Rockets in all of thesecategories … also averaged 5.3 rebounds to becomejust the seventh rookie in NBA history to average 15points, five rebounds and five assists … led all NBArookies in assists, setting the Rockets rookie mark forassists in a season … also set or tied Rockets single-game rookie records for assists, free throws made,free throw percentage, 3-pointers attempted … compiledhis first career triple-double vs. Golden State(1/27/00), posting 25 points, a career-high 17 reboundsand a Rockets rookie-record-tying 14 assists … scoreda season-best 34 points with a rookie-record-matching14 assists vs. the L.A. Clippers (3/23/00).

In the PlayoffsMade only postseason appearance in the 2004 NBAPlayoffs. 2008: On the inactive list for the entire 2008NBA Playoffs (season-ending surgery to repair tornquadricep tendon in right knee). 2004: Averaged ateam-leading 19.2 points, 8.4 rebounds and 7.6 assistsin Houston’s opening-round series vs. the L.A. Lakers… recorded a triple-double at Los Angeles (4/19/04),notching 18 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds ...scored a playoff-career-high 27 points at Los Angeles(4/23/04).

In CollegeReceived Division I Consensus Second-Team All-America recognition and First-Team All-America honorsfrom Sports Illustrated in his lone season at Maryland… also named to the All-ACC First Team after averaginga team-leading 17.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4.5 assistsand an ACC-leading 2.8 steals per game as a juniorwith the Terrapins … guided Maryland to 28 wins andan NCAA Sweet Sixteen berth … before arriving atMaryland, became the first player to take two unbeatenteams into the National Junior College ChampionshipTournament, accomplishing this with San Jacinto (Texas)in 1997 and Allegany (Maryland) in 1998 … had hisMaryland jersey honored at Cole Field House.

In LifeBorn Steven De’Shawn Francis on February 21, 1977,in Silver Spring, Maryland … he and his wife, Shelby,have a daughter, Shailyn, and a son, Steven De’ShawnFrancis II … holds the most admiration for hisgrandmother, Mabel Wilson, and his late mother, BrendaWilson … received the nickname “Wink” as a child …invested as an owner in the “We R One” clothing line… runs a record label called Isoh Entertainment …started one game during his high school career, as heplayed just his sophomore season … has two olderbrothers, Jeff Jr. and Terry, and a younger sister,Tiffany … earlier in his career with the Rockets,attended summer school at the University of Maryland.

In TransactionsSelected after his junior season by Vancouver in thefirst round (second overall) of the 1999 NBA Draft …draft rights traded by the Grizzles to Houston on Aug.27, 1999, in a three-way, 11-player deal … signed withthe Rockets on Sept. 1, 1999 … re-signed with Houstonon Aug. 26, 2002 … traded along with Cuttino Mobleyand Kelvin Cato to Orlando on June 29, 2004, forTracy McGrady, Juwan Howard, Tyronn Lue and ReeceGaines … acquired by the Knicks from the Magic onFeb. 22, 2006, for Anfernee Hardaway and TrevorAriza … traded by New York on June 28, 2007, alongwith Channing Frye and a 2008 second-round draftpick to Portland in exchange for Zach Randolph, FredJones, Dan Dickau and the draft rights to DemetrisNichols … contract bought out by the Trail Blazers onJuly 11, 2007 … signed as a free agent with Houstonon July 20, 2007 … elected to pick up the playeroption on the final year of his contract with the Rocketson May 7, 2008.

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Mike Harris

#19Forward

Height: 6-6

Weight: 240

NBA Experience: 1

College:Rice

High School:Hillsboro(Hillsboro, TX)

Birthdate:June 15, 1983

Birthplace:Hillsboro, TX

How Acquired:Signed 10-daycontract onMarch 8, 2008

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PLAYOFFS REBOUNDSYEAR G-S MIN FGM-A PCT 3FGM-A PCT FTM-A PCT OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF-D S T TO BLK T P RPG APG PPG2007-08 (HOU) 3-0 9 1-2 .500 0-0 — 1-2 .500 1-1-2 0 0-0 0 0 0 3 0.7 0.0 1.0TOTALS 3-0 9 1-2 .500 0-0 — 1-2 .500 1-1-2 0 0-0 0 0 0 3 0.7 0.0 1.0

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In 2007-2008In his rookie NBA season, averaged 3.6 points and 3.2rebounds in 17 games with the Rockets … DNP (CD)for four games (3/8/08; 3/24/08-3/26/08; 4/1/08) …signed by Houston to a 10-day contract on Mar. 8 andinked second 10-day contract on Mar. 18 … signed forthe remainder of the season on Mar. 29 … originallysigned with the Rockets as a rookie free agent on July13 … averaged 5.0 points and 6.0 rebounds in Houston’sfirst two preseason games … waived by the Rocketson Oct. 22 … played in his first regular season NBAgame vs. New Jersey (3/10/08), posting six points,seven rebounds, one assist and one steal … netted 10of his career-high 12 points (5-8 FG)in the fourth quarter of an 89-80 winvs. Charlotte (3/14/08), adding fourrebounds and a steal … came offthe bench to match a career-best 12points (6-10 FG) vs. Boston(3/18/08), as well as registering sixboards, two blocks and one steal in24:54 of action … recorded eightpoints (4-6 FG), six rebounds andtwo steals at Denver (4/13/08) …also averaged 12.6 points and 7.0rebounds in five games withHouston in the 2007 NBA SummerLeague presented by adidas.

In the NBAAveraged 6.0 points and 2.4rebounds in five preseason gameswith the Milwaukee Bucks prior to the 2006-07 campaign… in 48 games (16 starts) with the Colorado 14ers ofthe NBA D-League, averaged 11.8 points, 6.8 reboundsand 1.54 blocks per contest in 2006-07 … selectedthird overall in the 2006 NBA D-League Draft byColorado. 2008: Averaged 13.4 points and 7.6 reboundsin five games with Houston in the 2008 NBA SummerLeague presented by EA SPORTS.

In the Playoffs2008: In his first NBA postseason, averaged 1.0 pointsand 0.7 rebounds in three playoff games … DNP (CD)for three playoff games (4/21/08-4/26/08) … madehis NBA postseason debut in Game One vs. Utah(4/19/08) … scored two points and had two rebounds inGame Five vs. Utah (4/29/08).

In International Play2007-2008: Averaged 24.3 points and 11.6 rebounds injust 28 minutes per game in 25 outings with DongGuanof the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) … seasonhighs in the CBA included a 46-point, 26-rebound game.2005-2006: Spent the season in the Ukraine with BCKyiv … in Ukrainian League play, averaged 10.4 pointsand 6.5 rebounds in 29 games … in EuroCup play,averaged 8.5 points and 5.1 rebounds in 17 games.

In CollegeFinished collegiate career as the fourth player in WAChistory to record 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds,leaving as Rice University’s all-time leading scorer(2,014 points, ninth all-time in the WAC) and rebounder(1,111 rebounds, fourth) … also ranked third all-time inWAC history in career field goal percentage (.602) …registered the school record for career games played(121) and ranked second in career blocked shots (119)… led the team in scoring all four years, becomingonly the third player in school history to accomplishthat feat … posted 55 career double-doubles … started85 of 121 career games … earned First-Team All-WAC

his junior and senior seasons … asa senior, ranked fourth in the nationin rebounding (11.7 rpg) and 15th inscoring (20.6 ppg) … his 639 totalpoints ranked second all-time inschool history, while his reboundingtotal of 363 ranked first at the timehe recorded the marks in 2004-05 …was named to the 2005 WAC All-Tournament Team, averaging 21.5points and 11.0 rebounds … was thefirst-ever Rice player to be namedto the WAC All-Tournament Team …topped squad in scoring (17.5 ppg,ranked fourth in the WAC) andrebounding (8.9 rpg, third) as a juniorin 2003-04 … named Second-TeamAll-WAC as a sophomore, rankingsixth in the WAC in scoring (15.3

ppg) and fifth in rebounding (7.3 rpg) in 2002-03 …started 17 of 29 games as a freshman, averaging12.8 points and 8.6 rebounds (ranked third in the WAC)… also ranked sixth in the league in blocked shots (1.2bpg), while registering 12 double-doubles in 2001-02.

In LifeBorn Michael LaTrent Harris on June 15, 1983, inHillsboro, Texas … mayor of Hillsboro proclaimed May12, 2005, as “Michael Harris Day,” where he had hishigh school number retired in his hometown schoolgymnasium … previously enrolled in Wiess College… cousin, Stephen Simmons, was an offensive linemanat TCU … assisted with the Rockets relief effortsfollowing Hurricane Ike, distributing supplies toindividuals affected by the storm on Sept. 18, 2008.

In TransactionsIn training camp with Milwaukee in 2006 … waived bythe Bucks on Oct. 25, 2006 … selected third overall inthe 2006 D-League Draft by Colorado … signed byHouston as a free agent on July 13, 2007 … waivedby the Rockets on Oct. 22, 2007 … signed by Houstonto a 10-day contract on Mar. 8, 2008 … inked second10-day contract with Rockets on Mar. 18, 2008 …signed for the remainder of the season by Houston onMar. 29, 2008.

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Regular Season Career HighsMIN 25 3/18/08 vs. BostonFG 6 3/18/08 vs. BostonFGA 10 3/18/08 vs. Boston3FG 0 —3FGA 1 4/14/08 at Utah (2)FT 2 4/14/08 at Utah (4)FTA 4 3/10/08 vs. New JerseyOFF 4 4/16/08 vs. L.A. Clippers (2)DEF 5 3/10/08 vs. New JerseyREB 7 3/10/08 vs. New JerseyAST 1 4/16/08 vs. L.A. Clippers (3)STL 2 4/13/08 at DenverTO 3 4/13/08 at DenverBLK 2 3/18/08 vs. BostonPTS 12 3/18/08 vs. Boston (2)

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Chuck Hayes

#44Forward

Height: 6-6

Weight: 238

NBA Experience: 3

College:Kentucky

High School:Modesto Christian(Modesto, CA)

Birthdate:June 11, 1983

Birthplace:San Leandro, CA

How Acquired:Signed 10-daycontract onJanuary 18, 2006

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PLAYOFFS REBOUNDSYEAR G-S MIN FGM-A PCT 3FGM-A PCT FTM-A PCT OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF-D S T TO BLK T P RPG APG PPG2006-07 (HOU) 7-7 197 12-17 .706 0-1 .000 2-5 .400 14-31-45 3 22-0 9 7 3 26 6.4 0.4 3.72007-08 (HOU) 6-0 108 7-11 .636 0-2 .000 0-0 — 7-21-28 5 18-0 3 4 6 14 4.7 0.8 2.3TOTALS 13-7 305 19-28 .679 0-3 .000 2-5 .400 21-52-73 8 40-0 12 11 9 40 5.6 0.6 3.1

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In 2007-2008In his third season with Houston, averaged 3.0 points,5.4 rebounds and 1.08 steals in 79 games (44 starts)… DNP (CD) for three games (1/29/08; 2/19/08-2/21/08) … finished fourth in the NBA in steals-per-turnover ratio (1.37, 85 steals, 62 turnovers), grabbingat least three steals in 10 games on the season … hadeight double-digit rebounding performances … pulleddown a season-high 13 rebounds (10 defensive) atUtah (11/1/07) … notched a season-high four steals atMemphis (11/13/07), vs. Denver (11/24/07) and vs.Minnesota (3/26/08) … matched season-best 13rebounds (10 defensive) vs. Dallas (11/21/07) … had11 rebounds in a career-high 41:27 of action vs. Detroit(12/12/07) … tied his career high with three blocks vs.Orlando (12/19/07) and again at Chicago (12/22/07) …set his career best in assists with five vs. GoldenState (12/31/07) … matched his season high with 13rebounds at New York (1/9/08) … had at least onesteal in 11 straight games (12/20/07-1/9/08) for a totalof 18 thefts … one of his team-high two blocks atSeattle (1/23/08) came on a Kevin Durant attempt with1.6 seconds left in a 109-107 win … was DNP (CD)vs. Golden State (1/29/08), endinghis streak of 50 consecutive regularseason starts … netted nine points(4-8 FG) and had 11 rebounds(10 defensive) vs. Indiana (3/5/08),as well as matching his career bestwith five assists … posted eightpoints (4-6 FG) and 12 rebounds(6 offensive) at Atlanta (3/12/08) …recorded a season-high 10 points(3-4 FG, 4-5 FT), seven reboundsand four assists vs. Sacramento(3/24/08).

