Since the NBA introduced its annual draft lottery with the 1984-85 season, the Houston Rockets have a .553 winning percentage. From a Houston perspective, the best-case outcome came in 2002, which led to the Rockets drafting Hall of Fame center Yao Ming at No. 1 overall. Here's a year-by-year look (courtesy of RealGM) at how the Rockets have fared in each lottery they've been a part of.
W | L | Pct | GB | |
---|---|---|---|---|
50 | 32 | .610 | 0.0 | |
49 | 33 | .598 | 1.0 | |
41 | 41 | .500 | 9.0 | |
27 | 55 | .329 | 23.0 | |
22 | 60 | .268 | 28.0 |