How tall in meters is the player that was he first overall pick in the 2002 NBA draft by the Houston Rockets?
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2002–03 Houston Rockets season The 2002–03 NBA season was the Rockets' 36th season in the National Basketball Association, and 32nd season in the city of Houston. This was their final season playing at the Compaq Center. The Rockets won the Draft Lottery, where they selected 7'6" Chinese sensation Yao Ming with the first overall pick in the 2002 NBA draft. In December, the Rockets acquired James Posey from the Denver Nuggets in a three-team trade which sent Kenny Thomas to the Philadelphia 76ers. This season was also head coach Rudy Tomjanovich's last as he would step down following the season due to health issues. With Yao teamed up with captain Steve Francis, they gelled their first season together, being named as starters for the 2003 NBA All-Star Game. On January 17, 2003, Francis gained national media attention, scoring a career-high 44 points in a home game against the Los Angeles Lakers. The Rockets would go on to finish the season with a 43–39 record without clinching a playoff spot, although they improved on last season, where they won just 28 games.
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Yao Ming Yao Ming (; born September 12, 1980) is a retired Chinese professional basketball player who played for the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) and the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected to start for the Western Conference in the NBA All-Star Game eight times, and was named to the All-NBA Team five times. At the time of his final season, he was the tallest active player in the NBA, at 2.29 m . He is the only player outside of the United States to lead the NBA in All-Star voting.
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Enes Kanter Enes Kanter (born May 20, 1992) is a Turkish professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Standing at 6 ft , he plays at the center position.
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Jamel Thomas Jamel Thomas (born July 19, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the NBA. He was a 1.98 m (6'6") guard/forward.
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Marc Antonio Carter Marc Antonio "T. J." Carter (born May 22, 1985) is an American professional basketball player for Lietuvos rytas Vilnius of the Lithuanian League. He is a 1.92 m (6 ft 3 ⁄ in) tall shooting guard.
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Hedo Türkoğlu Hidayet "Hedo" Türkoğlu (; born March 19, 1979) is a Turkish former professional basketball player who played 15 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The 6'10" forward played for six teams throughout his NBA career.
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Kevin Garnett Kevin Maurice Garnett (born May 19, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player who played for 21 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played the power forward and center positions. In high school, Garnett was a 1995 McDonald's All-American at Farragut Career Academy and won a national player of the year award. He entered the 1995 NBA draft, where he was selected with the fifth overall pick by the Minnesota Timberwolves and became the first NBA player drafted directly out of high school in 20 years.
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Vince Carter Vincent Lamar Carter (born January 26, 1977) is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is 6 ft tall and plays both shooting guard and small forward.
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Askia Jones Askia Rahman Jones (born (1971--) 3, 1971 ) is an American professional basketball player. A 6'5" (1.96 m) shooting guard, Jones was never drafted by a National Basketball Association team, but did manage to play in 11 games for the Minnesota Timberwolves, averaging 4.1 points a game.
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Harold Ellis (basketball) Harold Ellis (born October 7, 1970) is a retired American professional basketball player. A 6'5" (1.96 m) shooting guard from Morehouse College, Ellis was never drafted by a National Basketball Association team but did manage to play in 3 NBA seasons.
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Andre Hutson Andre Davon Hutson (born January 12, 1979) is an American former professional basketball player. Born in Dayton, Ohio, he played as small forward and power forward and he is 2.02 m tall.
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Michael Andersen Michael Dahl Andersen (born 29 January 1974), is a retired Danish professional basketball player. He is 2.13 m (7'0") in height and he plays at the position of center.
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Eric Gordon Eric Ambrose Gordon Jr. (born December 25, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). In high school, he was named "Mr. Basketball" of Indiana during his senior year while playing at North Central High School. He is known, in part, as the subject of a recruiting competition between the University of Illinois and Indiana University in the spring and summer of 2006; because of Gordon's talent and high level of play that year, his recruitment was the subject of media coverage.
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Mark Simpson (basketball) Mark Allen Simpson (born February 4, 1961 in Fort Wayne, Indiana) is a former American professional basketball player. With 2.03 meters tall, he played in the forward position.
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Harold Jamison Harold Sherill Jamison (born November 20, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player. Born in Orangeburg, South Carolina, he is 6'9" and played the power forward and center positions.
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1984–85 Houston Rockets season The 1984–85 Houston Rockets season saw the Rockets draft Akeem Olajuwon. He was selected to play in the 1985 NBA All-Star Game.
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2004–05 Houston Rockets season The 2004–05 NBA season was the Rockets' 38th season in the National Basketball Association, and their 34th season in the city of Houston. During the offseason, the Rockets acquired All-Star forward Tracy McGrady and Juwan Howard from the Orlando Magic, acquired All-Star center Dikembe Mutombo from the Chicago Bulls, who acquired him from the New York Knicks, and signed free agent Bob Sura. The Rockets struggled with a 6–11 start to the season, then played around .500 as they traded Jim Jackson to the New Orleans Hornets for David Wesley in late December. The Rockets would later on win eight straight games in February, as McGrady and Yao Ming were both selected to play in the 2005 NBA All-Star Game at Denver. At midseason, the team traded Maurice Taylor to the New York Knicks, and acquired Mike James from the Milwaukee Bucks.
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Trevor Harvey Trevor Livingston Harvey (born 25 September 1980) is a Bahamian professional basketball player. He is 2.11 meters tall (6-feet-9 1/2) and weighs 109 kilograms (240 pounds). Has good anticipation for blocked shots without fouling. Has always had good rebounds-per-minutes-played numbers, but never played starter’s minutes at Florida State.
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Kostas Papanikolaou Konstantinos "Kostas" Papanikolaou (; born July 31, 1990) is a Greek professional basketball player for Olympiacos of the Greek Basket League. Standing at 204 cm, he plays at the small forward position. He has previously played in the NBA for the Houston Rockets and Denver Nuggets, and is also a member of the senior Greek national team.
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Rodrick Rhodes Rodrick Rhodes (born September 24, 1973) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Houston Rockets in the 1st round (24th overall) of the 1997 NBA Draft.
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Demetris Morant Demetris Morant (born August 20, 1992) is an American professional basketball player who plays for Aris Thessaloniki of the Greek League. At a height of 1.06 m (6'9") tall, he can play at both the power forward and center positions. He finished his college basketball career at Florida Gulf Coast University.
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Lari Ketner Lari Arthur Ketner (February 1, 1977 – October 10, 2014) was an American professional basketball player. A 6 ft , 277 lb forward/center, Ketner played college basketball at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and was selected by the Chicago Bulls with the 49th overall pick (second round) of the 1999 NBA draft.