Meron din a number of players who late in their career transferred to another team to join a superstar to chase a ring but ended up losing in the finals or playoffs. Karl Malone is one when he joined his last stop the Lakers. I think si Barkely din with The Rockets. Although Charles already transferred from a number of teams na din and yet failed in getting one.
Recent star players na nag join in to get a title and still failed were The Lakers Dwight-Nash-Kobe, Rockets Harden-CP3-Dwight, Brooklyn Nets KG-PPierce-Deron Willimas-Joe Johnson, and most recently BNets KD-Harden-Irving.
Madami din pala. Madami pa na di ko na mention.
Regarding the rockets, these are the facts that i know, pero i may be wrong.
Barkley was traded to houston and houston gave up cassell and horry. A wrong trade in houston's part imo. Barkley is old na and acquired thru trade. He was 33 na ata at that time. Hakeem, drexler and barkley are on their last legs. Puro na oldies and injuries
Harden was acquired also thru trade. He was just a sixth man in okc. Then starter and big star sa houston. Dwight signed with houston as free agent.
Cp3, dwight and harden did not play together. Wala na si dwight that time. Cp3, harden and capela played together. Cp3 was also acquired thru trade.
Cp3 played with houston 2017 to 2019
Howard played with houston 2013 to 2016
Dwight was with the hawks na in 2017