The best and worst of the Houston Rockets team store

On Jan. 21 Andre Drummond set an NBA record for missed free throws in a single game while Ryan Dunsmore and I looked on. During the free throw calamity disguised as a basketball game I wandered into the team store to make a list of the best and worst items in the team store.

In 2013 I cataloged the five worst things in the Rockets team store. This year I added the best items, because a load of money almost fell out of my wallet and into the cash register.

Rockets Team Store Best:

1. These Hakeem Olajuwon & Kenny Smith socks, $16. Sock game, strong.

2. These sweet lids, $24.

3. This assortment of all beanies, $25.

Ranked: 1. Clutch city. 2. Yellow pom pom. 3. Horizontal stripes. 4. Grey "Rockets". 5. Grey pom pom.

4. The James Harden chef hat and apron, $35.

You can go to a Rockets game looking like a normal person and trade $35 American dollars to be on TV. Fair trade.

Rockets Team Store Worst:

1. The Houston Rockets "boonie bucket hat", $30.

If bucket hats made a comeback, I missed the memo. Which wouldn't be surprising.

2. The Houston Rockets team gnome, $30.

Like Pierre the Pelican, this cannot be unseen.

3. Dwight Howard portrait, $9.

Why? Was this photo taken at Houston Rockets prom?

4. James Harden beach towel, $20.

Galveston with the James Harden beach towel, family.