Otis Thorpe
The Rockets' all-time field goal percentage leader and 1994 NBA champion.
He was an NBA All-Star in 1992 and won an NBA championship with the Rockets in 1994. Thorpe holds the Rockets' all-time record for the highest field goal accuracy (55.9%). He was traded to the Rockets in October 1988 for Rodney McCray and Jim Petersen.
- Role
- Power Forward / Center
- Championships
- 1 (1994)
- Key Partner
- Hakeem Olajuwon
- Status
- Retired Legend
Verified Timeline
Lore & Background
Thorpe was traded to the Houston Rockets in October 1988 for Rodney McCray and Jim Petersen. While with the Rockets, Thorpe made an All-Star appearance in 1992. He played in 542 consecutive games between 1986 and 1992 and, at one time, held the longest streak of consecutive games played in the NBA. On December 7, 1993, Thorpe scored a career-high 40 points in a win over the Charlotte Hornets. That season, Thorpe was an integral part of the Houston Rockets' trip to the 1994 NBA Finals and subsequent first NBA Championship. He holds the Rockets' all-time record for the highest field goal accuracy (55.9%). 46 games through the next season, the Rockets sent Thorpe to the Portland Trail Blazers in a deal for Clyde Drexler and Tracy Murray.
In Their Own Story
On December 7, 1993, the Rockets faced the Charlotte Hornets. Thorpe scored a career-high 40 points in a win. That season, he was an integral part of the Rockets' trip to the 1994 NBA Finals and their first NBA Championship. Thorpe's consistency was remarkable: he played in 542 consecutive games between 1986 and 1992, at one time the longest streak in the NBA. His 55.9% field goal accuracy remains the Rockets' all-time record. But 46 games into the following season, the Rockets struggled and traded Thorpe to the Portland Trail Blazers for Clyde Drexler and Tracy Murray.
Reader's Guide
Otis Thorpe was drafted by the Kansas City Kings as the ninth overall pick in the first round of the 1984 NBA draft. He was traded to the Houston Rockets in October 1988 for Rodney McCray and Jim Petersen. While with the Rockets, Thorpe made an All-Star appearance in 1992. He played in 542 consecutive games between 1986 and 1992 and, at one time, held the longest streak of consecutive games played in the NBA. On December 7, 1993, Thorpe scored a career-high 40 points in a win over the Charlotte Hornets. That season, Thorpe was an integral part of the Houston Rockets' trip to the 1994 NBA Finals and subsequent first NBA Championship. He holds the Rockets' all-time record for the highest field goal accuracy (55.9%). 46 games through the next season, the Rockets sent Thorpe to the Portland Trail Blazers in a deal for Clyde Drexler and Tracy Murray.
Did You Know?
- Thorpe holds the Rockets' all-time record for highest field goal accuracy at 55.9%.
- He played in 542 consecutive games between 1986 and 1992, at one time the longest streak in the NBA.
- On December 7, 1993, Thorpe scored a career-high 40 points in a win over the Charlotte Hornets.
- Thorpe was traded to the Rockets in October 1988 for Rodney McCray and Jim Petersen.
- He was an NBA All-Star in 1992 and won an NBA championship with the Rockets in 1994.