Houston Rockets Team Salary

Quick: Over the cap.

Salary Cap: $109,140,000

Luxury Tax Threshold: $132,627,000

Projection for 2020-21 ($116 million cap): None

Roster Count: 14 guaranteed, two two-ways

Depth Chart
PG: Russell Westbrook, Austin Rivers, Chris Clemons
SG: James Harden, Ben McLemore, Michael Frazier (two-way), Gerald Green (injured)
SF: Danuel House, Eric Gordon, Thabo Sefolosha
PF: P.J. Tucker
C: Clint Capela, Isaiah Hartenstein, Tyson Chandler, Nene

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

Exceptions

Trade Exception (Carmelo Anthony, expiring 1/22/20) — $1,512,601
Trade Exception (Brandon Knight, expiring 2/7/20) — 3,620,016
Trade Exception (Marquese Chriss, expiring 2/7/20) — $3,206,160
Trade Exception (Wade Baldwin, expiring 2/7/20) — $1,544,951
Trade Exception (Nik Stauskas, expiring 2/7/20) — $1,512,601
Trade Exception (James Ennis, expiring 2/7/20) — $1,621,415
Mid-Level Exception — $5,718,000 (Danuel House)
Bi-Annual Exception — $3,623,000

Free Agents (with Cap Holds)

Non-Bird: Kenneth Faried ($1,620,564), Trevon Duval (two-way), Tarik Black** ($3,948,000)

** Cannot be used in a sign and trade because they were not active players in the NBA last season.

Waived Players: Deyonta Davis, Chris Chiozza, William McDowell-White, Anthony Bennett, Michael Frazier, Jaron Blossomgame, Matur Maker, Shamorie Ponds Ray Spalding, Ronshad Shabazz (two-way), Gary Clark

Traded Players: Chris Paul

G-League Affiliate: Rio Grande Valley Vipers (general manager Jimmy Paulis, head coach Matt Brase)

Two-Way Contracts: Michael Frazier, William Howard

Two-Way Daily Rate in NBA/G-League: TBD

Coaching Staff

Head Coach: Mike D’Antoni

Assistants: 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
Rafael Stone — executive vice president of basketball operations and general counsel
Eli Witus — assistant general manager and executive vice president of basketball operations
Monte McNair — assistant general manager
Jimmy Paulis — director of player personnel

Pick Swaps

2020 — Owed second-rounder from Golden State Warriors (Andrew Bogut, Chinanu Onuaku).
2020 — Owed second-rounder (56-60 range) from the Memphis Grizzlies (Justin Holiday, Michael Carter-Williams).
2020 — Owe second-rounder (top-39 protected or $500,000) to Dallas Mavericks (Chinanu Onuaku).
2020 — Owe second-rounder to the Sacramento Kings (either Houston’s own or the Golden State Warriors, Iman Shumpert).
2021 — The Oklahoma City Thunder can swap the lower of the Philadelphia 76ers or their own pick with the Rockets, provided the Houston pick is 5-30 (Russell Westbrook).
2021 — Can swap second-rounders with the Philadelphia 76ers (James Ennis).
2022 — Owe second-rounder to the Cleveland Cavaliers (Alec Burks).
2024 — Owe a first-rounder (top-four protected, otherwise converts to 2024 and 2025 second-rounders) to the Oklahoma City Thunder (Russell Westbrook).
2025 — The Oklahoma City Thunder can swap first-rounders, provided the Rockets’ selection is 11-30 (Russell Westbrook).
2026 — Owe a first-rounder (top-four protected, otherwise converts to a 2026 second-rounder and a payment of $1 million) to the Oklahoma City Thunder (Russell Westbrook).

Cash Paid ($5,617,000 max): $1 million to the Oklahoma City Thunder (Russell Westbrook).

Cash Received ($5,617,000 max): $0

Deadlines

1/15/20 — No-trade restriction lifts on Nene.
1/22/20 — Carmelo Anthony trade exception expires.
1/26/20 — No-trade restriction lifts on William Howard.
2/7/20 — Brandon Knight, Marquese Chriss, Nik Stauskas, Wade Baldwin and James Ennis trade exceptions expire.
2/15/20 — Nene’s salary guarantees at $2,692,911 for 2019-20 (incentives TBD).
3/3/20 — No-trade restriction lifts on Eric Gordon.
6/29/20 — Isaiah Hartenstein’s $1,663,861 guarantee for 2020-21.
6/29/20 — Player option on Austin Rivers.
6/30/20 — Ben McLemore’s $2,283,034 guarantees for 2020-21.
7/1/20 — P.J. Tucker’s $7,969,537 guarantees for 2020-21.
8/1/20 — Gary Clark’s 1,663,861 guarantees for 2020-21.
6/29/21 — Qualifying offers on Gary Clark and Isaiah Hartenstein.
6/29/22 — Player options on James Harden and Russell Westbrook.
6/28/23 — Eric Gordon’s $20,917,02 guarantees for 2023-24*.
TBD – Nene’s incentive and guarantee detail.
TBD — Chris Clemons guarantee detail.

