Houston Rockets
Houston Rockets 2023-24 Salary Cap
Rockets 2023-24 Salary Cap
An updated look at the Houston Rockets 2023 salary cap table, including team cap space, dead cap figures, and complete breakdowns of player cap hits, salaries, and bonuses.
| Player (11) | Pos. | Cap Figure | Base Salary |
Likely Incent. |
Unlikely Incent. |
Trade Bonus |
Cap Figure |
Cap % Team |
Cap % League |
Cash Remaining (Guaranteed) |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Porter Jr. | PG | $15,860,000 | $15,860,000 | - | $4,758,000 | - | $15,860,000 | 18.46 | 11.84 |
$63,440,000
($15,860,000)
|
Rk Extension / Bird |
| Jalen Green | SG | $9,891,480 | $9,891,480 | - | - | - | $9,891,480 | 11.51 | 7.38 |
$22,374,528
($9,891,480)
|
Drafted / Rookie Scale |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | PF | $9,326,520 | $9,326,520 | - | - | - | $9,326,520 | 10.86 | 6.96 |
$31,447,792
($9,326,520)
|
Drafted / Rookie Scale |
| Jae’Sean Tate | SF | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | - | $500,000 | - | $6,500,000 | 7.57 | 4.85 |
$13,565,217
($6,500,000)
|
Free Agent / Early Bird |
| Alperen Sengun | C | $3,536,280 | $3,536,280 | - | - | - | $3,536,280 | 4.12 | 2.64 |
$8,960,934
($3,536,280)
|
Drafted / Rookie Scale |
| Tari Eason | PF | $3,527,160 | $3,527,160 | - | - | - | $3,527,160 | 4.11 | 2.63 |
$12,898,086
($3,527,160)
|
Drafted / Rookie Scale |
| Usman Garuba | PF | $2,588,400 | $2,588,400 | - | - | - | $2,588,400 | 3.01 | 1.93 |
$6,980,915
($2,588,400)
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Drafted / Rookie Scale |
| Josh Christopher | SG | $2,485,200 | $2,485,200 | - | - | - | $2,485,200 | 2.89 | 1.85 |
$6,831,815
($2,485,200)
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Drafted / Rookie Scale |
| TyTy Washington Jr. | PG | $2,320,440 | $2,320,440 | - | - | - | $2,320,440 | 2.70 | 1.73 |
$9,139,619
($2,320,440)
|
Drafted / Rookie Scale |
| Kenyon Martin Jr. | SF | $1,930,681 | $1,930,681 | - | - | - | $1,930,681 | 2.25 | 1.44 |
$1,930,681
($0)
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Drafted
/ NT-MLE
G'teed: $0
|
| Daishen Nix | PG | $1,836,096 | $1,836,096 | - | - | - | $1,836,096 | 2.14 | 1.37 |
$3,824,694
($0)
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RoS
/ NT-MLE
G'teed: $0
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2023-24 Cap Holds
Cap holds represent "placeholders" for pending free agents, unsigned draft picks, offer sheets, etc... Since the Rockets are currently under the cap, all of these figures are included in their Total Cap Figure.
| Player (7) | Pos. | Qualifying Offer | Likely Incent. | Unlikely Incent. | Trade Kicker | Cap Figure | Rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boban Marjanovic | C | $1,989,698 | $1,989,698 | Bird | |||
| D.J. Augustin | PG | - | $1,989,698 | Non-Bird | |||
| Willie Cauley-Stein | C | - | $1,989,698 | Non-Bird | |||
| Frank Kaminsky | C | - | $1,989,698 | Non-Bird | |||
| Darius Days | SF | $1,774,999 | $1,774,999 | Two-Way | |||
| Michael Frazier | SG | $1,774,999 | $1,774,999 | Restricted Non-Bird | |||
| Trevor Hudgins | PG | $1,774,999 | $1,774,999 | Two-Way | |||
| Incomplete Roster Charge | 1 spots | 1 spots | $981,606 | ||||
| Round 1, Pick #4 | $8,678,400 | ||||||
| Round 1, Pick #20 | $3,170,400 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
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Room |
$7,609,000 | $7,609,000 | |
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Trade 6/23/2023
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Christan Wood trade with DAL
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$3,892,917 | $3,892,917 |
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Trade 10/02/2023
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Marquese Chriss trade with OKC
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$293,920 | $293,920 |
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Trade 2/09/2024
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Eric Gordon trade with LAC
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$3,089,360 | $3,089,360 |
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 | $162,000,000 | |
| Total Taxable Salaries | $59,802,257 | |
| Current Luxury Tax Space | $102,197,743 | |
2023-24 Houston Rockets Salary Cap Totals
The Rockets are currently under the league salary cap, meaning all Cap Holds & Exceptions are included in their Total Cap Allocations. The Cap Max Space figure below represents how much salary cap remains after all allocations are included.