In the NBAHas averaged 4.2 points, 5.7rebounds and 0.92 steals in 197games (87 starts) with Houston …owns 26 career double-digitrebounding performances and fivecareer double-doubles. 2006-2007: In his secondseason with the Rockets, averaged 5.6 points (.573,192-335 FG) and 6.7 rebounds in 78 games (43 starts)… helped the Rockets to a mark of 30-13 (.698) in his43 starts … finished second on the team in reboundsper game … was one of the top-10 rebounders in theNBA on a per minutes basis … scored in double digits10 times and had 13 double-figure reboundingperformances … posted four double-doubles … wasthe first Houston player to go 10-1 in his first 11 careerstarts with the Rockets since Matt Maloney (Nov.1996 in rookie season) … made his first NBA start atforward vs. Dallas (11/4/06) … on the inactive list forfour games (11/14/06-11/20/06) after suffering ahyperextension and contusion of his left knee followinga third-quarter collision with Shaquille O’Neal at Miami(11/12/06) … recorded a career-high 15 boards vs.Golden State (12/5/06) … had a career-best threeblocks at San Antonio (1/24/07) … notched 14 pointsand 11 boards (8 offensive) at Boston (3/7/07) …scored a career-high 16 points (7-9 FG) vs. the L.A.Clippers (3/14/07) … nabbed a career-high five stealsat Sacramento (4/8/07). 2005-2006: In his first seasonwith Houston, averaged 3.7 points and 4.5 rebounds in40 games … finished third among all rookies in reboundsper 48 minutes played (15.8) and tied for eighth inboards per game (4.5) … had five double-digitrebounding performances … played in his first NBAgame vs. Dallas (1/18/06) … registered the first double-double of his career in just his second NBA outing with12 points (4-5 FG, 4-4 FT) and 13 rebounds at Chicago(1/20/06) … scored a season-best 14 points (6-7 FG)vs. San Antonio (4/19/06) … also averaged 6.4 pointsand 4.2 rebounds in five games with Houston in the2005 Minnesota Summer League … was selected sixthoverall in the 2005 NBA D-League Draft by the

Albuquerque Thunderbirds … averaged 11.6 points and12.2 rebounds in 14 games (13 starts) with Albuquerque.

In the PlayoffsOwns career averages of 3.1 points and 5.6 reboundsin 13 career postseason games (seven starts). 2008:In his second postseason with Houston, averaged 2.3points and 4.7 rebounds in six playoff games … notchedthe second double-digit rebounding performance ofhis postseason career with 10 boards in Game Two vs.Utah (4/21/08). 2007: Averaged 3.7 points (.706, 12-17 FG), 6.4 rebounds and 1.29 steals in seven playoffgames (seven starts) … started at forward in his firstNBA playoff appearance in Game One vs. Utah(4/21/07) … finished with playoff career bests of 12points (5-5 FG) and 12 boards (7 offensive) in GameTwo vs. Utah (4/23/07).

In International PlayMember of the 2003 USA Men’s Pan American GamesTeam … started all five games, averaging 11.2 pointsand a team-high 7.6 rebounds per game.

In CollegeFinished his collegiate career atKentucky ranked 35th in scoring(1,211 points), seventh in rebounding(910), ninth in blocks (128), eighth insteals (170) and 16th in assists (292)in school history … started 110consecutive games, tying the schoolrecord set by Alex Groza from 1946-49 … shot .503 from the floor and.733 from the line over four years… totaled a 109-25 record in hiscareer with UK, winning two SECChampionships and two SECTournament titles … helped UK tothree NCAA Sweet 16 finishes andtwo NCAA Elite Eights … team hada 93-18 record when he was in thestarting lineup … named consensusFirst-Team All-SEC and league

Defensive Player of the Year as a senior … earnedMVP of the 2005 Portsmouth Invitational Tournament… became the first player since Sam Bowie (1980-81,84) to lead UK in rebounding in three seasons, and thefirst since Dan Issel (1968-70) to do so in threeconsecutive years.

In LifeBorn Charles Edward Hayes Jr. on June 11, 1983, inSan Leandro, California … son of Charles and TraceyHayes … his first child, a son, Dorian Titus Hayes,was born hours before Game One of the 2007 NBAPlayoffs vs. the Utah Jazz (4/21/07) … majored incommunications … loves to sing and would like to bean actor … named a Parade All-American, CaliforniaState Player of the Year (D-I) and District Player ofthe Year as a senior at Modesto Christian … grabbed31 rebounds in the 2000 Northern California Finals,which was a California high school record for alldivisions … was also an All-State football player as asophomore in high school … assisted Rockets reliefefforts following Hurricane Ike, distributing supplies toindividuals affected by the storm on Sept. 18, 2008.

In TransactionsWent undrafted in the 2005 NBA Draft … signed as arookie free agent with Houston on Oct. 3, 2005 …waived by the Rockets on Oct. 25, 2005 … selectedsixth overall in the 2005 NBA D-League Draft by theAlbuquerque Thunderbirds … re-signed by Houston toa 10-day contract on Jan. 18, 2006 … signed by theRockets for the remainder of the season on Jan. 28,2006 … Houston picked up the option on his contracton June 13, 2006 … re-signed by the Rockets as arestricted free agent on Aug. 3, 2007.

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Regular Season Career HighsMIN 41 12/12/07 vs. DetroitFG 7 3/14/07 vs. L.A. ClippersFGA 10 3/7/07 at Boston (4)3FG 0 —3FGA 1 4/13/08 at Denver (4)FT 6 12/27/06 at New JerseyFTA 7 3/9/07 vs. New Jersey (2)OFF 8 3/7/07 at BostonDEF 11 3/30/07 at L.A. LakersREB 15 12/5/06 vs. Golden StateAST 5 3/5/08 vs. Indiana (2)STL 5 4/8/07 at SacramentoTO 5 11/5/06 at N.O./Ok. CityBLK 3 12/22/07 at Chicago (3)PTS 16 3/14/07 vs. L.A. Clippers

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Luther Head

#2Guard/Forward

Height: 6-3

Weight: 185

NBA Experience: 3

College:Illinois

High School:Manley CareerAcademy (Chicago, IL)

Birthdate:November 26, 1982

Birthplace:Chicago, IL

How Acquired:Drafted in the firstround (24th overall)of the 2005 NBA Draft

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Head’s Career StatisticsREGULAR SEASON REBOUNDSYEAR G-S MIN FGM-A PCT 3FGM-A PCT FTM-A PCT OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF-D S T TO BLK T P RPG APG PPG2005-06 (HOU) 80-27 2310 254-630 .403 113-313 .361 86-123 .699 33-233-266 215 169-2 89 119 9 707 3.3 2.7 8.82006-07 (HOU) 80-10 2211 306-700 .437 177-401 .441 83-105 .790 31-221-252 194 133-1 76 137 5 872 3.2 2.4 10.92007-08 (HOU) 73-17 1379 206-477 .432 79-225 .351 66-81 .815 18-117-135 138 75-0 44 70 9 557 1.8 1.9 7.6TOTALS 233-54 5900 766-1807 .424 369-939 .393 235-309 .761 82-571-653 547 377-3 209 326 23 2136 2.8 2.3 9.2

PLAYOFFS REBOUNDSYEAR G-S MIN FGM-A PCT 3FGM-A PCT FTM-A PCT OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF-D S T TO BLK T P RPG APG PPG2006-07 (HOU) 7-0 141 11-36 .306 6-23 .261 4-8 .500 2-17-19 8 16-1 3 7 2 32 2.7 1.1 4.62007-08 (HOU) 5-0 44 1-14 .071 0-6 .000 2-2 1.000 1-1-2 4 3-0 2 4 1 4 0.4 0.8 0.8TOTALS 12-0 185 12-50 .240 6-29 .207 6-10 .600 3-18-21 12 19-1 5 11 3 36 1.8 1.0 3.0

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In 2007-2008In his third season with Houston, averaged 7.6 pointsand 1.9 assists in 73 games (17 starts) … DNP (CD)for two games (11/26/07-11/28/07) … on the inactivelist for seven games, with one due to flu-like symptoms(12/7/07) and six with a groin strain (2/2/08-2/13/08) …recorded three 20-point outings … started at Denver(12/20/07), posting 22 points behind a season-bestfive 3-pointers made (5-10 3FG) … led team with aseason-high 24 points (8-13 FG, 4-6 3FG, 4-4 FT) in astart at Washington (1/8/08) … finished with 16 pointsand a season-high seven assists in a start vs.Philadelphia (1/15/08), matching his career highs infield goal attempts (20) and 3-point attempts (11) …had a string of 18 consecutive free throws made(12/29/07-1/15/08) … reached double-digit scoring in10 consecutive games (12/29/07-1/15/08), setting thelongest such streak of his career (prev. best: 6 gamesfrom 1/26/07-2/6/07 and 5 games from 11/22/05-11/29/05) … made nine consecutive starts (1/2/08-1/19/08) … scored 20 points and dished out six assistsin a start vs. Golden State (1/29/08) … came off thebench to lead the Rockets with 18points (7-16 FG) vs. Washington(2/26/08) … scored 14 points (5-5FG, 4-4 3FG) vs. Indiana (3/5/08) …started at guard at Golden State(3/21/08), registering 11 points anda season-high six rebounds … toppedHouston with 19 points (6-12 FG) ina start at guard at Denver (4/13/08).

In the NBAAveraging 9.2 points and 2.3 assistsin 233 games (54 starts) withHouston … stands fifth in Rocketshistory in 3-point field goalpercentage (.393), eighth in 3-pointers made (369) and 10th in 3-point attempts (939) … named tothe T-Mobile NBA All-Rookie SecondTeam (2005-06) … played in the 2006and 2007 T-Mobile Rookie Challenge during NBA All-Star Weekend. 2006-2007: In his second campaignwith the Rockets, averaged 10.9 points, 3.2 reboundsand 2.4 assists in 80 games (10 starts) … hit .441(177-401 3FG) from beyond the arc, which marked thethird best 3-point field goal percentage in a season inRockets history and ranked tied for fourth in the NBAon the season … had the second most 3-pointersmade in a season in franchise history … connected on67-of-147 (.456) 3-pointers in the fourth quarter alone… set Houston’s individual record with 37 consecutivegames (11/4/06-1/13/07) with at least one 3-pointermade, surpassing Kenny Smith’s previous franchisemark of 27 games (2/27/95-4/19/95) … posted five20-point games, with the first three coming as a starter… participated with the Sophomore Team in the 2007T-Mobile Rookie Challenge & Youth Jam (2/16/07),finishing with 15 points (3-4 3FG), four assists and tworebounds in a 155-114 victory over the Rookies … had26 points (10-20 FG) and a season-high nine reboundsin a start at Golden State (12/14/06) … registeredconsecutive 20-point games for the first time in hiscareer (21 on 12/12/06 and 26 on 12/14/06) … dishedout a career-best 11 assists at San Antonio (12/22/06)… sank game-winning 3-pointer with 12.2 seconds leftvs. the L.A. Clippers (3/14/07) … on inactive list fortwo games (3/30/07-4/1/07) with a bruised right shoulder… set career highs in points (30) and 3-pointers made(7-9 3FG) vs. Golden State (4/4/07), including a 4-for-4 fourth quarter from beyond the arc. 2005-2006: Inhis rookie season with Houston, averaged 8.8 points,3.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 80 games (27 starts)… named to the T-Mobile NBA All-Rookie Second Team… averaged 12.3 points (.397, 48-121 3FG), 4.2rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.70 steals in his 27 starts… four of his five 20-point games came as a starter… finished with 113 3-pointers made, which led all NBArookies … ranked sixth in 3-point field goal percentage

among rookie qualifiers (.361, 113-313 3FG) … becamefirst Rockets rookie to make 100 3-pointers in a seasonsince Steve Francis (.345, 107-310 3FG) in 1999-2000… led the Rockets and finished 20th in the NBA insteals-per-turnover ratio (0.75, 89 steals, 119 turnovers)… made first NBA start at Indiana (11/20/05) … ledteam in scoring with a season-high 28 points (5-8 3FG)at Dallas (11/22/05) … recorded first double-double ofhis career with 15 points and 10 rebounds vs. Phoenix(11/23/05) … topped Rockets with a season-best eightassists at Memphis (11/25/05) … made lone 3-pointerwith 2.7 seconds left in regulation at Golden State(12/14/05) to even the score at 98-98 (Rockets won111-105 in OT) … notched 20 points off the bench vs.Toronto (12/21/05) … selected to participate in the2006 T-Mobile Rookie Challenge (2/17/06), recording18 points along with Charlie Villanueva to top theRookies in scoring … recorded 20 points vs. the L.A.Clippers (3/20/06) and 20 points vs. Washington(3/31/06) … scored 26 points (8-9 FG, 6-7 3FG) atGolden State (4/7/06) … averaged 8.2 points, 2.8assists and 2.00 steals in five games with Houston inthe 2005 Minnesota Summer League.

