Player (15)	Pos.	Cap Figure	Base Salary	Likely Incent.	Unlikely Incent.	Trade Bonus	Cap Figure	Cap % Team	Cap % League	Cash Remaining (Guaranteed)	Notes
VanVleet Fred VanVleet	PG	$40,806,300	$40,806,300	-	-	-	$40,806,300	28.49	30.00	$128,539,845 ($83,652,915)	Free Agent (Max) / Space
Brooks Dillon Brooks	SF	$22,627,671	$22,627,671	-	$1,000,000	-	$22,627,671	15.80	16.64	$86,000,001 ($86,000,001)	Acquired via Trade
Green Jalen Green	SG	$9,891,480	$9,891,480	-	-	-	$9,891,480	6.90	7.27	$22,374,528 ($22,374,528)	Drafted / Rookie Scale
Green Jeff Green	PF	$9,600,000	$8,000,000	$1,600,000	-	-	$9,600,000	6.70	7.06	$16,000,000 ($8,000,000)	Free Agent / Space
Oladipo Victor Oladipo	SG	$9,450,000	$9,450,000	-	-	-	$9,450,000	6.60	6.95	$9,450,000 ($9,450,000)	Acquired via Trade
Smith Jr. Jabari Smith Jr.	PF	$9,326,520	$9,326,520	-	-	-	$9,326,520	6.51	6.86	$31,447,792 ($19,097,400)	Drafted / Rookie Scale
Thompson Amen Thompson	PG	$8,809,320	$8,809,320	-	-	-	$8,809,320	6.15	6.48	$40,008,489 ($18,059,280)	Drafted / Rookie Scale
Landale Jock Landale	C	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	-	-	-	$8,000,000	5.58	5.88	$32,000,000 ($8,000,000)	Free Agent / Space
Tate Jae’Sean Tate	SF	$6,500,000	$6,500,000	-	$500,000	-	$6,500,000	4.54	4.78	$13,565,217 ($6,500,000)	Free Agent / Early Bird
Sengun Alperen Sengun	C	$3,536,280	$3,536,280	-	-	-	$3,536,280	2.47	2.60	$8,960,934 ($8,960,934)	Drafted / Rookie Scale
Eason Tari Eason	PF	$3,527,160	$3,527,160	-	-	-	$3,527,160	2.46	2.59	$12,898,086 ($7,222,320)	Drafted / Rookie Scale
Whitmore Cam Whitmore	SF	$3,218,160	$3,218,160	-	-	-	$3,218,160	2.25	2.37	$15,595,310 ($6,597,240)	Drafted / Rookie Scale
Bullock Reggie Bullock	SF	$2,019,706	$3,196,448	-	-	-	$2,019,706	1.41	1.48	$3,196,448 ($3,196,448)	Free Agent / Minimum
Marjanovic Boban Marjanovic	C	$2,019,706	$2,891,467	-	-	-	$2,019,706	1.41	1.48	$2,891,467 ($1,300,000)	Free Agent / Minimum G'teed: $1,300,000
Holiday Aaron Holiday	PG	$2,019,706	$2,346,614	-	-	-	$2,019,706	1.41	1.48	$2,346,614 ($1,051,930)	Free Agent / Minimum G'teed: $1,051,930

2023-24 Two-Way

Players signed to Two-Way contracts that are currently designated to G-League affiliate. Two-way salaries do not count against a team's Total Cap/Tax Allocations.

Player (3)	Pos.
HintonNate Hinton	SG
SamuelsJermaine Samuels	SF
WilliamsJeenathan Williams	SG

2023-24 Dead/Retained Cap

Cap breakdowns for players who have been released or served 10-day contracts. All count against the team's Total Cap Allocations.

Player (1)	Pos.	Base Salary	Likely Incent.	Unlikely Incent.	Trade Bonus	Cap Figure	Cap %	Notes
Robinson-EarlJeremiah Robinson-Earl	PF	$1,900,000	-	-	-	$1,900,000	1.33	Waived

Exceptions

Exceptions are essentially "grants" offering teams an additional way to sign players. Exceptions can be split up for multiple player signings, however only one of these exceptions may be used in a season and they cannot be combined.

Room Mid-Level Exception Details is awarded annually to teams who are below the cap (eliminating the NTMLE/TMLE/BAE) and can be used for contracts up to 2 years in length.

Trade Exception Details becomes available when a team relinquishes more salary than it acquires during a trade. The "credit" balance remains as an exception that can be used within the next year to acquire salary via trade without further relinquishing additional salary.

