▁rel ented ▁and ▁briefly ▁considered ▁joining ▁the ▁G ri zz lies ▁before ▁content ious ▁negoti ations ▁and ▁an ▁incident ▁at ▁V ancouver ▁International ▁Airport ▁convinced ▁Francis ▁that ▁he ▁needed ▁to ▁go ▁elsewhere . ▁ ▁Francis ▁got ▁his ▁wish , ▁being ▁trad ed ▁before ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 – 2 0 0 0 ▁season ▁began ▁to ▁the ▁Houston ▁Rock ets ▁in ▁a ▁three - team , ▁ 1 1 - player ▁deal ▁that ▁brought ▁Michael ▁Dick erson , ▁O th ella ▁Harr ington , ▁Antoine ▁Car r ▁and ▁Br ent ▁Price , ▁plus ▁first - ▁and ▁second - round ▁pick s ▁to ▁the ▁G ri zz lies . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁largest ▁trade ▁in ▁NBA ▁history ▁at ▁that ▁time . ▁ ▁Though ▁Francis ▁shared ▁Ro ok ie ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁hon ors ▁with ▁El ton ▁Brand ▁and ▁finished ▁as ▁runner - up ▁to ▁V ince ▁Carter ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁S lam ▁D unk ▁Cont est , ▁the ▁Rock ets ▁finished ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁a ▁ 3 4 – 4 8 ▁record . ▁ ▁The ▁next ▁season , ▁the ▁Rock ets ▁improved ▁to ▁ 4 5 - 3 7 ▁but ▁still ▁missed ▁the ▁play offs . ▁In ▁his ▁third ▁season , ▁Francis ▁was ▁chosen ▁by ▁fans ▁to ▁start ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁NBA ▁All - Star ▁Game , ▁but ▁ended ▁up ▁playing ▁only ▁ 5 5 ▁games ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁foot ▁injury ▁and ▁rec urr ing ▁Mé ni ère ' s - indu ced ▁mig ra ines