Houston Rockets Regular Season Rosters
2020-2021 Houston Rockets Regular Season Roster
| Two-Way player |
2020-2021 Houston Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | J. Wall | V. Oladipo | J. Tate | P. Tucker | C. Wood |
| Rotation | M. Jones | E. Gordon | D. Nwaba | D. House | J. Patton |
| Rotation | B. McLemore | S. Brown | |||
| Lim PT | D. Exum | K. Porter, Jr. | K. Martin | ||
| Lim PT | R. Kurucs |
Houston Draft Rights Retained
| Name | Pos | Draft Status | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yusuf Sanon | SG | 2018 Rnd 2 Pick 14 | Ukraine |
| Sergei Lishouk | FC | 2004 Rnd 2 Pick 20 | Ukraine |
| Venson Hamilton | F | 1999 Rnd 2 Pick 21 | United States / Spain |
Houston Free Agent Rights Retained
| Name | Pos | FA Status | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| DeMarre Carroll | F | (U) Non-Bird | United States |
| Tyson Chandler | C | (U) Non-Bird | United States |
| Michael Frazier | G | (U) Early Bird | United States |
| William Howard | F | (U) Non-Bird | France |
| Thabo Sefolosha | GF | (U) Non-Bird | Switzerland |
| Trevon Duval | PG | (U) Non-Bird | United States |
| Kenneth Faried | F | (U) Non-Bird | United States |
| Tarik Black | PF | (U) Non-Bird | United States |
2020-2021 Houston Season Stat Leaders
| Player | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Wall | 25 | 31.7 | 21.0 | 3.2 | 6.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 3.3 |
| Eric Gordon | 26 | 29.4 | 17.8 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.9 |
| Christian Wood | 17 | 31.2 | 22.0 | 10.2 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
| Jae'sean Tate | 34 | 27.5 | 9.9 | 5.3 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.2 |
| Victor Oladipo | 15 | 32.4 | 19.9 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 2.3 |
| David Nwaba | 28 | 22.9 | 9.4 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | 25 | 20.2 | 9.6 | 7.6 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| Sterling Brown | 32 | 22.3 | 7.4 | 4.2 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| Danuel House | 22 | 27.3 | 9.1 | 4.0 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| James Harden | 8 | 36.3 | 24.8 | 5.1 | 10.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 4.2 |
| Ben McLemore | 24 | 15.5 | 6.2 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| P.J. Tucker | 32 | 30.0 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
| Mason Jones | 22 | 11.1 | 5.5 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Justin Patton | 6 | 21.4 | 6.8 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 0.3 |
| K.J. Martin | 7 | 9.8 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Bruno Caboclo | 6 | 6.1 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| Rodions Kurucs | 11 | 6.8 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| Brodric Thomas | 4 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| Raymond Spalding | 2 | 9.4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
Houston Rockets Future Free Agent Details
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| P.J. Tucker (UFA) Victor Oladipo (UFA) Ben McLemore (UFA) Dante Exum (UFA) Sterling Brown (UFA) David Nwaba (UFA) Justin Patton (UFA) Mason Jones (RFA) Rodions Kurucs (TO) | John Wall (PO) Danuel House (UFA) Kevin Porter, Jr. (TO) Jae'sean Tate (TO) | Christian Wood (UFA) Jae'sean Tate (RFA) Kevin Porter, Jr. (RFA) K.J. Martin (TO) | Eric Gordon (UFA) |
Houston Rockets Future Draft Pick Summary
| Year | First Round | Second Round |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1-4 Own; or least favorable of HOU 5-30, MIA and OKC and two most favorable to OKC (via MIA to PHX to PHL to LAC to OKC; via OKC swap of OKC or MIA for HOU) [may be swapped by HOU for BRK]; DET 17-30 [may be swapped by HOU for BRK]; POR 15-30 [may be swapped by HOU for BRK]; HOU swap of HOU, OKC, MIA, DET 17-30 or POR 15-30 for BRK in accordance with other conditions | Own or swap for PHL |
| 2022 | Own; DET 17-30 if not already settled; POR 15-30 if not already settled; BRK; MIL (via CLE) | To CLE |
| 2023 | Own or swap for BRK; DET 19-30 if not already settled; POR 15-30 if not already settled; WAS 15-30 | 31-32 to IND; or more favorable of (i) HOU 33-60 and (ii) less favorable of DAL and MIA to BOS; and least favorable of HOU 33-60, DAL and MIA to IND (via MIA to DAL; via MEM swap of DAL or MIA for HOU) |