In the PlayoffsHas averaged 3.0 points and 1.0assists in 12 career playoff games.2008: In his second postseason withthe Rockets, averaged 0.8 pointsand 0.8 assists in five gamesagainst Utah … DNP (CD) for onecontest (4/24/08). 2007: Averaged4.6 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.1assists in seven playoff games.

In International PlayWas named to the 2008 USABasketball Men’s Select Team, whichhelped prepare the 2008 USA SeniorNational Team for its gold-medal runin the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

In CollegeFinished his collegiate career at Illinois as the school’s19th all-time leading scorer with 1,295 points … rankedfourth in 3-point field goals made (209) and ninth insteals (158) … left as the school record holder forcareer NCAA Tournament games played (14) and pointsscored (162) … earned Consensus Second-Team All-America honors and made the NCAA Chicago RegionalTeam, as well as the Final Four All-Tournament Team,as a senior … named First-Team All-Big Ten by themedia and the league coaches … was a finalist for theWooden and Rupp Awards … led the team and rankedfifth in the Big Ten in scoring (15.9 ppg) as a senior,setting an Illinois single-season record with 116 3-pointfield goals made … sank six threes on his way to 20points vs. Louisville in the Final Four … posted 21points vs. North Carolina in the National ChampionshipGame … averaged 11.0 points as a junior … averaged7.9 points in his sophomore season, missing sevengames due to a pelvic injury … as a freshman,averaged 4.5 points and ranked second on the team insteals (34).

In LifeBorn Luther Dale Head on Nov. 26, 1982, in Chicago,Illinois … has a son, Luther Head III … mother isBonnie Gallion … has four younger brothers and sisters… majored in sport management … assisted with theRockets relief efforts following Hurricane Ike,distributing supplies to individuals affected by thestorm on Sept. 18, 2008.

In TransactionsDrafted by Houston in the first round (24th overall) ofthe 2005 NBA Draft … Rockets picked up team optionson his contract on Oct. 27, 2006, and again on Oct. 31,2007.

#2 Head

Regular Season Career HighsMIN 48 12/15/06 at L.A. LakersFG 10 4/4/07 vs. Golden State (2)FGA 20 1/15/08 vs. Philadelphia (2)3FG 7 4/4/07 vs. Golden State3FGA 11 1/15/08 vs. Philadelphia (2)FT 7 2/29/08 vs. MemphisFTA 10 3/7/06 at MinnesotaOFF 2 3/21/08 at Golden State (12)DEF 8 12/23/05 at Denver (2)REB 10 11/23/05 vs. PhoenixAST 11 12/22/06 at San AntonioSTL 4 12/22/06 at San Antonio (2)TO 6 1/16/06 at AtlantaBLK 2 4/13/08 at Denver (3)PTS 30 4/4/07 vs. Golden State

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Carl Landry

#14Forward

Height: 6-9

Weight: 248

NBA Experience: 1

College:Purdue

High School:Vincent(Milwaukee, WI)

Birthdate:September 19, 1983

Birthplace:Milwaukee, WI

How Acquired:Trade with Seattleon June 28, 2007

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Landry’s Career StatisticsREGULAR SEASON REBOUNDSYEAR G-S MIN FGM-A PCT 3FGM-A PCT FTM-A PCT OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF-D S T TO BLK T P RPG APG PPG2007-08 (HOU) 42-0 711 135-219 .616 0-1 .000 72-109 .661 96-111-207 21 98-2 17 26 7 342 4.9 0.5 8.1TOTALS 42-0 711 135-219 .616 0-1 .000 72-109 .661 96-111-207 21 98-2 17 26 7 342 4.9 0.5 8.1

PLAYOFFS REBOUNDSYEAR G-S MIN FGM-A PCT 3FGM-A PCT FTM-A PCT OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF-D S T TO BLK T P RPG APG PPG2007-08 (HOU) 6-0 106 11-26 .423 0-0 — 12-16 .750 15-13-28 0 8-0 7 2 3 34 4.7 0.0 5.7TOTALS 6-0 106 11-26 .423 0-0 — 12-16 .750 15-13-28 0 8-0 7 2 3 34 4.7 0.0 5.7

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In 2007-2008Named to the T-Mobile NBA All-Rookie Second Teamin his first season with Houston … averaged 8.1 pointsand 4.9 rebounds in 42 games … on the inactive listfor 32 games (10/30/07-11/14/07; 11/17/07-11/23/07;11/26/07-12/5/07; 12/12/07-12/29/07), including sevendue to a sore right knee (3/8/08-3/19/08) … DNP (CD)for eight games (11/16/07; 12/7/07; 12/31/07-1/9/08)… finished sixth among all rookies in rebounds pergame … recorded 15 games of 10 or more points …made his NBA debut with four points and two reboundsvs. Denver (11/24/07) … seeing action in just hisfourth game of the season, scored 15 points (7-7 FG,1-1 FT) and pulled down a career-best 11 rebounds(career-high 6 offensive) vs. Minnesota (1/11/08) tomark his first career double-double … notched a streakof 11 consecutive field goals made(12/9/07-1/15/08) … scored 12 points(6-10 FT) vs. Seattle (1/21/08),including a team-high 11 points (3-3FG, 5-8 FT) in the second quarter …registered 12 points and eight boardsat Portland (1/25/08) … topped theRockets with a career-high 22 points(9-11 FG) and had seven reboundsat Indiana (2/1/08), scoring 13 points(5-6 FG, 3-4 FT) in the fourth quarterto help the Rockets to a 106-103 win… registered 13 points (6-10 FG)and seven boards at Minnesota(2/4/08) … pulled down sevenrebounds (career-best 6 offensive)and made two steals vs.Sacramento (2/13/08) … scored alleight of his points in the fourthquarter of a 93-85 win at Cleveland(2/19/08) … notched 19 points (7-9 FG) and fiverebounds vs. Miami (2/21/08) for his best home scoringgame of the season, including an 11-point (4-5 FG)fourth quarter … tied his career high of 11 rebounds in27:59 off the bench at New Orleans (2/22/08) …recorded 12 points (5-6 FG) and eight rebounds vs.Washington (2/26/08) … posted 15 points (5-5 FG,5-5 FT) vs. Memphis (2/29/08) … scored 17 points(6-9 FG) at Dallas (3/6/08), including 12 points (5-7FG) in the second quarter … made his return from aseven-game absence (sore right knee) to pour in 17points (6-9 FG, 5-6 FT) and grab eight boards at GoldenState (3/21/08) … averaged 11.4 points in Mar. and ledall rookies in field goal percentage during the month(.600, 33-55) … led the Rockets reserves with 14points (6-8 FG), seven rebounds and a career-highthree assists vs. Phoenix (4/11/08) … averaged 7.4points and 6.6 rebounds in five games with Houston inthe 2007 NBA Summer League presented by adidas.

In the Playoffs2008: In his first NBA postseason, averaged 5.7 pointsand 4.7 rebounds in six playoff games against Utah… posted seven points (3-4 FG), a team-high 11rebounds (7 offensive) and two blocks in Game Threeat Utah (4/24/08), which included blocking a DeronWilliams shot with 3.4 seconds left and saving the

rebound before it could escape out of bounds en routeto a 94-92 win over the Jazz … notched a playoff-career-best 13 points (7-9 FT) and six offensiverebounds in Game Four at Utah (4/26/08) … addedeight points and three steals in Game Five vs. theJazz (4/29/08).

In CollegeFinished his collegiate career at Purdue after playinghis first two seasons at Vincennes University … overhis 64 career outings with the Boilermakers, averaged18.4 points, 7.1 rebounds and 0.81 blocks per game …in 2006-07, led Purdue in scoring (18.9), rebounding(7.3) and total blocks (32), while finishing second intotal steals (40) … named First-Team All-Big Ten bythe coaches and Second-Team All-Big Ten by the media

as a senior … also earned Big-TenPlayer of the Week in back-to-backweeks during the 2006-07 season …totaled 39 points and 23 rebounds intwo NCAA Tournament games …appeared in only five games during2005-06 due to a knee injury andearned a medical redshirt … scoreda career-high 35 points in the secondgame of the 2005-06 campaignagainst South Alabama … namedSecond-Team All-Big Ten by thecoaches and the media in 2004-05,while earning selection to the NABCAll-District Team … led theBoilermakers in scoring (18.2) andrebounding (7.1) in 2004-05 …recorded six double-doubles in 2004-05, but missed the final three gamesafter tearing the ACL in his right knee

against Minnesota … named a First-Team Junior CollegeAll-American in 2003-04 at Vincennes, while earningteam MVP and the Rebounding Award with averagesof 19.4 points, 8.9 rebounds and 2.28 blocks per game… averaged 14.7 points and 7.8 rebounds in 2002-03,missing half of the season with Vincennes aftersuffering a broken right hand.

In LifeBorn Carl Christopher Landry on Sept. 19, 1983, inMilwaukee, Wisconsin … son of Mark and Anita Landry… has two brothers, Marcus and Jason, and two sisters,Shenita and Sharnice … majored in business … VincentHigh School teams won the Wisconsin Div. I StateChampionship in 2000 and 2001 … named Second-Team All-Area in Milwaukee as a senior in high school.

In TransactionsHouston obtained his draft rights by sending a futuresecond-round selection and cash considerations toSeattle on June 28, 2007 … was originally chosen bythe SuperSonics in the second round (31st overall) ofthe 2007 NBA Draft with a pick previously acquiredfrom the Memphis Grizzlies … signed with Rockets onOct. 1, 2007 … Houston officially matched offer sheetfrom the Charlotte Bobcats on Sept. 29, 2008.

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Regular Season Career HighsMIN 28 2/22/08 at New OrleansFG 9 2/1/08 at IndianaFGA 11 2/1/08 at Indiana3FG 0 —3FGA 1 3/2/08 vs. DenverFT 6 1/21/08 vs. SeattleFTA 10 1/21/08 vs. SeattleOFF 6 2/13/08 vs. Sacramento (2)DEF 7 2/22/08 at New Orleans (2)REB 11 2/22/08 at New Orleans (2)AST 3 4/11/08 vs. PhoenixSTL 2 4/1/08 at Sacramento (3)TO 3 4/14/08 at UtahBLK 1 4/4/08 at Seattle (7)PTS 22 2/1/08 at Indiana

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Tracy McGrady

#1Guard/Forward

Height: 6-8

Weight: 223

NBA Experience: 11

High School:Mount ZionChristian Academy(Durham, NC)

Birthdate:May 24, 1979

Birthplace:Bartow, FL

How Acquired:Trade with Orlandoon June 29, 2004

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PLAYOFFS REBOUNDSYEAR G-S MIN FGM-A PCT 3FGM-A PCT FTM-A PCT OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF-D S T TO BLK T P RPG APG PPG1999-00 (TOR) 3-3 111 17-44 .386 2-7 .286 14-16 .875 10-11-21 9 10-0 3 10 3 50 7.0 3.0 16.72000-01 (ORL) 4-4 178 51-123 .415 2-10 .200 31-38 .816 6-20-26 33 11-0 7 8 5 135 6.5 8.3 33.82001-02 (ORL) 4-4 178 42-91 .462 5-16 .313 34-46 .739 6-19-25 22 11-0 2 13 7 123 6.3 5.5 30.82002-03 (ORL) 7-7 308 74-165 .448 16-47 .340 58-75 .773 10-37-47 33 16-0 14 26 6 222 6.7 4.7 31.72004-05 (HOU) 7-7 301 78-171 .456 17-46 .370 42-51 .824 12-40-52 47 20-0 11 26 10 215 7.4 6.7 30.72006-07 (HOU) 7-7 280 63-160 .394 9-36 .250 42-57 .737 5-36-41 51 12-0 5 21 6 177 5.9 7.3 25.32007-08 (HOU) 6-6 247 62-146 .425 5-24 .208 33-53 .623 7-42-49 41 8-0 9 18 5 162 8.2 6.8 27.0TOTALS 38-38 1603 387-900 .430 56-186 .301 254-336 .756 56-205-261 236 88-0 51 122 42 1084 6.9 6.2 28.5ROCKETS 20-20 828 203-477 .426 31-106 .292 117-161 .727 24-118-142 139 40-0 25 65 21 554 7.1 7.0 27.7

