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.
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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.
LOS ANGELES, CA – OCTOBER 20: LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers and Carmelo Anthony #7 of the Houston Rockets wait for and inbound at Staples Center on October 20, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
And for today’s article, we will continue with the 13th of 17 who wore the No. 7, Hall of Fame forward Carmelo Anthony. After ending his college career at Syracuse, Anthony was picked up with the third overall selection of the 2003 NBA Draft by the Denver Nuggets.
The Brooklyn, New York native played the first eight seasons of his pro career with Denver. He also played for the New York Knicks and Oklahoma City Thunder before he signed with Houston in 2018. His stay with the team lasted until he was dealt to the Chicago Bulls in 2019.
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During his time suiting up for the Rockets, Anthony wore only jersey No. 7 and put up 13.4 points and 5.4 rebounds per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
This article originally appeared on Rockets Wire: Rockets jersey history No. 7 – Carmelo Anthony (2018-19)