Ball-dominant guard James Harden was the face of Rockets basketball for much of the past decade, but few franchises in NBA history have a legacy of impactful centers quite like Houston.
The Rockets have featured a number of standout big men across the last half-century, including some of the greatest players to ever step on the hardwood. Hakeem Olajuwon turned Houston into "Clutch City" in the 1990s. Yao Ming is at least partially responsible for the NBA's evolution into a global game. Previous decades brought a number of dominant scoring bigs to Houston, including one who recently had his number retired and hoisted into the rafters at the Toyota Center.