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In 2007-2008Named All-NBA Third Team at guard in his fourth seasonwith the Rockets … averaged 21.6 points, 5.1 rebounds,5.9 assists and 1.03 steals in 66 games (62 starts) …on the inactive list for 16 games, with two for a rightelbow injury (11/16/07-11/17/07), 12 with a strainedpopliteus tendon, patellar tendinitis and bruised bonein his left knee (12/20/07; 12/28/07-1/15/08), one withflu-like symptoms (1/29/08) as well as one with a soreleft shoulder (4/9/08) … ranked 15th in the NBA inscoring average … recorded four 40-point outings and15 30-point performances … averaged 17.3 points,4.8 assists and 4.5 rebounds in four games off thebench (1/19/08-1/25/08) … posted 118 points (29.5ppg) over a four-game span (3/808-3/14/08) to helphim surpass Vernon Maxwell (6,002), Ralph Sampson(5,995) and Kenny Smith (5,910) into 13th on Houston’sall-time points scored list … twice named WesternConference Player of the Week for games playedOct. 30-Nov. 4 and Mar. 3-9 … honored with the NBACommunity Assist Award for Jan. 2008 … posted 30points (10-12 FT) at the L.A. Lakers(10/30/07) and 47 points (17-27 FG,11-14 FT) at Utah (11/1/07), whichwas the first time in his career toopen with 30 or more points in eachof the first two games of the season… with 35 points (10-11 FT) at Dallas(11/5/07), became the first Rocketsplayer to record three 30-pointoutings over the first four games ofa season since Hakeem Olajuwon in1988-89 (3 games) … with theBobcats up 74-67 with 6:05 left inthe fourth quarter, scored 12 ofHouston’s next 14 points to put theRockets up 81-80 in an 85-82 win atCharlotte (11/11/07) … scored 41points (16-28 FG) at Memphis(11/13/07), marking his earliest in aseason to register two 40-pointgames since 2002-03 … suffered a sprained rightelbow and nerve irritation in the second quarter vs. theL.A. Lakers (11/14/07) and did not return to the game… fouled on the play his injury occurred, taking hisensuing two free throws left handed (1-2 FT) … dishingout a season-high 12 assists vs. Dallas (11/21/07) …registered 36 points (8-8 FT) at the L.A. Clippers(11/26/07), including a 19-point fourth quarter and a28-point second half … picked up 40 points atSacramento (12/1/07), including a season-high five3-pointers made (5-10 3FG) and a 28-point secondhalf … recorded 17 points, 12 assists and 10 reboundsvs. Memphis (12/5/07), which marked his third careertriple-double and his first with the Rockets … returnedto action vs. San Antonio (1/19/08) after missing theprevious 11 games due to his left knee, coming offthe bench for his first time since at Dallas (4/5/03) …had a game-high 28 points off the bench at Seattle(1/23/08), which included scoring 18 points and dishingout four of his five assists in the second half to helpfuel a 109-107 come-from-behind win … recorded 33points and a season-high 11 rebounds at Milwaukee(2/2/08), while crossing the 16,000-point plateau forhis career … nailed a 3-pointer to give the Rocketsfour-point lead with 30.8 seconds left to play in a 92-86 win at Minnesota (2/4/08) … finished with 41 points(17-27 FG), nine assists, six boards and two blocks in48 minutes of action vs. New Orleans (3/8/08) …posted 30 points in another 48 minutes of action vs.Charlotte (3/14/08) … finished with a game-high 23points, a season-high-tying 11 rebounds and nineassists vs. Minnesota (3/26/08) … finished with 11assists vs. the L.A. Clippers (4/16/08) to mark hisfourth double-figure assist game of the season.

In the NBAHolds career averages of 22.4 points, 6.2 rebounds,4.7 assists, 1.33 steals and 0.97 blocks in 749 games(605 starts) with Toronto, Orlando and Houston … two-time NBA scoring champion (32.1 in 2002-03, 28.0 in2003-04) … named All-NBA First Team twice (2002,2003), All-NBA Second Team three times (2001, 2004,2007) and All-NBA Third Team twice (2005, 2008) …earned NBA Most Improved Player (2001) … seven-time NBA All-Star selection (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004,2005, 2006, 2007), averaging 17.1 points in his sevenNBA All-Star Games (six starts) … named the NBA’sConference Player of the Week 12 times and Playerof the Month four times … honored with the NBACommunity Assist Award for Jan. 2008 … stands asthe all-time leader in scoring average for Orlando (28.1in 295 games) and Houston (24.1 in 262 games) …possesses 45 career 40-point games and 15 with theRockets, which ranks fourth on Houston’s “40-PointClub” list … joined Olajuwon, Moses Malone and ElvinHayes as the only players in Rockets history to have

five or more consecutive 30-pointgames … owns three career triple-doubles (22 points, 11 assists, 11rebounds on 2/23/02 vs.Philadelphia; 46 points, 13 assists,10 rebounds on 2/23/03 at NewJersey and 17 points, 12 assistsand 10 rebounds on 12/5/07 vs.Memphis). 2006-2007: Earned All-NBA Second Team at guard in histhird campaign with Houston …averaged 24.6 points, 5.3 reboundsand a career-best 6.5 assists in 71games (71 starts) … ranked T-10th inthe NBA in scoring average and 12th

in assists per game … recorded 30or more points in 23 games (Rocketsrecord: 19-4), including three 40-pointperformances … had 15 double-doubles and 11 10-plus assist

performances … named Western Conference Playerof the Week for games played Apr. 9-15 … voted astarter to the 2007 NBA All-Star Game (1,942,796votes: second among West guards and fifth overall)… helped Rockets to a 20-12 record over the 32games Yao Ming was out with a right leg fracture(12/26/06-3/3/07), notching 15 30-point outings andfour double-digit assist games during Yao’s absence… on the inactive list for 10 games: seven with backspasms (12/12/06-12/23/06), one to a sore lower back(1/17/07), one to flu-like symptoms (2/26/07) and onedue to a stiff lower back (4/6/07) … also DND (rest) atUtah (4/18/07) … posted a season-best 12 boards (alldefensive) vs. Washington (11/22/06), matching hiscareer high for defensive rebounds … equaled hiscareer best with 13 assists vs. Memphis (11/25/06),marking fifth time in career to record 13 helpers in agame and his first time with Houston … second reboundat Minnesota (12/6/06) was the 4,000th of his career …surpassed the 14,000-point plateau with 31 points vs.Atlanta (12/29/06), becoming the third youngest playerin NBA history to reach 14,000 points and 4,000rebounds in a career (27 years and 219 days old) …scored 38 points behind a season-high five 3-pointers(5-8 3FG) vs. Memphis (12/31/06) … added 31 pointsvs. Seattle (1/3/07), 44 points vs. Utah (1/5/07) and31 points at Minnesota (1/7/07) … posted 25 of his 31points in the second half at Chicago (1/8/07) to extendhis streak of 30-plus point performances to six straightgames, which marked his longest such streak with theRockets (tied for second longest in team history) …recorded 29 of his season-high 45 points (17-29 FG)over the first two quarters at Dallas (1/16/07), whichmarked the best scoring half for the Rockets on the

#1 McGrady

Regular Season Career HighsMIN 55 2/28/03 at New YorkFG 20 3/10/04 vs. Washington (2)FGA 37 1/29/06 vs. Miami (3)3FG 8 1/26/04 at Cleveland (3)3FGA 16 2/2/03 at AtlantaFT 18 12/25/02 vs. DetroitFTA 26 3/10/04 vs. WashingtonOFF 10 2/29/00 vs. ChicagoDEF 12 11/22/06 vs. Washington (3)REB 17 2/3/02 vs. San AntonioAST 13 11/25/06 vs. Memphis (5)STL 6 3/15/02 vs. DenverTO 8 11/29/05 vs. Atlanta (2)BLK 7 3/19/00 vs. HoustonPTS 62 3/10/04 vs. Washington

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(12/9/04), scoring 13 points in the final 35 secondsagainst the Spurs … scored his 12,000th career pointvs. Boston (3/18/05), becoming the second-youngestplayer in NBA history to reach this mark behind KobeBryant … started for the West in the 2005 NBA All-Star Game after leading all guards in All-Star Balloting.2003-2004: Led the NBA in scoring average for thesecond straight season, posting 28.0 points per gamewith Orlando … became the third-youngest player inNBA history to claim multiple scoring titles, trailingonly Wilt Chamberlain and Bob McAdoo … becamethe ninth player in NBA history to win consecutivescoring crowns … named All-NBA Second-Team … seta career high with a Magic franchise-record and NBAindividual season-high 62 points vs. Washington(3/10/04). 2002-2003: Topped the NBA with a career-high 32.1 points per game with Orlando … earnedFirst-Team All-NBA recognition and finished fourth inNBA MVP voting for a second straight season …became the youngest NBA player to average 30 pointssince McAdoo (1974-75). 2001-2002: Earned All-NBAFirst Team after averaging 25.6 points, a career-high7.9 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.57 steals with theMagic … ranked fourth in the NBA in scoring average.2000-2001: Earned the NBA’s Most Improved Playeraward and Second-Team All-NBA recognition afteraveraging 26.8 points, 7.5 rebounds and 4.6 assists inhis first season in Orlando … finished seventh in theNBA in scoring average, recording the highest averagein NBA history for a player 21 years or younger. 1999-2000: Averaged 15.4 points and a career-high 1.91blocks in his final season with Toronto. 1998-1999:Averaged 9.3 points with the Raptors. 1997-1998:Averaged 7.0 points as an 18-year-old rookie withToronto.

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In the PlayoffsHolds career postseason averages of 28.5 points, 6.9rebounds, 6.2 assists, 1.34 steals and 1.11 blocks in38 postseason games (38 starts) with Toronto, Orlandoand Houston … stands as the fourth highest scoringplayer in NBA playoff history (28.5 ppg) … ranks asthe all-time leader in postseason scoring average forboth Orlando (32.0) and Houston (27.7) … owns fourcareer 40-point games in the playoffs and 14 career30-point performances … has 12 career postseasondouble-doubles. 2008: In his seventh postseason andthird with Houston, averaged 27.0 points, 8.2 rebounds,6.8 assists and 1.50 steals in six playoff games (sixstarts) … had a playoff-career-high 13 rebounds (12defensive) in Game Two vs. Utah (4/21/08) … notcheda game-high 23 points in Game Four at Utah (4/26/08),becoming just the eighth player in NBA history toreach 1,000 postseason points in 36 or fewer playoffgames … recorded a series-high 40 points (13-26 FG),10 rebounds and five assists in Game Six at Utah(5/2/08), marking his first 40-point playoff game withHouston. 2007: In his sixth postseason and secondwith the Rockets, averaged 25.3 points, 7.3 assistsand 5.9 rebounds in seven games (seven starts) …recorded 31 points (12-14 FT) and 10 rebounds inGame Two vs. Utah (4/23/07) … scored 26 points andset a playoff career best with 16 assists in Game Fivevs. the Jazz (4/30/07) … registered 29 points and 13assists in Game Seven vs. Utah (5/5/07). 2005:Averaged 30-plus points for a fourth time in his playoffcareer with a team-high 30.7 points per game forHouston and posted 7.4 rebounds per game … scored37 points in a Game Six win vs. Dallas (5/5/05), helpingthe Rockets force a decisive Game Seven. 2003:Averaged 31.7 points with Orlando … scored a Magicplayoff-record and playoff-career-high 46 points atDetroit (4/23/03). 2002: For the second consecutivepostseason, led the NBA in playoff scoring byaveraging 30.8 points for the Magic. 2001: Led theNBA in playoff scoring average with a playoff-career-high 33.8 points per game with the Magic … averageda playoff-career-high 8.3 assists. 2000: Averaged 16.7points and 7.0 rebounds with Toronto.

