2 0 0 6 – 0 7 ▁season ▁aver aging ▁only ▁ 1 1 . 3 ▁p pg , ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁his ▁career ▁ 1 8 . 4 ▁p pg . ▁He ▁returned ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁vs ▁the ▁Ut ah ▁Jazz . ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 0 , ▁Francis ▁hit ▁a ▁game - win ning ▁ 3 - pointer ▁at ▁the ▁bu z zer ▁against ▁the ▁Washington ▁W iz ards , ▁ending ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁best ▁games ▁as ▁a ▁Kn ick ▁in ▁his ▁h omet own . ▁On ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁draft ▁night , ▁June ▁ 2 8 , ▁the ▁Kn icks ▁trad ed ▁Francis ▁and ▁Ch anning ▁F ry e ▁to ▁the ▁Port land ▁Tra il ▁Bla z ers ▁for ▁Zach ▁Rand olph , ▁Dan ▁Dick au , ▁and ▁Fred ▁Jones ; ▁Port land ▁then ▁bought ▁out ▁the ▁remaining ▁two ▁years ▁of ▁Francis ' s ▁contract ▁for ▁a ▁reported ▁$ 3 0 ▁million , ▁making ▁him ▁an ▁un rest rict ed ▁free ▁agent . ▁ ▁Return ▁to ▁Houston ▁( 2 0 0 7 – 2 0 0 8 ) ▁The ▁Miami ▁He at , ▁Dallas ▁Ma ver icks , ▁Houston ▁Rock ets , ▁and ▁the ▁L . ▁A . ▁C li ppers ▁purs ued ▁Francis . ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 0 , ▁he ▁chose ▁the ▁Rock ets , ▁signing ▁a ▁two - year ▁$ 6 ▁million ▁contract ▁with ▁them , ▁although ▁the ▁He at ▁offered ▁the ▁most ▁money . ▁But ▁he