7 – 1 9 8 8 ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁last ▁full ▁season ▁with ▁the ▁War riors ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 6 – 8 7 ▁season , ▁his ▁production ▁began ▁to ▁decl ine . ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁trad ed ▁with ▁S leep y ▁F loyd ▁to ▁the ▁Houston ▁Rock ets ▁for ▁Ralph ▁Sam pson ▁and ▁Steve ▁Harris ▁to ▁play ▁under ▁head ▁coach ▁Bill ▁F itch . ▁Car roll ▁aver aged ▁just ▁ 1 2 . 7 ▁points ▁during ▁that ▁season , ▁where ▁he ▁aver aged ▁ 2 0 ▁or ▁more ▁a ▁game ▁the ▁four ▁prior ▁seasons . ▁He ▁helped ▁lead ▁the ▁Rock ets ▁to ▁an ▁NBA ▁Play off ▁appearance , ▁losing ▁to ▁the ▁Dallas ▁Ma ver icks ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round . ▁ ▁Later ▁career ▁▁ 1 9 8 8 – 1 9 9 1 ▁ ▁Car roll ▁was ▁trad ed ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁N ets ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 8 – 8 9 ▁season , ▁where ▁he ▁aver aged ▁ 1 4 . 1 ▁points ▁a ▁game ▁and ▁shot ▁ 8 0 ▁percent ▁from ▁the ▁free ▁throw ▁line . ▁He ▁was ▁trad ed ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 9 – 9 0 ▁season ▁to ▁the ▁Den ver ▁N ug gets ▁for ▁Michael ▁C ut right ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁where ▁he ▁aver aged ▁ 1 0 ▁points ▁a ▁game ▁and ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁ 1