In LifeBorn Tracy Lamar McGrady Jr. on May 24, 1979, inBartow, Florida … he and his wife, CleRenda, havetwo daughters, Layla Clarice and Laycee Aloa, and ason, Laymen Lamar … finished as Houston’s leadingscorer with 21 points vs. Utah (12/27/05), despite

#1 McGradyleaving at halftime to be with CleRenda who went intolabor with Laymen … named USA Today High SchoolPlayer of the Year as a senior at Mt. Zion ChristianAcademy … cousin of NBA All-Star Vince Carter …voted “Favorite Athlete” in a Sports Illustrated ForKids poll … honored as one of the “Good Guys inSports” by The Sporting News … befriended Iran Brown,the youngest victim of the Washington-area snipershootings … participates in the Make-A-Wish program… hosted one young child to spend a day with him athis house as a part of ESPN’s “My Wish Series,”where children with life-threatening illnesses are giventheir wish to spend a day with their favorite sportssuperstar … has hosted a military family during All-Star Weekend … continues charitable efforts throughhis Tracy McGrady Foundation … hosted the T-MacCharity Softball Game, which helped raise money forthe Boys & Girls Club of Greater Houston, as well asfor renovation of technology areas and new librariesfor students at Betsy Ross and Kashmere GardensElementary Schools in Houston … also hosts theT-Mac Approach Basketball Camp … purchases ticketsto every Rockets home game for disadvantaged youth… was one of the NBA superstars to participate in theHurricane Katrina Relief Charity All-Star Game(9/11/05) … made a humanitarian journey to the refugeecamps in Chad, Africa, living among Darfur’s displacedpeople in hopes of spreading word about their plightand inspiring others to join the cause … announce hisparticipation in the “Stand Up for Darfur” humanitarianproject on Jan. 3, 2008, at his alma mater, Auburndale(FL) High School … also formed the T-Mac Alliance,which will be working alongside other notable charitablegroups to raise funds in support of education forSudanese refugees … made a $75,000 donation thatwill be used to renovate and build a school in theDjabal Camp in Eastern Chad, naming AuburndaleHigh as a sister school to the one being built in Chad… featured in the Mike Jones music video “Flossin” …chosen to be on the cover of the NBA Live ‘07 videogame.

In TransactionsDrafted by Toronto in the first round (ninth overall) ofthe 1997 NBA Draft … traded to Orlando on Aug. 3,2000, for a future first-round draft pick … traded withJuwan Howard, Reece Gaines and Tyronn Lue toHouston on June 29, 2004, for Steve Francis, KelvinCato and Cuttino Mobley … signed an extension withHouston on Nov. 1, 2004.

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Luis Scola

#4Forward/Center

Height: 6-9

Weight: 245

NBA Experience: 1

Country:Argentina

High School:Escuela deEducacion Media

Birthdate:April 30, 1980

Birthplace:Buenos Aires,Argentina

How Acquired:Trade with San Antonioon July 12, 2007

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Scola’s Career StatisticsREGULAR SEASON REBOUNDSYEAR G-S MIN FGM-A PCT 3FGM-A PCT FTM-A PCT OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF-D S T TO BLK T P RPG APG PPG2007-08 (HOU) 82-39 2024 345-670 .515 0-3 .000 157-235 .668 174-351-525 106 235-2 60 105 19 847 6.4 1.3 10.3TOTALS 82-39 2024 345-670 .515 0-3 .000 157-235 .668 174-351-525 106 235-2 60 105 19 847 6.4 1.3 10.3

PLAYOFFS REBOUNDSYEAR G-S MIN FGM-A PCT 3FGM-A PCT FTM-A PCT OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF-D S T TO BLK T P RPG APG PPG2007-08 (HOU) 6-6 220 30-67 .448 0-1 .000 24-35 .686 24-32-56 8 30-2 4 12 1 84 9.3 1.3 14.0TOTALS 6-6 220 30-67 .448 0-1 .000 24-35 .686 24-32-56 8 30-2 4 12 1 84 9.3 1.3 14.0

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In 2007-2008Named to the T-Mobile NBA All-Rookie First Team inhis rookie campaign with the Rockets … averaged10.3 points and 6.4 rebounds … was the only Rocketsplayer to see action in all 82 games (39 starts) …helped the Rockets to a 31-8 mark after entering thestarting lineup vs. Utah (1/27/08), averaging 13.0 points(.531, 200-377 FG) and 7.7 rebounds as a starter …recorded nine 20-point games and 10 double-doubles… only Yao Ming (33) had more double-doubles on theRockets during the season … was the only rookie toqualify among NBA league leaders in field goalpercentage (.515, 19th in NBA) … among qualifiedrookie leaders, ranked fifth in scoring average, secondin rebounds per game and first in field goal percentage… selected to participate in the 2008 T-Mobile RookieChallenge & Youth Jam during 2008 NBA All-StarWeekend (2/15/08), finishing with four points (2-3 FG)and three rebounds in 16:11 of action in a start for theRookie Team … named Western Conference T-MobileRookie of the Month for Feb., leading all rookies infield goal percentage (.629, 66-105 FG) and was thirdamong West rookies in scoring (11.7ppg) during the month … also toppedall rookies in rebounds per game inMar. (8.9) and was third in rookiescoring (13.4) during that month …notched his first 20-point game witha team-high 20 points (10-11 FG) atSan Antonio (11/16/07) … posted hisfirst career double-double with teamhighs of 20 points (10-19 FG), 11rebounds and four assists vs.Phoenix (11/17/07) … had 20 points(10-16 FG) and nine rebounds atMiami (11/23/07) … was the onlyHouston player to reach 20 or morepoints three times over a four-gamestretch from Nov. 16-23 … posted14 points and a game-high 11rebounds (9 offensive) at Chicago(12/22/07) … had 22 points (11-17FG) at Memphis (12/28/07) … scored 22 points(7-10 FG, 8-12 FT) vs. Minnesota (1/11/08), as well aspulling down nine boards and dishing out a career-highfive assists … got the nod at center vs. Utah(1/27/08) to earn his first career start (Yao upper-respiratory infection) … made his first start at powerforward vs. Golden State (1/29/08) … had a career-high five steals vs. Memphis (2/29/08) … posted 18points and 14 rebounds vs. Denver (3/2/08) … reacheddouble-digit scoring in six consecutive games(2/24/08-3/6/08), averaging 14.8 points over that span… led a Rockets rally by scoring nine of his 13 pointsin the third quarter of an 89-80 comeback win vs.Charlotte (3/14/08) … made his second start of theseason at center at Golden State (3/21/08) … recorded18 points and a career-high 18 rebounds (13 defensive)vs. Minnesota (3/26/08) … topped the Rockets with acareer-best 24 points (7-12 FG, 10-12 FT) at San Antonio(3/30/08) … notched consecutive 20-point outings withan even 20 points (10-10 FT) at Sacramento (4/1/08)… had 13 points and 12 rebounds vs. Seattle (4/9/08)… registered 19 points (9-15 FG) vs. Phoenix(4/11/08), including a 10-point first quarter to sparkHouston’s rally in overcoming an 11-point deficit …notched 22 points (12-14 FT) and 13 rebounds in 43:27of action at Utah (4/14/08) … finished with team highsof 22 points (10-14 FG) and 10 rebounds vs. the L.A.Clippers (4/16/08).

In International PlayHelped Argentina win a bronze medal in the 2008 BeijingOlympic Games by finishing third among all players inpoints per game (18.9) and seventh in reboundingaverage (6.6) … his 2008 Summer Olympic

performance featured a 37-point outing (12-16 FG,13-17 FT) in a 91-79 win over Russia (8/18/08) …averaged 19.5 points and 7.5 rebounds in guiding theArgentinean National Team to a silver medal at theFIBA Americas Championship 2007, earning thetournament’s Most Valuable Player … averaged 17.6points and 5.0 rebounds en route to helping theArgentinean National Team secure its nation’s firstOlympic gold medal in basketball at the 2004 OlympicGames … his list of international accomplishmentswith the Argentinean National Team also includeswinning a silver medal at the 2002 WorldChampionship, the gold medal at the 2001 AmericasChampionship and a silver medal at the 1999 SouthAmerican Championship … also averaged 14.3 pointsand 7.0 rebounds with Argentina at the 2006 WorldChampionship … has played for the ArgentineanNational Team since 1997, earning a spot on thecountry’s Under-22 Team as a 17-year-old … playedtwo professional seasons in Argentina with FerrocarilOeste before making the jump to Spain with TaugresSaski Baskonia Vitoria and Gijon Baloncesto … playedwith Tau Ceramica for seven seasons (2000-07) …

named to the All-Euroleague FirstTeam two times (2005-06, 2006-07)and selected once to the All-Euroleague Second Team (2004-05)… earned Euroleague DecemberMVP (2006-07) … two-time SpanishLeague Regular Season MVP (2004-05, 2006-07), becoming the thirdconsecutive Argentinean player toreceive that honor (Walter Hermannin 2002-03 and Andres Nocioni in2003-04) … played in the 2003Spanish All-Star Game … named the1999-2000 Spanish League Rookieof the Year … his teams won the2001-02 Spanish NationalChampionship, captured the 2002,2004 and 2006 Spanish National Cup(King’s Cup), and won the 2005 and

2006 Spanish SuperCup … has also been a memberof the Argentinean Cadets National Team, theArgentinean Under-21 National Team and theArgentinean Junior National Team … earned the 2000South American Under-21 Championship MVP and wasnamed to the All-Under-21 World Championship FirstTeam … led the 2001 World Under-21 Championship inscoring average (18.9) and steals per game (2.4) …helped his teams win the 1995 South American CadetsChampionship, the 1996 South American JuniorChampionship and the 2000 South American Under-22Championship … captured a gold medal at the 2000Pan-American Under-21 Championship and a bronzemedal at the 2001 World Under-21 Championship …also played at the 1997 World Under-21 Championship.

In LifeBorn Luis Alberto Scola on April 30, 1980, in BuenosAires, Argentina … enjoys spending time with his wifeand two children … likes playing pool and fishing in hisspare time … lists his favorite musical group as U2 …favorite vacation spot is Minorca in the Mediterranean.

In TransactionsSelected by San Antonio in the second round (56th

overall) of the 2002 NBA Draft … the Spurs retainedhis draft rights while he continued to play with TauCeramica in Euroleague … Houston acquired his draftrights along with Jackie Butler from San Antonio onJuly 12, 2007, in exchange for Vassilis Spanoulis, asecond-round pick in the 2009 NBA Draft and otherconsiderations from the Rockets … signed withHouston on July 17, 2007.

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Regular Season Career HighsMIN 43 4/14/08 at UtahFG 11 12/28/07 at MemphisFGA 19 11/17/07 vs. Phoenix3FG 0 —3FGA 1 2/21/08 vs. Miami (3)FT 12 4/14/08 at UtahFTA 14 4/14/08 at UtahOFF 9 12/22/07 at ChicagoDEF 13 3/26/08 vs. MinnesotaREB 18 3/26/08 vs. MinnesotaAST 5 1/11/08 vs. MinnesotaSTL 5 2/29/08 vs. MemphisTO 5 3/2/08 vs. DenverBLK 2 4/9/08 vs. Seattle (3)PTS 24 3/30/08 at San Antonio

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#8Guard

Height: 6-5

Weight: 201

NBA Experience: 1

College:Maryland

High School:Mater Dei(Santa Ana, CA)

Birthdate:June 15, 1985

Birthplace:New York, NY

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PLAYOFFS REBOUNDSYEAR G-S MIN FGM-A PCT 3FGM-A PCT FTM-A PCT OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF-D S T TO BLK T P RPG APG PPG2007-08 (PHO) 1-0 5 0-4 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 — 0-1-1 0 1-0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0.0 0.0TOTALS 1-0 5 0-4 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 — 0-1-1 0 1-0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0.0 0.0

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In 2007-2008Averaged 2.2 points, 0.9 assists and 8.2 minutes in 33games as a rookie with Phoenix … his 33 appearanceswere the most games played by a Suns rookie sinceZarko Cabarkapa (49) in 2003-04 … scored a season-high nine points vs. New Orleans (2/6/08) … notchedseason bests of seven rebounds and seven assistsvs. Portland (4/16/08) … assigned to Albuquerque ofthe D-League on Dec. 17, averaging 31.6 points, 3.8rebounds and 3.2 assists in five games with theThunderbirds … named D-League.com Performer ofthe Week for games played Dec.31-Jan. 6, averaging 34.0 points(.585, 24-41 FG; .571, 8-14 3FG),6.5 boards and 5.5 assists in twooutings with Albuquerque … finishedthat week with 39 points, sevenrebounds, six assists and two stealsin an 89-87 win over the Fort WayneMad Ants (1/5/08) … led the 2007NBA Summer League in assists(6.4), while averaging 15.6 points and3.0 rebounds in 32.0 minutes pergame over five outings with theSuns.

