NewsOK.com · Apr 20, 2017
Q&A with former Rockets guard John Lucas II
John Lucas II was an assistant coach for several NBA teams, and has since started his own recovery program. By Nate Billings/The Oklahoman.HOUSTON -- John Lucas II is indelibly linked with Houston and the Rockets. Lucas grew up in Durham, N.C., went to the University of Maryland and played on great Lefty Driesell teams, then was the No. 1 overall pick in the 1976 NBA Draft. Lucas played 14 NBA seasons, including three stints with the Rockets, despite an addiction problem with drugs and alcohol.