He got 20.3/.469/.442/3.3/5.8 that year and ended up in Wolves for MLE. 2 words. Contract year. If you think Rox screw themselves, think twice.
You know, he wrote an autobiography... http://www.bookmasters.com/marktplc/02885.htm I think he's pretty much done as a player in this leauge, hard to imagine he's already 34! and also glad he still calls Houston his home even if he never played more than 60 games as a Rocket.