In the NBA2008: Averaged 18.0 points, 3.6boards and 3.0 assists in five gameswith Phoenix in the 2008 NBASummer League presented by EA SPORTS.

In the Playoffs2008: Made postseason debut in Game Four vs. SanAntonio (4/27/08), grabbing one rebound in five minutesof action.

In CollegePlayed four seasons at Maryland (2003-07), averaging10.1 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.82 stealsin 111 collegiate games … finished his career rankedamong Maryland’s all-time leaders in points, assistsand steals … scored 1,126 points and left as the 35th

all-time leading scorer in school history … his 202career steals placed him fifth in school annals, whilehis 317 career assists ranked 15th all-time … namedMaryland’s Most Valuable Player following his senior

season, posting career bests in points (14.9), rebounds(4.4) and steals (2.03) in 34 games … earned All-ACCSecond Team and a spot on the ACC All-DefensiveTeam in 2006-07 … Terps finished 25-9 in his finalseason and advanced to the second round of theNCAA Tournament … poured in a career-high 27 pointsin a win over North Carolina, earning back-to-backACC Player of the Week honors … garnered ACC All-Defensive Team Honorable Mention as a junior in 2005-06 … led Maryland and ranked seventh in the ACC inassists (4.0) and sixth in conference in steals (1.8) …

played in only 14 games in 2004-05,suffering a season-ending torn rightACL in practice on Jan. 17, 2005 …garnered ACC All-Freshman TeamHonorable Mention in first seasonwith the Terps.

In LifeBorn Darryl Eugene Strawberry onJune 15, 1985, in New York, NewYork … goes by D.J. … son of LisaWatkins and former Major LeagueBaseball player Darryl Strawberry,who helped lead the New York Metsand New York Yankees to four WorldChampionships (1986, 1996, 1998,1999) over his 17-year career … hastwo brothers and four sisters … is anephew of former college basketballstar Miles Simon … was a bat boy

for the Yankees when his father starred with the team… lists Michael Jordan as his favorite professionalbasketball player … averaged 13.1 points and 4.4rebounds in leading Mater Dei High School (Santa Ana,CA) to a 35-2 record and the California InterscholasticFederation (CIF) state title as a senior … was acommunications major at Maryland … joined Yao Mingand Steve Nash at the Yao/Nash Charity Gala, whichwas a charity basketball game held in Beijing, Chinaon Sept. 15, 2007.

In TransactionsSelected by Phoenix in the second round (59th overall)of the 2007 NBA Draft … signed a two-year contractwith the Suns on Aug. 28, 2007 … acquired by Houstonfrom Phoenix in exchange for guard Sean Singletaryon Aug. 25, 2008.

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Regular Season Career HighsMIN 30 4/16/08 vs. PortlandFG 4 2/6/08 vs. New OrleansFGA 8 4/16/08 vs. Portland (4)3FG 1 2/24/08 vs. Detroit (6)3FGA 4 1/18/08 vs. MinnesotaFT 2 4/16/08 vs. Portland (3)FTA 4 3/11/08 vs. MemphisOFF 2 2/13/08 at Golden StateDEF 6 4/16/08 vs. PortlandREB 7 4/16/08 vs. PortlandAST 7 4/16/08 vs. PortlandSTL 2 11/6/07 at Charlotte (2)TO 2 4/16/08 vs. Portland (2)BLK 1 4/16/08 vs. Portland (6)PTS 9 2/6/08 vs. New Orleans

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Yao Ming

#11Center

Height: 7-6

Weight: 310

NBA Experience: 6

Country:China

High School:Shanghai Physical &Sport Institute (China)

Birthdate:September 12, 1980

Birthplace:Shanghai, China

How Acquired:Drafted in the firstround (first overall)of the 2002 NBA Draft

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PLAYOFFS REBOUNDSYEAR G-S MIN FGM-A PCT 3FGM-A PCT FTM-A PCT OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF-D S T TO BLK T P RPG APG PPG2003-04 (HOU) 5-5 185 31-68 .456 0-0 — 13-17 .765 11-26-37 9 20-2 2 13 7 75 7.4 1.8 15.02004-05 (HOU) 7-7 220 55-84 .655 0-0 — 40-55 .727 23-31-54 5 31-1 2 19 19 150 7.7 0.7 21.42006-07 (HOU) 7-7 260 55-125 .440 0-0 — 66-75 .880 23-49-72 6 27-0 1 33 5 176 10.3 0.9 25.12007-08 (HOU) (Inactive List: Left Foot Stress Fracture)TOTALS 19-19 665 141-277 .509 0-0 — 119-147 .810 57-106-163 20 78-3 5 65 31 401 8.6 1.1 21.1

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In 2007-2008In his sixth season with Houston, earned All-NBA Third-Team accolades after averaging 22.0 points, 10.8rebounds (career high), 2.3 assists (career high) and2.02 blocks (career high) in 55 games (55 starts) … onthe inactive list for 27 games with one outing (1/27/08)due to an upper-respiratory infection and 26 games(2/26/08-4/16/08) with a stress fracture in the tarsalnavicular bone in his left foot … underwent successfulseason-ending surgery to repair the stress fracture onMar. 3 … prior to his injury, stood as one of only twoplayers in the NBA to average at least 20.0 points,10.0 rebounds and 2.00 blocks … registered eight 30-point outings and five 30-13 games (points-rebounds)… posted 33 double-doubles, which was tied for sixthamong NBA leaders before his season-ending injury… had three streaks of 20 or more consecutive freethrows made: 35 (11/9/07-11/14/07), 27 (11/26/07-12/5/07) and 21 (12/28/07-1/2/08) … was perfect fromthe free throw line with at least 10 attempts in threegames: 14-14 vs. Milwaukee (11/9/07), 13-13 atSacramento (12/1/07) and 10-10 at Cleveland(2/19/08) … voted to his sixthconsecutive All-Star Game, finishingfourth among West players andseventh overall in votes received(1,709,180) … notched six pointsand five rebounds in 13:17 of actionin the 2008 NBA All-Star Game(2/17/08) … named WesternConference Player of the Week forgames played Nov. 5-11 … earnedWestern Conference Player of theMonth presented by Kia for Jan. …surpassed Moses Malone (758blocks in 464 games) into second inRockets history for blocked shotswith his third block (759 blocks in400 games) vs. Sacramento(2/13/08) … moved past CuttinoMobley (7,448) and Steve Francis(7,281) into ninth on Houston’s all-time points scoredlist … surpassed Robert Reid (3,606) and RalphSampson (3,189) into sixth place in Rockets historyfor total rebounds … recorded 28 points (12-24 FG),13 rebounds (8 offensive) and a season-high sixassists vs. San Antonio (11/6/07) … posted fourconsecutive 20-10 double-doubles (11/3/07-11/9/07)… scored 20 or more points in seven straight games(11/3/07-11/14/07) … hit 14-of-14 free throws vs.Milwaukee (11/9/07), tying Houston’s individual recordfor most free throws made in a game without a miss …notched 34 points (13-15 FG, 8-8 FT) at Charlotte(11/11/07) … recorded the longest consecutive freethrow streak of his career and his third of 30 or morein a row (35 from 11/9/07-11/14/07, 32 from 2/27/04-3/9/04 and 31 from 3/7/06-3/13/06) … registered 30points (11-18 FG), 15 rebounds and a season-best sixblocked shots vs. Dallas (11/21/07) … posted 31 points(12-19 FG, 7-7 FT) and 13 boards at Phoenix(11/28/07) … first of four blocked shots vs. Detroit(12/12/07) marked the 700th block of his career …racked up 28 points and 14 rebounds vs. Dallas(12/15/07), posting a double-double by halftime (14points, 10 boards in first half) … led the Rockets inscoring with 26 points at Denver (12/20/07), addingseason highs in rebounds (19, 14 defensive) andassists (6, tied) in a career-most 51:36 of action …topped Houston in points (30), rebounds (8), assists(6) and blocks (4) vs. New York (1/5/08) … posted aseason-high 36 points (14-21 FG) and 11 rebounds atNew York (1/9/08) … finished with 30 points (11-24FG), 16 rebounds and four blocks vs. New Orleans(1/13/08) … notched 30 points (12-19 FG) and 17rebounds vs. Seattle (1/21/08), including 17 pointsand 10 boards in the first half … registered another sixassists at Seattle (1/23/08), which tied for the second

highest total of his career (7 on 2/22/04 vs. Atl., 6 on2/2/03 vs. Sac., 6 on 11/6/07 vs. S.A., 6 on 12/20/07at Den. and 6 on 1/5/08 vs. N.Y.) … equaled hisseason highs in points (36), rebounds (19, 14 defensive)and free throws made (14-15 FT) vs. Golden State(1/29/08), finishing the first half with 16 points and 13boards, which included a 12-point, 11-rebound firstquarter (matched third best rebounding total for a quarterin team history) … marked third time on the seasonand the 10th time in his career to post a double-doubleby halftime … registered a double-double in each ofseven contests played (1/19/08-2/2/08), which set hiscareer best for consecutive games with a double-double … scored 21 points on 10-of-11 shooting vs.Miami (2/21/08), marking his highest field goalpercentage in any career game to that point in whichhe attempted at least 10 field goals.

In the NBAHolds career averages of 19.0 points, 9.2 reboundsand 1.89 blocks in 404 games (394 starts) with Houston… has compiled 171 career double-doubles … ranks

second in Rockets history in careerblocked shots (762) and sixth in totalrebounds (3,706) … has beenselected as a starter to six NBA All-Star Games (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006,2007, 2008), averaging 8.0 pointson .529 shooting in five games(DNP-injured in 2007) … joinedHakeem Olajuwon as the onlyplayers in Rockets history to benamed a starter to at least six All-Star Games … stands as the onlyplayer in franchise records to bevoted in as a starter over six straightseasons … earned All-NBA SecondTeam once (2007) and All-NBA ThirdTeam three times (2004, 2006, 2008)… named Western ConferencePlayer of the Month twice (Nov.

2006, Jan. 2008) … named Western Conference Playerof the Week six times in his career (week ending:3/7/04, 2/26/06, 4/2/06, 11/12/06, 4/1/07, 11/11/07) …voted to The Sporting News All-Star Second Team(2007) and The Sporting News Rookie of the Year byNBA executives (2003) … member of the NBA All-Rookie First Team (2003) … twice honored with WesternConference Rookie of the Month … selected as adivisional winner for the 2005-06 NBA SportsmanshipAward … stands as the first number-one overall pickto come from an international basketball league, andthe fifth number-one overall pick in Rockets history.2006-2007: Named All-NBA Second Team and to TheSporting News All-Star Second Team … in his fifthseason with Houston, averaged a team-high 25.0 points(career high), 9.4 rebounds and 1.96 blocks in 48games (48 starts) … led the Rockets and ranked 15th

in the NBA in free throw percentage (.862, 356-413) …had a career-best 16 30-point outings and posted 20double-doubles … had four games with at least 35points and 15 or more rebounds … named WesternConference Player of the Month for games playedthrough Nov., becoming the first Rockets player toreceive this recognition since Olajuwon (Feb. 1995) …twice named Western Conference Player of the Week(games played Nov. 6-12 and Mar. 26-Apr. 1) … namedas a starter to the 2007 NBA All-Star Game (DNP-injured), finishing second among all players in votesreceived (2,451,718) … recorded 36 points (12-12 FT)vs. Dallas (11/4/06) … posted 35 points (15-21 FG),17 rebounds and seven blocks vs. New York(11/10/06) … notched 34 points and 14 rebounds atMiami (11/12/06) … led the Rockets in points (33, 17-20 FT), rebounds (16) and assists (4) at Detroit(11/18/06) … had a streak of 11 straight games of 20-plus point performances (11/7/06-11/28/06) … recorded

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Regular Season Career HighsMIN 52 12/20/07 at DenverFG 16 4/2/06 at L.A. LakersFGA 35 12/15/06 at L.A. Lakers3FG 1 3/21/03 at Golden State3FGA 2 1/13/08 vs. New OrleansFT 18 3/13/06 vs. New JerseyFTA 21 3/30/07 at L.A. LakersOFF 9 3/11/05 at PhoenixDEF 17 2/24/06 vs. Golden StateREB 22 3/11/05 at PhoenixAST 7 2/22/04 vs. AtlantaSTL 4 11/14/06 vs. San AntonioTO 10 12/22/04 vs. CharlotteBLK 8 12/15/06 at L.A. LakersPTS 41 2/22/04 vs. Atlanta