| 2024 | 1-4 Own; 5-30 to OKC; DET 19-30 if not already settled; POR 15-30 if not already settled; WAS 13-30 if not already settled; BRK | To OKC if HOU does not convey 1st round pick to OKC in 2024; GOS 31-55 (via ATL) |
| 2025 | 1-10 Own or swap for BRK; 11-30 Own or swap for BRK if HOU 11-30 is less favorable than LAC; or more favorable of (i) BRK and (ii) less favorable of HOU 11-30 and OKC; and more favorable of HOU 11-30 and OKC to OKC; and least favorable of HOU 11-30, OKC and BRK to BRK if HOU 11-30 is more favorable than LAC (via OKC swap for HOU 11-30 or LAC; via HOU swap of HOU or OKC for BRK); DET 14-30 if not already settled; POR 15-30 if not already settled; WAS 11-30 if not already settled | To OKC if HOU does not convey 1st round pick to OKC in 2024 |
| 2026 | 1-4 Own; 5-30 to OKC; DET 12-30 if not already settled; POR 15-30 if not already settled; WAS 9-30 if not already settled; BRK | To OKC if HOU does not convey 1st round pick to OKC in 2026; WAS if WAS has not conveyed 1st round pick to HOU by 2026 |
| 2027 | Own or swap for BRK; DET 10-30 if not already settled; POR 15-30 if not already settled | To DET; WAS if WAS has not conveyed 1st round pick to HOU by 2026; DET if DET has not conveyed 1st round pick to HOU by 2027; POR if POR has not conveyed 1st round pick to HOU by 2027 |
Houston Rockets Future Traded Pick Details
| Incoming | Outgoing |
|---|---|
2021 first round draft pick from Brooklyn (swap, Houston, Oklahoma City, Miami, Detroit or Portland outgoing)
2021 first round draft pick from Detroit
2021 first round draft pick from Portland
2021 second round draft pick from Philadelphia (swap, Houston outgoing)
2022 first round draft pick from Brooklyn
2022 first round draft pick from Milwaukee
2023 first round draft pick from Brooklyn (swap, Houston outgoing)
2023 first round draft pick from Washington
2024 first round draft pick from Brooklyn
2024 second round draft pick from Golden State
2025 first round draft pick from Oklahoma City or Brooklyn (swap, Houston outgoing to Oklahoma City or Brooklyn)
2026 first round draft pick from Brooklyn
2027 first round draft pick from Brooklyn (swap, Houston outgoing) |
2021 first round draft pick to Oklahoma City (swap, Oklahoma City or Miami incoming)
2022 second round draft pick to Cleveland
2023 second round draft pick to Boston or Indiana
2024 first round draft pick to Oklahoma City
2026 first round draft pick to Oklahoma City
2027 second round draft pick to Detroit |
2020-2021 Houston Rockets Roster Composition
| Acquired via Draft Rights Trade |
|---|
Draft Rights to K.J. Martin, the #22 pick in the Second Round of the 2020 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Houston Rockets from the Sacramento Kings on November 25, 2020. K.J. Martin signed a multi-year contract with the Houston Rockets on November 30, 2020. |
| Acquired via Trade |
|---|
Dante Exum was acquired in a trade by the Houston Rockets from the Cleveland Cavaliers on January 16, 2021. Rodions Kurucs was acquired in a trade by the Houston Rockets from the Brooklyn Nets on January 16, 2021. Victor Oladipo was acquired in a trade by the Houston Rockets from the Indiana Pacers on January 16, 2021. Kevin Porter, Jr. was acquired in a trade by the Houston Rockets from the Cleveland Cavaliers on January 22, 2021. John Wall was acquired in a trade by the Houston Rockets from the Washington Wizards on December 2, 2020. Christian Wood was acquired in a sign and trade by the Houston Rockets from the Detroit Pistons on November 24, 2020. |
| Acquired via Free Agency |
|---|
Sterling Brown signed a contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on November 25, 2020. Eric Gordon signed a multi-year contract with the Houston Rockets on July 9, 2016. Eric Gordon re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on September 3, 2019. Danuel House signed a contract with the Houston Rockets on March 13, 2019. Danuel House re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on July 16, 2019. Ben McLemore signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on July 23, 2019. David Nwaba signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on June 23, 2020. Jae'sean Tate signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on November 25, 2020. P.J. Tucker signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on July 6, 2017. |