Type	Reason (Used On)	Original	Available
Room		$7,723,000	$7,723,000
Trade 10/17/2024	Kevin Porter Jr. trade with OKC	$4,510,000	$4,510,000

2023-24 Luxury Tax Totals

Denotes the Rockets current standing in terms of the luxury tax threshold. Teams that spend over the threshold pay fines (estimated below).

Type		Totals
2023 NBA Luxury Tax Threshold		$165,294,000
Total Taxable Salaries		$143,252,009
Current Luxury Tax Space		$22,041,991

2023-24 Houston Rockets Salary Cap Totals

This team is currently "hard-capped", which means their Total Taxable Salaries may not exceed $172,346,000 at any point during the season.

Cap Type	Total
Active Roster Cap	$141,352,009
Dead Money	$1,900,000
Cap Holds	-
Total Salaries	$143,252,009
2023 NBA Salary Cap Max	$136,021,000
Actual Cap Max Space	$-7,231,009

Cap Type	Cap Total
Active Roster Cap	$141,352,009
Dead Money	$1,900,000
Total Cap Allocations	$143,252,009
Salary Cap Maximum
2023 NBA Salary Cap Max	$136,021,000
Current Cap Space	$-7,231,009
Salary Hard-Cap
2023 NBA Hard-Cap ("Luxury Tax First Apron")	$172,346,000
Total Hard-Cap Salaries	$144,752,009
Hard-Cap Space	$27,593,991
"Super Tax" Apron
2023 NBA Super-Tax Apron	$182,794,000
Super-Tax Apron Space	$38,041,991

 

2023-24 Practical Cap Space

Available Practical Cap Space:

$-5,543,527 — $-3,643,527

$-5,543,527

Projected Practical Cap Space:

This is calculated by determining all guaranteed salaries + any dead cap from non-guaranteed salaries + estimated exercised and declined options + estimated retained cap holds and draft pool cap holds.

$-3,643,527

Maximum Possible Cap Space:

This is calculated by determining all guaranteed salaries + any dead cap from non-guaranteed salaries. All other options, cap holds, exceptions are assumed as declined, waived or renounced.

Deadlines

Deadline Date	Player	Type	Value
1/10/2024	Aaron Holiday	2023-24 Guaranteed	$2,346,614
1/10/2024	Boban Marjanovic	2023-24 Guaranteed	$2,891,467
6/29/2024	Jeff Green	2024-25 Club Option — non-guaranteed
6/29/2024	Jalen Green	2025-26 Qualifying Offer	$16,290,378
6/29/2024	Jermaine Samuels	2024-25 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way	$1,981,953
6/29/2024	Jock Landale	2024-25 Guaranteed	$8,000,000
6/29/2024	Jae’Sean Tate	2024-25 Club Option	$7,065,217
6/29/2024	Jeenathan Williams	2024-25 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way	$1,981,953
6/29/2024	Nate Hinton	2024-25 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way	$1,981,953
7/11/2024	Jeff Green	2024-25 Guaranteed	$8,000,000
10/31/2024	Cam Whitmore	2025-26 Club Option	$3,539,760
10/31/2024	Amen Thompson	2025-26 Club Option	$9,690,600
10/31/2024	Jabari Smith Jr.	2025-26 Club Option	$12,350,392
10/31/2024	Tari Eason	2025-26 Club Option	$5,675,766
10/31/2024	Alperen Sengun	2025-26 Club Option	$7,621,639
6/29/2025	Fred VanVleet	2025-26 Club Option	$44,886,930
6/29/2025	Jock Landale	2025-26 Guaranteed	$8,000,000
10/31/2025	Cam Whitmore	2026-27 Club Option	$5,458,310
10/31/2025	Amen Thompson	2026-27 Club Option	$12,258,609
6/29/2026	Jock Landale	2026-27 Club Option	$8,000,000
6/29/2026	Jabari Smith Jr.	2026-27 Qualifying Offer	$16,203,714
6/29/2026	Tari Eason	2026-27 Qualifying Offer	$8,014,182
6/29/2027	Cam Whitmore	2027-28 Qualifying Offer	$8,367,590
6/29/2027	Amen Thompson	2027-28 Qualifying Offer	$17,394,967

Unsigned Draft Picks

Draft Year	Player	Age	Position	Country	College
2018	Issuf Sanon	24	PG	UKR
1999	Venson Hamilton	46	F	USA	Nebraska
2004	Sergei Lishouk	41	F	UKR

Future Draft Picks

• Round 1
• Round 2