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38 points, 11 rebounds and six blocks at Washington(12/9/06) … posted 23 of his 38 points in the fourthquarter at Washington (12/9/06), which set his careerhigh for quarter points and ranked as the second best12-minute total in Rockets history … had 38 points(15-32 FG) and a season-high 18 boards at GoldenState (12/14/06) … registered 35 points (15-35 FG,career high in attempts), 15 rebounds and a career-high eight blocks at the L.A. Lakers (12/15/06) …recorded 32 points, 10 rebounds and a season-highfive assists at the L.A. Clippers (12/17/06) … posted34 points and five blocks at Portland (12/20/06),marking first time in his career to record fourconsecutive 30-point performances … suffered smallfracture on his right anterior medial tibial plateau (rightleg) in the first quarter vs. the Clippers (12/23/06) andplaced on the inactive list for 32 games (12/26/06-3/3/07) … had 37 points (14-22 FG) and four blockedshots vs. Orlando (3/11/07) … posted 32 points and 14rebounds vs. Indiana (3/20/07) … registered a season-high 39 points (17-21 FT, career high in FTA), 11 reboundsand four blocks at the L.A. Lakers (3/30/07) … notched35 points, 16 boards and four blocks vs. Utah (4/1/07)… again on inactive list for one game (4/6/07) with asore lower back … scored 31 points (11-11 FT) atSeattle (4/9/07) and added 34 points (14-20 FG) vs.Phoenix (4/16/07) … was a DNP (rest) at Utah(4/18/07). 2005-2006: Named All-NBA Third Team afteraveraging 22.3 points, 10.2 rebounds and 1.65 blocksin 57 starts … was twice named Western ConferencePlayer of the Week (games played Feb. 21-26 andMar. 27-Apr. 2) … was one of only four players in theNBA to average at least 20 points and 10 rebounds,becoming the first Houston player to accomplish thatfeat since Olajuwon in 1995-96 (26.9 points, 10.9rebounds) … led the Rockets with a career-best 34double-doubles and 39 20-point games, including 1030-point performances … scored 30 or more points infive of six games (3/5/06-3/15/06) … stood as the topscoring center in the NBA, finishing ahead of Miami’sShaquille O’Neal (20.0) … led the Rockets in reboundsper game, blocked shots and free throw percentage(.853, 337-395 FT) … among NBA leaders, rankedT-11th in double-doubles, 13th in field goal percentage(.519, 467-900 FG) and 14th in free throw percentage… had a season-high seven blocked shots vs. N.O./Okla. City (11/5/05) … underwent successful surgeryon Dec. 19 to clean out an infection in his left big toefor a condition known as osteomyelitis (inflammationof the bone caused by bacteria) … returned to actionat Memphis (1/30/06) after missing 21 games(12/18/05-1/29/06) … led all players in votes receivedfor a second straight season (2,342,738) for his fourthconsecutive start for the Western Conference in theAll-Star Game, registering five points and two boardsin 19:14 of action for the West in the 2006 NBA All-Star Game (2/19/06) … recorded the third “20-20” gameof his career with 22 points and a season-high 21rebounds vs. Golden State (2/24/06), while setting acareer high in defensive boards with 17 … registered27 points, 18 rebounds and a season-high five assistsvs. Phoenix (2/27/06) … notched another five straightdouble-doubles (5 straight: 12/3/02-12/13/02; 2/22/06-3/1/06) … recorded 32 points and 13 rebounds vs.Portland (3/5/06), which he followed with 30 points and13 boards at Minnesota (3/7/06) to become the firstRockets player to post back-to-back 30-point/13-rebound games since Olajuwon (12/19/95-12/21/95) …also marked first time in his career to record 30-pointperformances in consecutive games … notched aseason-high 38 points, 10 rebounds and five blocksvs. Indiana (3/8/06) for his third straight 30-point/10-rebound effort … scored 36 points vs. New Jersey(3/13/06), including his career high in free throws made(18-20 FT) … recorded 20 or more points in 14consecutive games (2/22/06-3/20/06), which ranks asthe longest such streak of his career … added a

season-high-tying five assists vs. Seattle (3/29/06)… matched his season high with 38 points (15-25 FG)vs. Washington (3/31/06) … recorded 33 points on acareer-high 16 field goals (16-25 FG) at the L.A. Lakers(4/2/06) … for the third time in 2005-06, had a double-double by halftime with 20 points and 10 rebounds bythe break at the L.A. Lakers (4/2/06) … left game atUtah (4/10/06) at the 3:51 mark of the first quarterwith a broken fifth metatarsal bone in his left foot …underwent successful surgery on Apr. 14 to repair thebreak, missing the final four games of the season(4/12/06-4/19/06). 2004-2005: Averaged 18.3 points(on a career-high .552 shooting) with 8.4 rebounds and2.00 blocks in 80 starts … led the Rockets in field goalpercentage, rebounds and blocked shots, while rankingsecond on the team in scoring average … stood withElton Brand and Shaquille O’Neal as the only NBAplayers to average 18 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.00blocks … among NBA leaders, ranked third in fieldgoal percentage, 11th in blocked shots per game and20th in rebounding average … topped the Rockets with24 double-doubles … reached 20 points 39 times and30 points four times … scored a season-high 40 pointsvs. Toronto (12/20/04) … recorded his second career“20-20” game with 27 points and a career-high 22rebounds at Phoenix (3/11/05) … registered a season-high five blocks vs. Atlanta (12/15/04), at Phoenix(3/11/05) and vs. Denver (4/16/05) … broke MichaelJordan’s record for All-Star votes received, as hescored 11 points with eight rebounds in the 2005 NBAAll-Star Game (2/20/05). 2003-2004: Earned Third-TeamAll-NBA recognition after leading the Rockets with17.5 points, 9.0 rebounds and 1.90 blocks in 82 starts… stood as one of six NBA players to lead his team inpoints, rebounds and blocks … among NBA leaders,

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ranked seventh in field goal percentage (.522), 13th inblocked shots per game and 15th in rebounding average… ranked 15th in the NBA with 33 double-doubles …blocked a season-high seven shots vs. Miami(11/11/03) … registered his first career “20-20” gamewith 22 points and 20 rebounds vs. Detroit (12/6/03) …scored a career-high 41 points with 16 rebounds and acareer-high seven assists vs. Atlanta (2/22/04) …named Western Conference Player of the Week onMar. 8. 2002-2003: Earned unanimous NBA All-RookieFirst Team after averaging 13.5 points, 8.2 reboundsand 1.74 blocks in 82 games (72 starts) … voted TheSporting News Rookie of the Year by NBA executives… was the only rookie to lead his team in both reboundsand blocks per game … stood as the only rookie torank in the NBA’s top-20 in three statistical categories(15th in field goal percentage, 15th in blocks per gameand 18th in rebounding average) … led all rookies witha team-high 27 double-doubles … among NBA rookies,ranked second in scoring average, second in reboundingaverage, first in blocks per game and third in field goalpercentage … scored a rookie-season-high 30 pointswith 16 rebounds at Dallas (11/21/02) … set a rookieseason high with 19 rebounds at Sacramento (3/23/03)… named the Western Conference Rookie of theMonth for Dec. and Feb.

In the PlayoffsHas averaged 21.1 points, 8.6 rebounds and 1.63blocks in 19 postseason contests (19 starts) withHouston. 2008: On the inactive list for the entire 2008NBA Playoffs (undergoing season-ending surgery torepair a stress fracture). 2007: In his third postseasonwith the Rockets, averaged 25.1 points, 10.3 reboundsand 0.71 blocks in seven playoff games (seven starts)… finished with a game-high 28 points and 13 reboundsin Game One vs. Utah (4/21/07) … recorded 26 pointsand 14 boards in Game Three at Utah (4/26/07), whilesetting a postseason career high in free throws made(14-16 FT) … notched 21 points and a career-playoff-best 15 boards in Game Five vs. Utah (4/30/07) …scored 29 points in Game Seven vs. Utah (5/5/07).2005: Averaged 21.4 points in seven starts, includingthree 30-point games … scored a playoff-career-high33 points at Dallas (4/25/05) and again in Game Seven(5/7/05) … added 30 points at Dallas (5/2/05). 2004:Ranked second on the Rockets with 15.0 points pergame … scored 21 points at the Lakers (4/19/04).

In International PlayHas played for the Chinese National Team duringeach of the six summers since being drafted into theNBA … averaged 23.4 points and 15.4 rebounds infive seasons with the Shanghai Sharks of the ChineseBasketball Association prior to playing in the NBA.2008: Finished second among all players in points pergame (19.0) and third in rebounding average (8.2) insix games played with China during the 2008 BeijingOlympic Games. 2007: Participated with the ChineseNational Team in its continued preparation for the 2008Beijing Olympics. 2006: Led all scorers in the 2006FIBA World Championships, averaging 25.3 points

per game and 9.0 rebounds for China. 2005: Collected24 points, 14 rebounds and seven blocks to powerChina to its fourth consecutive Asian Championship.2004: Averaged 20.7 points and a tournament-leading9.3 rebounds in the 2004 Summer Olympics. 2002-2003: Averaged 22.6 points and 13.1 rebounds in theAsian Basketball Championship. 2001-2002: Averaged21.0 points and 9.3 rebounds in the 2002 FIBA WorldChampionship Games … in his final CBA season,averaged 32.6 points, 19.0 rebounds and 4.8 blockedshots and led the Sharks to their first CBAChampionship. 2000-2001: Averaged 10.5 points and6.0 rebounds in the 2000 Summer Olympics …averaged 27.1 points, 19.4 rebounds and 5.5 blockedshots with Shanghai to earn CBA MVP honors. 1999-2000: Averaged 21.3 points with Shanghai. 1998-1999:Averaged 20.9 points with the Sharks. 1997-1998:Averaged 10.2 points as a CBA rookie.

In LifeFull name is Yao Ming, with Yao his surname and Minghis given name … married wife, Ye Li, in Shanghaiduring the summer of 2007 … his father, Yao ZhiYuan, stands 6-foot-7 and his mother, Fang Feng Di,stands 6-foot-3 … his mother played for China’sNational Team … received his first formal basketballtraining at age nine … has played on the ChineseNational Team since age 18 … co-authored Yao: A Lifein Two Worlds with Ric Bucher … starred in the movieThe Year of the Yao, which chronicled his rookie yearin the NBA … received the 2003 Laurels WorldNewcomer of the Year award … created The Yao MingFoundation, under the auspices of The Giving BackFund, which will help raise funds and awareness ofchildren’s wellness and welfare issues in China andthe United States … first initiative for his foundationwill focus on building earthquake-resistant, high-qualityschools that were destroyed in the deadly earthquakethat hit China’s Sichuan and Gansu provinces on May12, 2008 … hosted a multi-national telethon to raisefunds to battle SARS in 2003 … teamed with PhoenixSuns guard Steve Nash to host a charity basketballgame between Nash and a team of NBA players goingagainst Yao’s Chinese National Team in Beijing(9/15/07) with proceeds going to several causes,including China Youth Development Foundation, whichwill use money to build schools and pay the tuition ofmentally challenged and poor students in China’spoverty-stricken western regions … ambassador forSpecial Olympics and participates in the NBA’sBasketball Without Borders program … serves asspokesperson for the HIV/AIDS prevention campaignin China … pledged to give up eating shark’s fin soup,a Chinese delicacy, as he joined a campaign to promotewildlife protection in 2006 … purchases tickets toRockets home games for disadvantaged youth.

In TransactionsDrafted by Houston in the first round (first overall) ofthe 2002 NBA Draft … signed with Houston on Oct.21, 2002 … signed a multi-year contract extension onSept. 1, 2005.

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In 2007-2008Signed by the Charlotte Bobcats on Oct. 1 and waivedon Oct. 12 … went on to split the season between theIdaho Stampede and Anaheim Arsenal of the NBA D-League … also played for Air Avellino of the ItalianLega Basket Serie A League … appeared in five gamesfor Idaho, averaging 5.2 points and 3.8 rebounds in10.4 minutes while shooting .444 from the field and.833 from the free throw line … saw action in 38games (31 starts) for Anaheim and averaged 13.9points, 9.5 rebounds and 1.26 blocks in 27.7 minuteswhile shooting .533 from the field … finished secondon the Arsenal in rebounds (362) and blocks (48) …appeared in eight games for Air Avellino, averaging4.6 points and 2.5 rebounds in 10.0 minutes whileshooting .619 from the field … played in three playoffgames for Air Avellino and averaged 4.7 points and3.0 rebounds in 10.0 minutes.