2020-2021 Houston Rockets Front Office
| Staff Member | Position | Start Season | Previous Job |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tilman Fertitta | Owner | 2017-2018 | Advisory Director (Houston Rockets, 2014 to 2017) |
| Thad Brown | Chief Executive Officer | 2006-2007 | Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing (Houston Rockets, 2002 to 2006) |
| Gretchen Sheirr | Chief Revenue Officer | 2017-2018 | Vice President of Sales and Services (Houston Rockets, 2010 to 2017) |
| Rafael Stone | General Counsel, General Manager | 2004-2005 | N/A |
| Scott Andrews | VP | 2012-2013 | N/A |
| Stephen Silas | Head Coach | 2020-2021 | Assistant Coach (Dallas Mavericks, 2018 to 2020) |
| DeSagana Diop | Assistant Coach | 2020-2021 | Player Development Coach (Texas Legends, 2014 to 2020) |
| Jeff Hornacek | Assistant Coach | 2020-2021 | Head Coach (2017 to 2018) |
| John Lucas | Assistant Coach | 2020-2021 | Assistant Coach (Los Angeles Clippers, 2009 to 2010) |
| Rick Higgins | Assistant Coach | 2020-2021 | Associate Coach (Orlando Magic, 2018 to 2020) |
| Will Weaver | Assistant Coach | 2020-2021 | Head Coach (Sydney, 2019 to 2020) |
| Eli Witus | Executive VP of Basketball Operations, Assistant General Manager | 2018-2019 | Vice President of Basketball Operations (Houston Rockets, 2013 to 2019) |
| Keith Jones | Senior VP of Basketball Operations | 2007-2008 | Head Athletic Trainer (Houston Rockets, 1996 to 2014) |
| Anthony Nila | Director of International Scouting | 1992-1993 | N/A |
| Fan-Hal Koung | Basketball Operations | 2017-2018 | N/A |
| Jeremy Hassler | Basketball Operations | 2017-2018 | N/A |
| Marko Radovanovic | Basketball Operations | 2017-2018 | N/A |
| Ed Kupfer | Basketball Operations | 2019-2020 | N/A |
| Ed Pinckney | Basketball Operations | 2019-2020 | Head Coach (2017 to 2018) |
| Jason Roman | Basketball Operations | 2019-2020 | N/A |
| Mahmoud Abdelfattah | Basketball Operations | 2019-2020 | Assistant Coach (Rio Grande Valley Vipers, 2018 to 2019) |
| Travis Stockbridge | Basketball Operations | 2019-2020 | N/A |
| Willie Cruz | Basketball Operations | 2019-2020 | N/A |
| Antwan Floyd | Basketball Operations | 2020-2021 | Head Strength and Conditioning Coach (Coastal Carolina, 2014 to 2017) |
| Dan Hartfield | Basketball Operations | 2020-2021 | Assistant Coach (Houston Rockets, 2019 to 2020) |
| Dylan Jones | Basketball Operations | 2020-2021 | Inside Sales (Los Angeles Clippers, 2018 to 2020) |
| Jim Paulis | Basketball Operations | 2020-2021 | General Manager (Rio Grande Valley Vipers, 2017 to 2019) |
| Robbie Keck | Basketball Operations | 2020-2021 | N/A |
| Scott Kneller | Basketball Operations | 2020-2021 | N/A |
| Will Dunn | Video Coordinator | 2019-2020 | N/A |
| Rick Liem | Chief Financial Officer, Executive VP | 2017-2018 | N/A |
| Steve Scheinthal | General Counsel, Executive VP | 2017-2018 | N/A |
| John Lucas III | Player Development Coach | 2019-2020 | Head Coach (2018 to 2019) |
| Jason Biles | Director of Athletic Performance, Head Athletic Trainer | 2017-2018 | Director of Performance Rehabilitation (Houston Rockets, 2010 to 2019) |
| Joe Rogowski | Strength and Conditioning Coach | 2013-2014 | Head Strength and Conditioning Coach (Orlando Magic, 2006 to 2013) |
| Javair Gillett | Trainer | 2015-2016 | N/A |
| Motoki Fujii | Assistant Athletic Trainer | 2013-2014 | N/A |
| Alfred Mansour | Team Doctor | 2019-2020 | N/A |
| Dr. Jason James | Team Doctor | 2020-2021 | N/A |
| Dr. Rehal Bhojani | Team Doctor | 2020-2021 | N/A |
| Dr. Steven Flores | Team Physician | 2013-2014 | N/A |
| Dr. Walter Lowe | Team Physician | 2013-2014 | N/A |
| Bill Worrell | TV Broadcaster | 1983-1984 | N/A |
| Matt Bullard | TV Broadcaster | 2005-2006 | N/A |
| Cayleigh Griffin | TV Broadcaster | 2019-2020 | N/A |
| Craig Ackerman | TV Broadcaster, Radio Broadcaster | 2008-2009 | N/A |
| Matt Thomas | Radio Broadcaster | 2017-2018 | N/A |
| John Paul Stevenson | Public Address Announcer | 2006-2007 | Public Address Announcer (Memphis Grizzlies, 2001 to 2006) |
