Houston Rockets

Houston Rockets 2025-26 Salary Cap

Rockets 2025-26 Salary Cap

An updated look at the Houston Rockets 2025 salary cap table, including team cap space, dead cap figures, and complete breakdowns of player cap hits, salaries, and bonuses.

Player Option
Club Option
Non-Guaranteed
Estimate
Player (7) 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 $44,886,930 $44,886,930 - - - $44,886,930 22.01 28.94 $44,886,930
($44,886,930)
Free Agent (Max) / Space
Brooks Dillon Brooks SF $21,124,110 $21,124,110 - $1,000,000 - $21,124,110 10.36 13.62 $41,116,837
($41,116,837)
Acquired via Trade
Smith Jr. Jabari Smith Jr. PF $12,350,392 $12,350,392 - - - $12,350,392 6.06 7.96 $12,350,392
($0)
Drafted / Rookie Scale
G'teed: $0
Thompson Amen Thompson PG $9,690,600 $9,690,600 - - - $9,690,600 4.75 6.25 $21,949,209
($9,690,600)
Drafted / Rookie Scale
Landale Jock Landale C $8,000,000 $8,000,000 - - - $8,000,000 3.92 5.16 $16,000,000
($0)
Free Agent / Space
G'teed: $0
Eason Tari Eason PF $5,675,766 $5,675,766 - - - $5,675,766 2.78 3.66 $5,675,766
($0)
Drafted / Rookie Scale
G'teed: $0
Whitmore Cam Whitmore SF $3,539,760 $3,539,760 - - - $3,539,760 1.74 2.28 $8,998,070
($3,539,760)
Drafted / Rookie Scale


2025-26 Cap Holds

Cap holds represent "placeholders" for pending free agents, unsigned draft picks, offer sheets, etc... Since the Rockets are currently over the league salary cap, these cap holds do not count against their Total Cap figure. Renouncing these cap holds will NOT afford the team any new cap space. These figures are not counted toward a team's Luxury Tax Allocation.

Player (5) Pos. Qualifying Offer Likely Incent. Unlikely Incent. Trade Kicker Cap Figure Rights
GreenJalen Green SG $16,290,378 $31,207,620 Restricted Bird
AdamsSteven Adams C - $18,900,000 Bird
SengunAlperen Sengun C $7,621,639 $16,273,962 Restricted Bird
TateJae’Sean Tate SF - $13,423,912 Bird
GreenJeff Green PF - $12,480,000 Early Bird
Incomplete Roster Charge 5 spots 5 spots       $6,382,995  


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.

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
Trade
10/17/2024
Kevin Porter Jr. trade with OKC
$4,510,000 $4,510,000


2025-26 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
2025 NBA Luxury Tax Threshold $188,447,000
Total Taxable Salaries $105,267,558
Current Luxury Tax Space $83,179,442


2025-26 Houston Rockets Salary Cap Totals

The Rockets are currently over the league salary cap. This means Cap Holds & Exceptions are NOT included in their Total Cap Allocations, and renouncing these figures will not afford them any cap space. The team may only sign outside players using any available exceptions or at league minimum salaries.

Cap Type Cap Total
Active Roster Cap $105,267,558
Cap Holds $98,668,489
Total Cap Allocations $203,936,047
Salary Cap Maximum
2025 NBA Salary Cap Max $155,100,000
Current Cap Space $-48,836,047
Second Apron
2025 NBA Second Apron $208,435,000
Second Apron Space $102,167,442
Salary Cap Floor
2025 NBA Salary Cap Floor $139,590,000
Current Floor Space $34,322,442
 

2025-26 Practical Cap Space

Available Practical Cap Space: $119,933,301 — $119,933,301

$119,933,301
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.

$119,933,301
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
6/29/2024 Jalen Green 2025-26 Qualifying Offer $16,290,378
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 Amen Thompson 2025-26 Club Option $9,690,600
10/31/2024 Cam Whitmore 2025-26 Club Option $3,539,760
6/29/2025 Jock Landale 2025-26 Guaranteed $8,000,000
6/29/2025 Fred VanVleet 2025-26 Club Option $44,886,930
10/31/2025 Amen Thompson 2026-27 Club Option $12,258,609
10/31/2025 Cam Whitmore 2026-27 Club Option $5,458,310
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 Jock Landale 2026-27 Club Option $8,000,000
6/29/2027 Amen Thompson 2027-28 Qualifying Offer $17,394,967
6/29/2027 Cam Whitmore 2027-28 Qualifying Offer $8,367,590




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

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
2024
HOU
HOU
Top-4 Protected
OKC
5-30 (Least favorable of HOU 5-30, LAC, OKC and UTA 11-30 to IND then others to OKC)
2025
HOU
If 1-10 or if 11-30 swap with OKC (via OKC swap for HOU 11-30) or swap with BKN
2026
HOU
HOU
Top-4 Protected
OKC
5-30
2027
BKN    HOU
HOU right to swap with BKN
HOU    BKN
HOU right to swap with BKN
2028
HOU
2029
HOU
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
2024
HOU
HOU
31-55 (via ATL)
CLE
56-60 (via ATL to HOU)
HOU    OKC
HOU
via ATL
2025
HOU    OKC
HOU pick if HOU conveys 1st to OKC in 2024; OKC pick if HOU does not convey 1st to OKC in 2024
HOU
via ATL
2026
HOU
Second most favorable of DAL, OKC and PHI then others to OKC and SAS
HOU    OKC
HOU pick if HOU conveys 1st to OKC in 2026; OKC pick if HOU does not convey 1st to OKC in 2026
2027
OKC
Three most favorable of HOU, IND, MIA and OKC to OKC then other to SAN (via HOU to DET; via UTA to SAS)
HOU
vai LAC
HOU
2028
ATL
2029
OKC