Houston Rockets Team Salary

Quick: Over the cap and over the tax threshold.

Salary Cap: $101,869,000

Luxury Tax Threshold: $123,733,000

Projected 2019-20 Cap Space ($109 million cap): None

Roster Count: Twelve guaranteed, two two-ways

Depth Chart
PG: Chris Paul, Austin Rivers
SG: Eric Gordon, Gerald Green, Danuel House
SF: James Harden, Iman Shumpert, Vincent Edwards (two-way)
PF: P.J. Tucker, Gary Clark
C: Kenneth Faried, Isaiah Hartenstein, Nene, Clint Capela (injured)

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

Exceptions

Trade Exception (Chinanu Onuaku, expiring 8/2/19) — $1,544,951
Trade Exception (Ryan Anderson, expiring 8/31/19) — $2,584,136
Trade Exception (Michael Carter-Williams, expiring 1/7/20) — $955,172
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
Taxpayer Mid-Level Exception — $3,901,663 (Isaiah Hartenstein, Zhou Qi)

Waived Players: Aaron Jackson, R.J. Hunter (two-way), Rob Gray, Bruno Caboclo, Tim Bond, Angel Rodriguez, Brandon Sampson, Alessandro Gentile, Danuel House

Expired 10-Day Contracts: James Nunnally (ended early)

Traded Players: Chinanu Onuaku, Ryan Anderson, Michael Carter-Williams, Brandon Knight, Marquese Chriss, Nik Stauskas, Wade Baldwin, James Ennis

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

Two-Way Contracts: Vince Edwards, Danuel House

Two-Way Daily Rate in NBA/G-League: $4,737/$544

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
Gersson Rosas — executive vice president of basketball operations
Eli Witus — vice president of basketball operations
Monte McNair — assistant general manager
Jimmy Paulis — director of player personnel

Pick Swaps

2019 — Owe first-rounder (top-14 protected through 2023, then converts to 2024 and 2025 second-rounders to the Cleveland Cavaliers (Alec Burks).
2019 — Owe second-rounder to New York Knicks (Pablo Prigioni), may convey to Orlando Magic, Sacramento Kings, New York Knicks or Los Angeles Clippers.
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 — Can swap second-rounders with the Philadelphia 76ers (James Ennis).
2022 — Owe second-rounder to the Cleveland Cavaliers (Alec Burks).

Cash Paid ($5,243,000 max): $2,044,951 to Dallas Mavericks ($500,000 conditional, Chinanu Onuaku), $1,065,696 to Chicago Bulls (Michael Carter-Williams), $1,566,570 to the Chicago Bulls (Carmelo Anthony) — $565,783 remaining

Cash Received ($5,243,000 max): TBD from the Indiana Pacers (Nik Stauskas/Wade Baldwin)

Deadlines

6/29/19 — Nene’s player options.
7/15/19 — Isaiah Hartenstein’s $1,416,852 guarantees for 2019-20.
8/2/19 — Chinanu Onuaku trade exception expires.
2/7/20 — Brandon Knight, Marquese Chriss, Nik Stauskas, Wade Baldwin and James Ennis trade exceptions expire.
1/7/20 — Michael Carter-Williams trade exception expires.
1/10/20 — Gary Clark’s 1,416,852 guarantees if prior conditions weren’t met*.
1/22/20 — Carmelo Anthony trade exception expires.
6/29/20 — Isaiah Hartenstein’s $1,663,861 guarantee 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 offer on Isaiah Hartenstein.
6/29/21 — Player option on Chris Paul.
6/29/22 — Player option on James Harden.

Teams and players can renegotiate guarantee dates. The NBA’s general cut-down date is Jan. 10 but players need to be cut by Jan. 7 to clear waivers.

* Gary Clark’s 2019-20 salary guarantees if he plays in at least 37 games through the 2018-19 season and either the team misses the playoffs, the team makes the playoffs and he plays in at least two games or if he’s waived by 4/10/19.

