[DOC] [TLE] List of Houston Rockets first and second round draft picks - Wikipedia [PAR] In 1968, the Rockets selected Elvin Hayes, who became an eventual Hall of 
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selected by the Houston Rockets as the first overall pick in the 2002 NBA draft. [DOC] [TLE] NBA draft - Wikipedia [PAR] The NBA draft is an annual event dating back to 1947 in which the thirty teams 
from the ... No player may sign with the NBA until he has been eligible for at least 
one draft. In the ... The top pick in the 1997 NBA draft, Tim Duncan, became the 
third ... In 2002, the Houston Rockets selected Yao Ming from China first in the 
draft. [DOC] [TLE] Time is Yao: Rockets make Chinese big man No. 1 - ESPN.com [PAR] Jun 27, 2002 ... ... the Houston Rockets still got their man. The Rockets surprised no one by 
making Chinese center Yao Ming the first pick of the 2002 NBA draft... [DOC] [TLE] Yao Ready For This? | THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE HOUSTON ... [PAR] June 26 - A new era of Houston Rockets basketball has begun with the selection 
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out for NBA teams  NBA.com's draft section in Chinese ... Below is a look at the 
five highest drafted international players with no college experience (prior to 
Ming). [DOC] [TLE] Rockets make Yao Ming No. 1 pick - UPI.com [PAR] Jun 27, 2002 ... NEW YORK, June 26 (UPI) -- The Houston Rockets, having successfully ... 1 pick 
in the NBA draft Wednesday night -- highlighting an evening of talent ... Yao 
became the first international player taken No. 1 ... "We are looking forward to 
drafting Yao Ming with the first overall selection in the 2002 NBA Draft. [DOC] [TLE] Two Chinese players drafted by NBA, Zhou picked by Rockets[1 ... [PAR] Jun 24, 2016 ... The Houston Rockets selected China's rising basketball star Zhou Qi with the 
43rd overall pick in the NBA draft on Thursday night. ... following his 
predecessors Yi Jianlian and Sun Yue's 2007 draft, and Yao Ming's 2002 draft. ... 
reluctant to let Zhou Qi go, saying the time is not right for him to go to the NBA. [DOC] [TLE] NBA Draft: The Five Best and Five Worst Houston Rockets Picks... [PAR] Jun 23, 2016 ... At one time, not all that long ago, I was an unabashed NBA Draft dork. ... The 
Rockets don't have a first-round pick this year, just two second ... Not bad for a 
guy who became the Rockets' second-best player ... Parsons is the crown jewel 
of Daryl Morey's draft rsum. 1. Yao Ming, C, China (2002, 1st round,... [DOC] [TLE] Yao Ming - Dictionary definition of Yao Ming | Encyclopedia.com ... [PAR] Yao Ming of China became basketball's most unlikely new celebrity athlete in 
2002 when he joined the Houston Rockets. The first foreign athlete ever to 
become a number-one draft pick in the National Basketball League (NBA), Yao ... 
At the age of seventeen, he became the Shanghai Sharks' star player during its 
first full... [DOC] [TLE] Yao Ming - Dictionary definition of Yao Ming | Encyclopedia.com ... [PAR] Chinese basketball player Yao Ming became the first foreigner to be the ... He 
was picked by the Houston Rockets, and in his first season became one of the ... 
Yao was the numberone draft pick when he joined the NBA in June of 2002, 
and... [DOC] [TLE] Hit or miss: NBA No. 1 picks since 1971 | Newsday [PAR] Jun 21, 2016 ... 1 pick of the 1996 NBA draft on June 26, 1996, in East Rutherford N.J. ... Players 
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Question: In 2002 this Chinese player became the NBA's No. 1 draft choice when picked by the Houston Rockets
Answer: Yao Ming