Teams and players can renegotiate guarantee dates. The NBA’s general cut-down date is January 10, although players need to clear 48 hours of waivers.

* Eric Gordon’s 2023-24 salary guarantees in full if he’s named an NBA All-Star before the 2023-24 season, or the team wins a championship before the 2023-24 season, provided Gordon plays in at least 500 regular season minutes or in 750 minutes combined over the regular and postseason.

Note: Nene has a heavily incentivized contract.

Transactions

6/12/19 — Claimed Deyonta Davis off waivers.
6/29/19 — Extended qualifying offer to Danuel House.
7/2/19 — Signed Chris Clemons to a non-guaranteed $898,310 summer contract (exhibit 10).
7/2/19 — Signed William McDowell-White to a non-guaranteed $898,310 summer contract (exhibit 10).
7/2/19 — Signed Shamorie Ponds to a non-guaranteed $898,310 summer contract (exhibit 10).
7/16/19 — Traded Chris Paul, 2021 protected first-round swap rights, a 2024 protected first-rounder, 2025 first-round swap rights and a protected 2026 first-rounder to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Russell Westbrook.
7/16/19 — Re-signed Austin Rivers to a two-year $4,610,364 contract, team option on the final season.
7/16/19 — Re-signed Danuel House on a three-year $11,151,000 million contract.
7/18/19 — Signed Tyson Chandler to a $2,564,753 minimum contract.
7/22/19 — Re-signed Gerald Green to a $2,564,753 minimum contract.
7/23/19 — Signed Ben McLemore to a non/partially-guaranteed $4,311,628 minimum contract.
7/25/19 — Signed Anthony Bennett to a non-guaranteed $1,737,145 minimum summer contract.
7/30/19 — Waived Deyonta Davis and Chris Chiozza.
7/31/19 — Renounced the rights to Marko Todorovic (2013-45th).
8/2/19 — Chinanu Onuaku trade exception ($1,544,951) expired.
8/31/19 — Ryan Anderson trade exception ($2,584,136) expired.
9/3/19 — Converted Shamorie Ponds to a two-way contract.
9/3/19 — Converted William McDowell-White to a two-way contract.
9/3/19 — Signed Eric Gordon to a partially-guaranteed four-year $75,574,356 contract extension.
9/3/19 — Re-signed Shamorie Ponds to a non-guaranteed $898,310 minimum summer contract.
9/3/19 — Re-signed William McDowell-White to a non-guaranteed $898,310 minimum summer contract.
9/4/19 — Converted Chris Clemons to a two-way contract.
9/6/19 — Re-signed Chris Clemons to a non-guaranteed $898,310 minimum summer contract.
9/6/19 — Re-signed Nene to a partially-guaranteed two-year $20 million contract (incentives TBD).
9/23/19 — Signed Thabo Sefolosha to a minimum $2,564,753 minimum contract.
9/26/19 — Waived William McDowell-White.
9/26/19 — Signed Jaron Blossomgame to a non-guaranteed $898,310 minimum summer contract.
9/26/19 — Signed Ryan Anderson to a partially-guaranteed $2,564,753 minimum contract.
10/9/19 — Waived Anthony Bennett.
10/10/19 — Claimed Ray Spalding off waivers (Atlanta Hawks).
10/17/19 — Waived Michael Frazier and Jaron Blossomgame.
10/17/19 — Signed Matur Maker to a non-guaranteed $898,310 minimum summer contract.
10/19/19 — Waived Matur Maker, Shamorie Ponds and Ray Spalding.
10/20/19 — Signed Michael Frazier to a two-way contract.
10/21/19 — Signed Ronshad Shabazz to a two-way contract.
10/21/19 — Ended Ronshad Shabazz’s two-way.
10/21/19 — Converted Chris Clemons to a two-way contract.
10/24/19 — Ben McLemore’s salary guaranteed at $500,000 for 2019-20.
11/18/19 — Waived Ryan Anderson.
12/27/19 — Signed Chris Clemons to a partially-guaranteed (TBD) three-year $3,863,949 contract, team option on final season (after ending his two-way).
12/27/19 — Signed William Howard to a two-way contract.
1/7/20 — Waived Gary Clark.
1/7/20 — Michael Carter-Williams trade exception ($955,172) expired.
1/10/20 — Ben McLemore’s $2,028,594 guaranteed for 2019-20.
1/10/20 — Isaiah Hartenstein’s $1,416,852 guaranteed for 2019-20.

Trade Kickers

James Harden — 15 percent

Note: Players can waive their trade bonuses.

No-Trade: Gerald Green (implicit), Austin Rivers (implicit), Eric Gordon (extension), Chris Clemons (signing restriction)

Expired 10-Day Contracts: None

Unsigned Draft Picks

First-rounders: None
Second-rounders: Sergio Llull (2009-34th), Tadija Dragicevic (2008-53rd), Axel Hervelle (2005-52nd), Serhiy Lishchuk (2004-49th), Venson Hamilton (1999-50th)

Non-Guaranteed Salaries