Houston Rockets Team Salary

Eric Pincus

January 7, 2014

2016-17 Team-By-Team Salary Summary

Quick: Cap space spent

NBA Salary Cap: $94,143,000

Luxury Tax Threshold: $113,287,000

Projected Cap Space for 2017-18 ($102 million cap): Up to 11.7 million

Exceptions

Room Exception: $0 (Nene)

Roster Count: 15 guaranteed, four non/partially-guaranteed

Free Agents

Bird: Donatas Motiejunas (restricted, $5,720,513 cap hold)

Non-Guaranteed Salaries: Kyle Wiltjer ($543,471 — $275,000 guaranteed), Isaiah Taylor ($543,471 — $50,000 guaranteed), Bobby Brown ($980,431), P.J. Hairston ($980,431)

Qualifying Offers: Donatas Motiejunas ($4,433,683)

Depth Chart
PG: Patrick Beverley, Pablo Prigioni, Tyler Ennis, Gary Payton II, Isaiah Taylor, Bobby Brown
SG: James Harden, Eric Gordon, K.J. McDaniels, P.J. Hairston
SF: Trevor Ariza, Corey Brewer, Sam Dekker
PF: Ryan Anderson, Montrezl Harrell, Kyle Wiltjer
C: Clint Capela, Nene, Chinanu Onuaku

Note: Teams often adjust their depth chart throughout the season, sometimes game by game.

2017-18 Rookie-Scale Options: Sam Dekker ($1,794,600), Clint Capela ($2,334,528)

Rookie Scale Extension Eligible: None

Deadlines

10/1/16 — Qualifying offer to Donatas Motiejunas expires.
10/31/16 — Team options for Sam Dekker, Tyler Ennis and Clint Capela.
11/22/16 — No-package restriction lifts on Tyler Ennis.
12/15/16 — No-trade restrictions lift on Eric Gordon, Pablo Prigioni, Nene and Ryan Anderson.
12/23/16 — No-trade restrictions lift on Gary Payton II, Bobby Brown, Isaiah Taylor and Kyle Wiltjer.
12/29/16 — No-trade restriction lifts on P.J. Hairston.
1/9/17 — No-trade restriction lifts on James Harden.
1/10/17 — P.J. Hairston and Bobby Brown’s $980,431 guarantee for 2016-17.
1/10/17 — Kyle Wiltjer and Isaiah Taylor’s $543,471 guarantees for 2016-17.
6/29/17 — Team option for K.J. McDaniels.
6/30/17 — Pablo Prigioni’s $1,178,992 guarantees for 2017-18.
6/30/17 — Qualifying offer deadline for Bobby Brown.
8/1/17 (or the later of seven days following last day of the moratorium) — Kyle Wiltjer’s $905,249 guarantees for 2017-18.
10/31/17 — Extension deadline for Tyler Ennis and Clint Capela.
1/1/18 (or the later of two months following first day of the season) — Gary Payton’s $905,249 guarantees for 2017-18.
1/10/18 — Isaiah Taylor’s $905,249 guarantees for 2017-18.
6/30/18 — Qualifying offer deadlines for Clint Capela, Isaiah Taylor, Kyler Wiltjer, Gary Payton II, Tyler Ennis and Montrezl Harrell.
10/31/18 — Extension deadline for Sam Dekker.
1/10/19 — Patrick Beverley’s $5.0 million guarantees for 2018-19.
6/30/19 — Qualifying offer deadlines for Sam Dekker and Chinanu Onuaku.

Teams and players can renegotiate guarantee dates. The NBA’s general cut-down date is Jan. 10.

Acquisitions

6/1/16 — Hire Coach Mike D’Antoni.
6/23/16 — Drafted Chinanu Onuaku (37th) and Zhou Qi (43rd)
6/29/16 — Dwight Howard opted out of the final year of his contract.
6/30/16 — Issued a qualifying offer to Donatas Motiejunas.
7/9/16 — Renounced the rights to Jason Terry, Dwight Howard, Terrence Jones and Josh Smith.
7/9/16 — Signed Ryan Anderson to a four-year, $80 million contract.
7/9/16 — Signed Gordon to a four-year, $52.9 million contract.
7/9/16 — Restructured and extended James Harden’s contract to a four-year, $118 million deal, player option on final season.
7/19/16 — Signed Chinanu Onuaku (2016-37th) to a three-year, $2.5 million contract.
7/19/16 — Signed Nene to a one-year, $2.9 million contract.
7/28/16 — Signed Pablo Prigioni to a two-year, partially-guaranteed $2.2 million contract.
8/1/16 — Michael Beasley’s $1.0 million guaranteed for 2016-17.
9/22/16 — Traded Michael Beasley to Milwaukee Bucks for Tyler Ennis.
9/23/16 — Signed Gary Payton II to a two-year, partially-guaranteed $1,448.720 contract.
9/23/16 — Signed Kyle Wiltjer to a two-year, partially-guaranteed $1,448.720 contract.
9/23/16 — Signed Isaiah Taylor to a two-year, partially-guaranteed $1.4 million contract.
9/23/16 — Signed Bobby Brown to a one-year, non-guaranteed $980,431 summer contract.
9/29/16 — P.J. Hairston to a one-year, non-guaranteed $980,431 summer contract.

Waived Players: Andrew Goudelock

Traded Players: None

Expired 10-Day Contracts: None

Coaching Staff

Head Coach: Mike D’Antoni (estimated $15 million, three-year deal starting for 2016-17 season)

Assistants: Jeff Bzdelik, Roy Rogers, Brett Gunning, John Lucas (player development), Josh Oppenheimer (player development), Kevin Burleson (player development)

Trainers: Jason Biles, Joe Rogowski (strength and conditioning), Keith Jones (sports performance and rehabilitation), Jason Biles (sports performance and rehabilitation), Javair Gillett (sports performance and rehabilitation)

Basketball Executives

Daryl Morey — general manager
Gersson Rosas — executive vice president of basketball operations
Eli Witus — vice president of basketball operations

Pick Swaps

2017 — Owed second-rounder from Portland Trail Blazers (Thomas Robinson).
2017 — Owed second-rounder from Denver Nuggets (Ty Lawson).
2017 — Owe second-rounder to New York Knicks (Pablo Prigioni).
2019 — Owe second-rounder to New York Knicks (Pablo Prigioni), may convey to Orlando Magic (Kyle O’Quinn).

Unsigned Draft Picks

First-rounders: None
Second-rounders: Zhou Qi (2016-43rd), Alessandro Gentile (2014-53rd), Marko Todorovic (2013-45th), Jon Diebler (2011-51st), Sergio Llull (2009-34th), Brad Newly (2007-54th), Axel Hervelle (2005-52nd), Serhiy Lishchuk (2004-49th), Venson Hamilton (1999-50th)

Cash Paid ($3.5 million max): $0

Cash Received ($3.5 million max): $0

Trade Kickers