The world in 1999 was an extremely different place than the one we live in today. Social media platforms Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter did not exist. Blockbuster and Hollywood Video rental services were the definitions of streaming. And pop-star Christina Aguilera had the biggest song of the summer with her smash hit, Genie in a Bottle, from her debut album. Above all that was going on 20 years ago, the world was preparing to make a tremendous transition from the 1900s into the new millennium, and the Houston Rockets were no different.
During the summer of 1999, the Rockets were at a crossroads.