Anderson is Going to

Replace Yao's Position

New rocket center David Anderson today shows up in the Toyota Center officially. In the new season, he will wear uniform No. 13. Anderson, who is 29 years old with 2.13-meter-tall height, has dual citizenship of Australia and Denmark. In 2002 he was selected by Hawks in the order 37th, and he had been in Spain to work for Barcelona.

Because of the injury of Yao Ming who is not able to participate in all the games in next NBA season, Rockets want to introduce Anderson to fill the vacancy. In order to get the Anderson’s contract, Rocket spends two million U.S dollars and a future second round draft pick to the Hawks. Anderson got a “2 +1” contract, that is, 4.8 million U.S. dollars for the first two years while 2.7 million U.S. dollars for the third year.

Today, Anderson is very casual, wearing jeans and a light-colored short-sleeved shirt. He is very optimistic about the prospects of rocket. "When I came here, I need to build confidence." Anderson said, "I think I can play NBA games, which for me is a very good chance. I'm full of confidence; I believe that I can help the rocket, so that the team remains in the ranks of high-level team.”

When talking about Yao Ming, the Anderson admitted that he and Yao Ming cannot be compared. ”Yao Ming is one of the best centers of Union, one of the best, he is a super center, and I cannot be compared with him." Anderson said, "But I also have a chance, because I was to fill the vacancy before he comes back. I need to adapt to the team’s tactical system as soon as possible, and to help the team get more victories. I believe I can do this."