{
  "id": 16992085,
  "title": "Houston Rockets jersey history No. 35 - Scott Padgett (2003-06)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/houston-rockets-jersey-history-no-35-scott-padgett-2003-06",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-29T02:00:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/houston-rockets-jersey-history-no-020025887.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Houston Rockets have worn a total of 52 different jersey numbers throughout their history, with seven of those numbers now retired to honor some of the franchise's greatest players. One of those retired numbers is No. 35, which was worn by Houston assistant coach and general manager Carroll Dawson. For today's article, we delve into the history of the seventh player to wear No. 35 for the Rockets, Scott Padgett.\n\nAfter completing his college career at the University of Kentucky, Padgett was selected 28th overall in the 1999 NBA Draft by the Utah Jazz. He spent his first four seasons with the Jazz before signing with the Houston Rockets in 2003. Padgett's tenure with the Rockets lasted until 2006, when he signed with the then-New Jersey Nets (now Brooklyn Nets).\n\nDuring his time with the Rockets, Padgett donned jersey No. 35 and averaged 3.5 points and 2.5 rebounds per game. His statistics and data were sourced from Basketball Reference. This article was originally published on Rockets Wire, detailing the rich history of jersey numbers worn by Houston Rockets players.",
  "summary": "During his time suiting up for the Rockets, Padgett wore only jersey No. 35 and put up 3.5 points and 2.5 rebounds per game.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}