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HOUSTON – Houston Rockets General Manager Carroll Dawson announced today that the team has waived guard Jon Barry.

Barry (6-5, Georgia Tech) was in his second season with Houston after joining the Rockets in a trade with the Atlanta Hawks on Dec. 23, 2004, in exchange for Tyronn Lue. He played in a total of 73 games with two starts for the Rockets, averaging 6.3 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists. Barry was also 72-of-165 (.436) from 3-point range in his stay in Houston. This season, Barry was averaging 4.3 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 20 games. He recorded his best scoring performance as a member of the Rockets with 24 points (8-10 FG, 2-3 3FG) vs. Sacramento (11/2), topping his previous high of 19 points vs. Orlando (1/24/05) and marking the first time he ever led the Rockets in scoring. Barry’s 24 points against the Kings also marked his first 20-point game since scoring 20 with the Denver Nuggets at Dallas (11/22/03). He also missed a total of 28 games this season with foot and calf injuries (3 games: 11/26/05-12/3/05, bruised left foot; 12 games: 12/8/05-1/3/06, right calf strain; 13 games: 1/10/06-2/1/06, right calf strain).

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Son of Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame member and former Rockets guard Rick Barry, Jon played in 13 previous NBA seasons with Milwaukee, Golden State, Atlanta, the L.A. Lakers, Sacramento, Detroit, Denver and Houston. He is the older brother of the San Antonio Spurs guard Brent Barry.