| Cap Type | Cap Total |
|---|---|
| Active Roster Cap | $59,802,257 |
| Cap Holds | $26,114,195 |
| Total Cap Allocations | $85,916,452 |
| Salary Cap Maximum | |
| 2023 NBA Salary Cap Max | $134,000,000 |
| Current Cap Space | $48,083,548 |
| "Super Tax" Apron | |
| 2023 NBA Super-Tax Apron | $179,500,000 |
| Super-Tax Apron Space | $114,439,743 |
| Salary Cap Floor | |
| 2023 NBA Salary Cap Floor | $120,600,000 |
| Current Floor Space | $60,797,743 |
2023-24 Practical Cap Space
| Available Practical Cap Space: | $65,134,114 — $63,170,902 |
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6/29/2023 | Daishen Nix | 2023-24 Guaranteed | $1,836,096 |
| 6/29/2023 | Kenyon Martin Jr. | 2023-24 Club Option | |
| 6/29/2023 | Kenyon Martin Jr. | 2023-24 Guaranteed — 2 days before moratorium (guaranteed during 2022-23 season) | $1,930,681 |
| 6/29/2023 | Trevor Hudgins | 2023-24 Qualifying Offer | $1,774,999 |
| 6/29/2023 | Darius Days | 2023-24 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way | $1,774,999 |
| 7/01/2023 | Kevin Porter Jr. | 2024-25 Guaranteed | $1,000,000 |
| 10/17/2023 | Kevin Porter Jr. | 2024-25 Guaranteed — Opening Night - TBD | $3,000,000 |
| 10/31/2023 | Jalen Green | 2024-25 Club Option | $12,483,048 |
| 10/31/2023 | Alperen Sengun | 2024-25 Club Option | $5,424,654 |
| 10/31/2023 | Josh Christopher | 2024-25 Club Option | $4,346,615 |
| 10/31/2023 | Tari Eason | 2024-25 Club Option | $3,695,160 |
| 10/31/2023 | Jabari Smith Jr. | 2024-25 Club Option | $9,770,880 |
| 10/31/2023 | TyTy Washington Jr. | 2024-25 Club Option | $2,431,080 |
| 10/31/2023 | Usman Garuba | 2024-25 Club Option | $4,392,515 |
| 2/28/2024 | Kevin Porter Jr. | 2024-25 Guaranteed — 5 days after 2024 trade deadline - TBD | $6,000,000 |
| 6/29/2024 | Daishen Nix | 2024-25 Club Option | $1,988,598 |
| 6/29/2024 | Jae’Sean Tate | 2024-25 Club Option | $7,065,217 |
| 6/30/2024 | Jalen Green | 2025-26 Qualifying Offer | $16,290,378 |
| 6/30/2024 | Kevin Porter Jr. | 2024-25 Guaranteed | $15,860,000 |
| 6/30/2024 | Kevin Porter Jr. | 2025-26 Guaranteed | $15,860,000 |
| 10/31/2024 | Alperen Sengun | 2025-26 Club Option | $7,621,639 |
| 10/31/2024 | Tari Eason | 2025-26 Club Option | $5,675,766 |
| 10/31/2024 | Jabari Smith Jr. | 2025-26 Club Option | $12,350,392 |
| 10/31/2024 | TyTy Washington Jr. | 2025-26 Club Option | $4,388,099 |
| 6/29/2025 | Kevin Porter Jr. | 2026-27 Club Option — non-guaranteed | |
| 6/30/2025 | Josh Christopher | 2025-26 Qualifying Offer | $6,354,752 |
| 6/30/2025 | Usman Garuba | 2025-26 Qualifying Offer | $6,391,110 |
| 6/30/2025 | Kevin Porter Jr. | 2026-27 Guaranteed | $15,860,000 |
| 6/29/2026 | Tari Eason | 2026-27 Qualifying Offer | $8,014,182 |
| 6/29/2026 | Jabari Smith Jr. | 2026-27 Qualifying Offer | $16,203,714 |
| 6/29/2026 | TyTy Washington Jr. | 2026-27 Qualifying Offer | $6,582,149 |
Unsigned Draft Picks
| Draft Year | Player | Age | Position | Country | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Issuf Sanon | 23 | PG | UKR | |
| 1999 | Venson Hamilton | 45 | F | USA | Nebraska |
| 2004 | Sergei Lishouk | 41 | F | UKR |
Future Draft Picks
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If 1-10 or if 11-30 swap with OKC (via OKC swap for HOU 11-30) or swap with BKN
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HOU right to swap
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31-55 (via ATL)
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CLE
56-60 (via ATL to HOU)
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HOU OKC
HOU pick if HOU conveys 1st to OKC in 2024, OKC pick if HOU does not convey 1st to OKC in 2024
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Second most favorable of DAL, OKC and PHI then others to MIA and OKC
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Three most favorable of HOU, IND, MIA and OKC to OKC then other to SAN (via HOU to DET; via UTA to SAS)
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