Acquisitions

6/21/18 — Drafted De’Anthony Melton (46th).
6/22/18 — Traded $1.5 million to Utah Jazz for the rights to Vincent Edwards (2018-52nd).
6/29/18 — Opted Aaron Jackson into the final year of his contract.
6/29/18 — Issued qualifying offers to Clint Capela and Markel Brown.
7/3/18 — Signed Vince Edwards (2018-52nd) to a one-year non-guaranteed $838,464 minimum contract.
7/3/18 — Signed Gary Clark to a non-guaranteed one-year $838,464 minimum contract.
7/6/18 — Signed Michael Carter-Williams to a partially-guaranteed one-year $1,757,429 minimum contract.
7/7/18 — Re-signed Chris Paul to a four-year $159,730,592 contract, player option on final season.
7/9/18 — Re-signed Gerald Green to a one-year $2,393,887 minimum contract.
7/13/18 — Revoked qualifying offer to Markel Brown.
7/13/18 — Signed James Ennis to a two-year $3,466,716 contract, player option on final season.
7/25/18 — Signed Isaiah Hartenstein (2017-43rd) to a partially-guaranteed three-year $3,919,177 contract.
7/27/18 — Signed Clint Capela to a five-year $90 million contract (incentives TBD).
8/2/18 — Traded Chinanu Onuaku, 2020 second-round swap rights (with a $500,000 contingency) and $1,544,951 to Dallas Mavericks for the rights to Maarty Leunen (2008-54th).
8/10/18 — Signed Rob Gray to a non-guaranteed one-year $838,464 minimum summer contract.
8/13/18 — Signed Carmelo Anthony to a one-year $2,393,887 minimum contract.
8/20/18 — Signed Bruno Caboclo to a non-guaranteed one-year $1,621,415 minimum summer contract.
8/31/18 — Traded Ryan Anderson and the rights to De’Anthony Melton (2018-46th) to Phoenix Suns for Brandon Knight and Marquese Chriss.
10/9/18 — Signed Brandon Sampson to a non-guaranteed one-year $838,464 minimum summer contract.
10/10/18 — Signed Angel Rodriquez to a non-guaranteed one-year $838,464 minimum summer contract.
10/12/18 — Signed Tim Bond to a non-guaranteed one-year $838,464 minimum summer contract.
10/12/18 — Signed Alessandro Gentile (2014-53rd) to a non-guaranteed one-year $838,464 minimum summer contract.
10/15/18 — Converted Gary Clark to a two-way contract.
10/15/18 — Converted Vince Edwards to a two-way contract.
10/31/18 — Declined the team option on Marquese Chriss.
11/26/18 — Signed Danuel House to a rest-of-season non-guaranteed $1,027,969 minimum contract.
12/6/18 — Signed Danuel House to a two-way contract.
12/8/18 — Signed Gary Clark to a partially-guaranteed three-year $3,677,586 contract.
12/24/18 — Signed Austin Rivers for the rest of the season at $1,155,324.
1/7/18 — Traded Michael Carter Williams and $1,065,696 to the Chicago Bulls for a protected 2020 second-rounder.
1/16/19 — Signed James Nunnally to a $76,236 10-day contract.
1/21/19 — Signed Kenneth Faried to a rest-of-season $917,271 minimum contract.
1/22/19 — Traded Carmelo Anthony, the rights to Jon Diebler (2011-51st) and $1,566,570 to the Chicago Bulls for the rights to Tadija Dragicevic (2008-53rd).
2/7/19 — Traded Brandon Knight, Marquese Chriss, a 2019-first-rounder and a 2022 second-rounder to the Cleveland Cavaliers and a 2020 second-rounder to the Sacramento Kings for Iman Shumpert from the Kings and a 2021 Milwaukee Bucks second-rounder from the Cleveland Cavaliers.
2/7/19 — Traded Nik Stauskas, Wade Baldwin, a 2021 Milwaukee Bucks second-rounder and the rights to Maarty Leunen (2008-54th) to the Indiana Pacers for cash (TBD).
2/7/19 — Traded James Ennis to the Philadelphia 76ers for 2021 second-round swap rights.

Unsigned Draft Picks

First-rounders: None
Second-rounders: Marko Todorovic (2013-45th), Sergio Llull (2009-34th), Tadija Dragicevic (2008-53rd), Axel Hervelle (2005-52nd), Serhiy Lishchuk (2004-49th), Venson Hamilton (1999-50th)

Free Agents (with Cap Holds)