 Nyorai kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Mwaka wa2004-05 weNBA waive mwaka wechi38 weRockets muNational Basketball Association, uye mwaka wavo wechi34 muguta reHouston. Munguva ye offseason, maRocket akawana All-Star kumberi Tracy McGrady naJuwan Howard kubva kuOrlando Magic, akawana All-Star pakati Dikembe Mutombo kubva kuChicago Bulls, uyo akamuwana kubva kuNew York Knicks, uye akasaina wakasununguka Bob Sura. Iwo maRocket akatambura nekutanga kwemwaka ne 6-11 uye akazotamba akatenderedza.500 pavakachinjanisa Jim Jackson kuNew Orleans Hornets yaDavid Wesley mukupera kwaZvita. MaRocket aizokunda mitambo misere yakateedzana muna Kukadzi, sezvo McGrady naYao Ming vese vakasarudzwa kuti vatambe mu2005 NBA All-Star GamekuDenver. Pakati pemwaka, chikwata chakatengesa Maurice Taylor kuNew York Knicks, ndokuwana Mike James kubva kuMilwaukee Bucks. 