The Houston Rockets have had players donning a total of 52 different jersey numbers (and have one not part of any numerical series for Houston assistant coach and general manager Carroll Dawson) since their founding at the start of the 1967-68 season, worn by just under 500 players in the course of Rockets history.
To honor all of the players who wore those numbers over the decades, Rockets Wire is covering the entire history of jersey numbers and the players who wore them since the founding of the team all those years ago right up to the present day.
With seven of those jerseys now retired to honor some of the greatest Rockets of all time to wear those jerseys, there is a lot of history to cover.
And for today's article, we will continue with
the 12th of 11 who wore the No. 35, Christian Wood. After ending his college career at UNLV, Wood went unselected in the 2015 NBA Draft, signing with the Philadelphia 76ers instead.
The Long Beach, California native played the first season of his pro career with Philadelphia. He also played for the Charlotte Hornets, in the G League, Milwaukee Bucks, New Orleans Pelicans and Detroit Pistons before he was dealt to the Houston Rockets in 2020. His stay with the team lasted until he was dealt to the Dallas Mavericks in 2022.
During his time suiting up for the Rockets, Wood wore only jersey No. 35 and put up 19.1 points, 9.9 rebounds, 2.1 assists, and 1.0 blocks per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
This article originally appeared on Rockets Wire: Houston Rockets jersey history No. 35 - Christian Wood (2020-22)
