Houston Rockets: Creating the all-time, one-year starting five

Houston Rockets Starting SG – Joe Johnson

In another case of getting a proven star too late in their career, Joe Johnson is easily the best one-year shooting guard that’s ever played for the Houston Rockets. Beginning his career playing for both the Boston Celtics and Phoenix Suns in the 2001-02 season, Johnson made the NBA All-Rookie Second Team, showing his potential right away.

The 6-7 combo guard established himself as an NBA star in 2006 with the Atlanta Hawks, earning an NBA All-Star nod for six straight seasons. Johnson became known for his ability to create his own shot as well as his calm, collected nature in crunch time situations.

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Over the course of his 17-year career, Johnson averaged 13-plus points per game for four different NBA franchises: Atlanta, Brooklyn, Phoenix and Miami. By the time he showed up in Houston, however, he was 36-years-old and playing about 22 minutes per game.

Johnson averaged 9.9 points and 4.6 rebounds with the Rockets in 23 games played, including a 16-point outing against the Phoenix Suns in March 2018. A yougner version of Iso Joe certainly could have made a difference if he found his way to the Rockets earlier in his career.

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