Miami Heat trade history with the Houston Rockets
This was the most recent trade between the Heat and the Rockets, and it happened at the trade deadline this past season. It was the deal that brought Victor Oladipo to Miami.
In exchange, the Heat sent Kelly Olynyk, Avery Bradley, and a 2022 first-round pick to the Rockets. Both of those players played well in Houston, but are now no longer with the team.
It’s tough to grade this deal seeing as Oladipo hasn’t played more than four games in Miami yet. However, it is a good sign that he’s still with the team to this day.
The second trade these teams ever made was back in 2006. The Miami Heat sent Gerald Fitch to the Rockets in exchange for Derek Anderson.
Fitch would never play for the Rockets once he was traded there. In fact, after he was dealt by Miami, he would never play in another NBA game again.
As for Anderson, the Heat acquired him near the back-end of his career. He ended up leaving Miami after the end of the season he got there, and he averaged less than six points in South Beach.
The first trade ever made between these two teams was a draft-night deal in 1990. The Heat traded the 15th pick (Dave Jamerson) and the 30th pick (Carl Herrera) for the 12th pick (Alec Kessler).
Kessler would go on to play four seasons in Miami, though he never made a huge impact. He played around 16 minutes per game his rookie season, and his minutes only declined every season after.
As for Jamerson and Herrera, neither ended up being anything special, either. Herrera had a more productive career, but they were both nothing more than role players.