In the ProsHas averaged 8.1 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.00 blocksin 64 games (25 starts) with Arkansas, Anaheim andIdaho of the NBA D-League. 2006-2007: Split the seasonbetween the Kansas Cagerz and Oklahoma Storm ofthe United States Basketball League and the ArkansasRimRockers of the D-League … appeared in 35 games(15 starts) for Arkansas, averaging 8.0 points (.469FG), 4.9 rebounds and 1.17 blocks in 14.2 minutes …also led RimRockers with 41 total blocks … averaged12.4 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.67 blocks in 20.7minutes while shooting .607 from the field in 15 games(five starts) with Kansas … saw action in eight games(five starts) for Oklahoma, averaging 14.1 points (.554FG), 8.1 rebounds and 1.38 blocks in 23.3 minutes.2005-2006: Split the season between the ArkansasRimRockers of the D-League and the RockfordLightning of the Continental Basketball Association …appeared in 13 games (eight starts) for Arkansas,averaging 9.7 points (.641 FG) and 4.8 rebounds …

saw action in 29 games (six starts) for Rockford,averaging 5.0 points (.504 FG) and 3.2 rebounds.

In CollegeAppeared in 122 career games over four seasons atMississippi State … averaged 4.7 points and 3.3rebounds in 10.7 minutes … as a senior, averaged 6.0points (.519 FG), 5.0 rebounds and 1.00 blocks in 14.8minutes in 32 games … appeared in 30 games as ajunior, averaging 6.2 points (.559 FG), 3.9 reboundsand 1.10 blocks in 13.1 minutes … saw action in 31games as a sophomore, averaged 3.6 points (.500FG) and 2.3 rebounds in 7.9 minutes per game … as afreshman, averaged 2.8 points (.528 FG) and 2.1rebounds in 29 games.

In LifeBorn Marcus Campbell on March 11, 1982, in WinterHeaven, Florida.

In TransactionsUndrafted out of college in 2005 … was signed by theRockford Lightning (CBA) in 2005 … released byRockford in Jan. 2006 … signed by the ArkansasRimRockers (D-League) for the remainder of the 2005-06 season … waived by Arkansas in Mar. 2007 …signed by the Oklahoma Storm (USBL) in Apr. 2007 …left Oklahoma and was signed by the Kansas Cagerz(USBL) in May 2007 … signed by the Charlotte Bobcatson Oct. 1, 2007, and waived on Oct. 12, 2007 …drafted in the fourth round (53rd overall) by the IdahoStampede in the 2007 NBA D-League Draft … waivedby Idaho in Dec. 2007 … acquired by the AnaheimArsenal (D-League) in Dec. 2007 … left Anaheim inApr. 2008 and was signed by Air Avellino of the ItalianLega Basket Serie A League for the remainder of the2007-08 season … signed as a free agent by theRockets on Sept. 29, 2008.

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#43 Marcus CampbellPosition: Center • Height: 7-0 • Weight: 280NBA Experience: RCollege: Mississippi StateHigh School: Westover High School (Albany, GA)Birthdate: March 11, 1982, in Winter Heaven, FLHow Acquired: Signed as a free agenton September 29, 2008

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In 2007-2008Averaged 1.6 points and 0.2 assists in 29 games withDenver and Portland … averaged 1.3 points and 0.2assists in 21 games with the Nuggets … in eightgames with the Trail Blazers, averaged 2.4 points, 1.1rebounds and 0.3 assists … dished out a career-hightwo assists to go along with six points, two reboundsand one steal at Boston (11/7/07) … traded to Portlandfrom Denver in exchange for Taurean Green (2/21/08)… recorded career highs with 11 points, five reboundsand four field goals made in 32 minutes at the L.A.Clippers (2/27/08) … registered seven points, onerebound and one blocked shot at Phoenix (4/16/08).

In the NBAHolds career averages of 1.4 points, 0.6 reboundsand 0.2 assists in 46 games with the L.A. Lakers, L.A.Clippers, Denver and Portland ... also averaged 14.4points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists with the FortWorth Flyers and Colorado 14ers of the NBA D-League.2006-2007: Placed on the inactive list for all fourgames after being called up from the D-League(4/13/07) … signed with the Nuggets for the remainderof the season (4/13/07) … averaged 21.0 points, 3.3assists and 2.9 rebounds in 42 games (42 starts) withthe 14ers … ranked second in the D-League in bothscoring average (21.0) and 3-point field goal percentage(.453) … called up and signed to a 10-day contract bythe Clippers (2/21/07) … played one minute in onegame for the Clippers … waived by the Clippers(2/28/07) … averaged a team-high 24.2 points in 26.8minutes over five contests for the Nuggets in theNBA Summer League in Las Vegas, featuring a 42-point outing (16-26 FG, 5-9 3FG) in 27 minutes vs.New York. 2005-2006: Saw action in 16 games with the

Lakers, averaging 1.3 points and 0.5 rebounds …assigned to the Fort Worth Flyers of the D-Leagueduring the season, playing eight games and averaging8.0 points and 2.5 rebounds.

In CollegeAs a sophomore, led Florida State in scoring (12.5ppg) and 3-point field goals made (65, 10th in the ACC)… posted career-high 30 points, hitting 7-of-10 frombeyond the arc in an upset win over Wake Forest …scored 25 points at Miami (FL) … averaged 7.9 pointsin 17.5 minutes per contest as a freshman.

In LifeBorn Vakeaton Quamar Wafer on July 21, 1985, inHomer, Louisiana … attended his freshman,sophomore and junior years of high school at PineviewHigh in Lisbon, Louisiana, a school with a total enrollmentof 195 students for grades Pre-K through 12th Grade …was briefly at RL Paschal High School in Fort Worth,Texas and Laurinburg Institute in North Carolina hissenior year before deciding to attend and play atHeritage Christian in Cleveland, Texas.

In TransactionsSelected by the L.A. Lakers in the second round (39th

overall) of the 2005 NBA Draft … waived by theLakers on Oct. 26, 2006 … signed a 10-day contractwith the L.A. Clippers on Feb. 21, 2007 … waived bythe Clippers Feb. 28, 2007 … signed as a free agentwith Denver on Apr. 13, 2007 … acquired by Portlandfrom Denver in exchange for Taurean Green on Feb.21, 2008 … signed as a free agent by the Rockets onSept. 29, 2008.

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Wafer’s Career StatisticsREGULAR SEASON REBOUNDSYEAR G-S MIN FGM-A PCT 3FGM-A PCT FTM-A PCT OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF-D S T TO BLK T P RPG APG PPG2005-06 (LAL) 16-0 73 6-38 .158 2-17 .118 6-8 .750 5-3-8 4 12-0 3 1 0 20 0.5 0.3 1.32006-07 (LAC) 1-0 1 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 — 0-0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.02007-08 (DEN-POR) 29-0 154 17-61 .279 4-26 .154 8-12 .667 1-18-19 7 7-0 2 13 3 46 0.7 0.2 1.6TOTALS 46-0 228 23-100 .230 6-44 .136 14-20 .700 6-21-27 11 19-0 5 14 3 66 0.6 0.2 1.4

#13 Von WaferPosition: Guard • Height: 6-5 • Weight: 210NBA Experience: 3College: Florida StateHigh School: Heritage Christian Academy (Cleveland, TX)Birthdate: July 21, 1985, in Homer, LAHow Acquired: Signed as a free agenton September 29, 2008

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In the NBAEarly Entry candidate for the 2006 NBA Draft …selected by Orlando in the second round (44th overall)of the 2006 NBA Draft, which was a pick acquired bythe Magic from the Milwaukee Bucks … Houstonacquired his draft rights from Orlando for cashconsiderations on June 28, 2006. 2007: Averaged 4.8points and 1.8 rebounds in four games with the Rocketsin the 2007 NBA Summer League.

In International PlayPlayed the last two seasons with Maccabi Tel Aviv(2006-08) … won the 2006-07 Israeli NationalChampionship with Maccabi Tel Aviv … also played inthe 2007 European Championships … began careerwith Hapoel Galil Elyon in the Israeli Premier League(2003-06) … named to the EuroCup All-Star Game in2005 and 2006 … member of the Israeli National Team… played in the 2005 U-21 World Championships heldin Argentina … earned All-Tournament honors at the2005 U-20 European Championships for Men … helpedIsrael to a silver medal at the 2004 U-20 EuropeanChampionships for Men.

Lior EliyahuPosition: F • Height: 6-9 • Weight: 225Birthdate: 9/9/85 • Country: Israel

In the NBASelected by Houston in the second round (54th overall)of the 2008 NBA Draft. 2008: Averaged 16.0 pointsand 4.8 rebounds over five games with Houston in the2008 NBA Summer League presented by EA SPORTS.

In CollegeAveraged 9.9 points (.503, 418-831 FG; .397, 131-3303FG), 7.1 rebounds and 1.8 assists over his collegecareer … named Second-Team All-Pac-10 as a seniorand earned Honorable Mention All-Conference honorsas a junior … finished collegiate career as Oregon’ssecond all-time leader in rebounds (903) … also ranked17th all-time in scoring (1,259 points), seventh in steals(121) and ninth in 3-point field goal percentage (.397).

In International PlaySigned with Darussafaka in Turkey for the 2008-09season … participated as a member of Team USAat the 2007 Pan American Games and played in the2004 Global Games.

In the NBAChosen by Houston with a second-round selection(54th overall) in the 2007 NBA Draft, which was acquiredby the Rockets from Orlando for cash considerationson June 28, 2007 … pick was originally obtained bythe Magic from the Cleveland Cavaliers. 2007:Averaged 3.3 points and 3.0 rebounds in three gameswith the Rockets in the 2007 NBA Summer League.

In International PlayPlayed with Panionios Athens (Greece) in 2007-08 …averaged 19.2 points per game over the previousthree seasons with the Townsville Crocodiles in theNBL, which is Australia’s premier professional basket-ball league … in 2006-07, averaged 22.4 points, 5.4rebounds and 3.2 assists to earn Second-Team All-NBL honors … also collected 2005 NBL Rookie of theYear and Best Sixth Man honors, becoming the firstplayer in league history to win both awards … selectedto the 2005 and 2006 NBL All-Star Games, winningMVP honors in 2005 after recording 35 points, sevenassists and four rebounds … averaged 12.7 points(.571, 28-49 FG; .450, 9-20 3FG) in six games playedwith Australia during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games… also played with the Australian National Team at the2006 World Championships held in Japan, averaging8.2 points in six games.

Maarty LeunenPosition: F • Height: 6-9 • Weight: 220Birthdate: 9/3/85 • College: Oregon

Sergei LishoukPosition: F • Height: 6-11 • Weight: 232Birthdate: 3/31/82 • Country: Ukraine

In the NBAHouston acquired his draft rights from the MemphisGrizzlies in exchange for the draft rights to MalickBadiane on Feb. 21, 2008 … participated with Memphis’Summer League teams in 2005 and 2007 … wasselected by the Grizzlies in the second round (49th

overall) in the 2004 NBA Draft.

In International PlayHas played the last three seasons in the UkrainianLeague for Azovmash Mariupol (2005-08) … playedtwo seasons with Khimik Yuzhniy (2003-05) in theUkraine-Superleague … spent five seasons with PulsaRovno in the Ukraine-Superleague (1998-2003) …played with the Ukrainian National Team in the 2001and 2005 European Championships … competed withthe Ukrainian U-20 National Team in the 2001 EuropeanChampionships for U-20 Men … also participated inthe 2000 European Championships for U-18 Men.

Brad NewleyPosition: G • Height: 6-6 • Weight: 195Birthdate: 2/18/85 • Country: Australia

In the NBAHouston acquired his draft rights from the New YorkKnicks in exchange for Patrick Ewing Jr. on Aug. 29,2008 … drafted by New York in the first round (15th

overall) of the 1999 NBA Draft … elected to continueplaying in Europe.

In International PlayHas played with Iurbentia Bilbao Basket in Spain (2004-08) … also played with Unicaja Málaga in Spain (2000-04), PAOK Thessaloniki in Greece (2000) and Limogesin France (1995-2000) … won a silver medal withFrance in the 2000 Summer Olympics … also playedwith France in the Europe FIBA Championships in1999, 2001, 2005 and 2007 … participated in the WorldFIBA Championship 2006 with France.

Frederic WeisPosition: C • Height: 7-2 • Weight: 258Birthdate: 6/22/77 • Country: France