Houston Rockets Multi-Year Salary Cap Table

A summary of financial breakdowns for the Houston Rockets, including multi-year cap totals, player cap hits & free agents.

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Non-Guaranteed
Player Option
Club Option
Pct of League Cap
Player (17) Pos Age 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31
Durant Kevin Durant SF 37
$54,708,609
35.4%
$43,902,439
26.4%
$46,097,561
26.4%
UFA / $69.1M
37.8%
Sengun Alperen Sengun C 23
$33,944,954
22.0%
$35,642,202
21.5%
Ext. Elig.
$37,339,450
21.4%
$39,036,697
21.3%
$39,036,697
20.3%
UFA / $58.6M
29.0%
VanVleet Fred VanVleet PG 31
$25,000,000
16.2%
$25,000,000
15.1%
UFA / $37.5M
21.5%
Adams Steven Adams C 32
$14,130,435
9.1%
$13,000,000
7.8%
Ext. Elig.
$11,869,565
6.8%
UFA / $22.6M
12.3%
Finney-Smith Dorian Finney-Smith PF 32
$12,700,000
8.2%
$13,335,000
8.0%
Ext. Elig.
$13,335,000
7.7%
$13,335,000
7.3%
UFA / $20.0M
10.4%
Smith Jr. Jabari Smith Jr. PF 22
$12,350,392
8.0%
$23,643,411
14.2%
Sheppard Reed Sheppard SG 21
$10,603,560
6.9%
$11,108,880
6.7%
Ext. Elig.
$14,041,625
8.1%
RFA / $35.1M
19.2%
Thompson Amen Thompson PG 23
$9,690,600
6.3%
$12,258,609
7.4%
RFA / $36.8M
21.1%
Capela Clint Capela C 31
$6,700,000
4.3%
$7,035,000
4.2%
Ext. Elig.
$7,370,000
4.2%
UFA / $14.0M
7.7%
Eason Tari Eason PF 24
$5,675,766
3.7%
RFA / $17.0M
10.3%
Green Jeff Green PF 39
$2,296,274
1.5%
UFA / $2.5M
1.5%
Holiday Aaron Holiday PG 29
$2,296,274
1.5%
UFA / $2.5M
1.5%
Okogie Josh Okogie SG 27
$2,296,274
1.5%
UFA / $2.5M
1.5%
Tate Jae’Sean Tate SF 30
$2,296,274
1.5%
UFA / $2.5M
1.5%
Crawford Isaiah Crawford G 24
Two-Way
 
RFA / $2.2M
1.3%
Davison J.D. Davison PG 23
Two-Way
 
UFA / $2.5M
1.5%
Newton Tristen Newton PG 24
Two-Way
 
Two-Way
 
RFA / $2.3M
1.3%

Cap Hold

Player (3) Pos Age 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31
Bullock Reggie Bullock SF 34
UFA / $2.3M
1.5%
UFA / $2.5M
1.5%
UFA / $2.6M
1.5%
UFA / $2.7M
1.5%
UFA / $2.9M
1.5%
Marjanovic Boban Marjanovic C 37
UFA / $2.3M
1.5%
UFA / $2.5M
1.5%
UFA / $2.6M
1.5%
UFA / $2.7M
1.5%
UFA / $2.9M
1.5%
McVeigh Jack McVeigh F 29
UFA / $2.0M
1.3%
UFA / $2.2M
1.3%
UFA / $2.3M
1.3%
UFA / $2.4M
1.3%
UFA / $2.5M
1.3%
Incomplete Roster Charge
$0
0.0%
$4,098,942
2.5%
$8,607,780
4.9%
$15,063,620
8.2%
$15,816,800
8.2%
$0
0.0%

Summary

  CAP 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31
Cap Maximum
$154,647,000
$166,000,000
$174,300,000
$183,015,000
$192,166,000
$201,774,000
Active Cap $194,689,412 $184,925,541 $130,053,201 $52,371,697 $64,571,580 $27,426,355
Dead Cap            
Cap Holds $6,641,042 $42,777,941 $92,677,435 $163,728,455 $44,071,519 $58,555,046
Total Cap Allocations $201,330,454 $227,703,482 $222,730,636 $216,100,152 $108,643,099 $85,981,401
Cap Space $-46,683,454 $-61,703,482 $-48,430,636 $-33,085,152 $83,522,901 $115,792,599
  1st Apron            
Threshold $195,945,000 $210,330,000 $220,847,000 $231,890,000 $243,485,000 $255,660,000
Allocations $194,689,412 $184,925,541 $130,053,201 $52,371,697 $64,571,580 $27,426,355
1st Apron Space $1,255,588 $25,404,459 $90,793,799 $179,518,303 $178,913,420 $228,233,645
  2nd Apron            
Threshold $207,824,000 $223,081,000 $234,236,000 $245,948,000 $258,246,000 $271,159,000
Allocations $194,689,412 $184,925,541 $130,053,201 $52,371,697 $64,571,580 $27,426,355
2nd Apron Space $13,134,588 $38,155,459 $104,182,799 $193,576,303 $193,674,420 $243,732,645
  TAX 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31
Tax Threshold
Active Tax $194,689,412 $184,925,541 $130,053,201 $52,371,697 $64,571,580 $27,426,355
Dead Tax            
Total Tax $194,689,412 $184,925,541 $130,053,201 $52,371,697 $64,571,580 $27,426,355
Tax Space $-6,794,412 $16,764,459 $81,721,799 $169,992,303 $168,910,420 $217,729,645
Est. Tax Bill $7,071,765
  CASH 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31
Total Cash $197,691,256 $184,925,541 $130,053,201 $52,371,697 $64,571,580 $27,426,355

Deadlines

Deadline Date Player Type Value
6/29/2026 Jabari Smith Jr.
RFA / QO
2026-27 Qualifying Offer — n/a - extension 		$16,203,714
6/29/2026 Isaiah Crawford
RFA / QO
2026-27 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way
6/29/2026 Fred VanVleet
PLAYER
2026-27 Player Option 		$25,000,000
6/29/2026 Tari Eason
RFA / QO
2026-27 Qualifying Offer 		$8,014,182
10/31/2026 Reed Sheppard
CLUB
2027-28 Club Option 		$14,041,625
6/14/2027 Steven Adams
EXTENSION ELIGIBLE
2027-28 Extension Eligible
6/29/2027 Dorian Finney-Smith
GUARANTEED
2027-28 Guaranteed 		$13,335,000
6/29/2027 Amen Thompson
RFA / QO
2027-28 Qualifying Offer 		$17,394,967
6/29/2027 Tristen Newton
RFA / QO
2027-28 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way
7/1/2027 Reed Sheppard
EXTENSION ELIGIBLE
2027-28 Extension Eligible
7/6/2027 Clint Capela
EXTENSION ELIGIBLE
2027-28 Extension Eligible
7/6/2027 Dorian Finney-Smith
EXTENSION ELIGIBLE
2027-28 Extension Eligible
10/1/2027 Alperen Sengun
EXTENSION ELIGIBLE
2027-28 Extension Eligible
6/29/2028 Dorian Finney-Smith
PLAYER
2028-29 Player Option
6/29/2028 Dorian Finney-Smith
GUARANTEED
2028-29 Guaranteed 		$13,335,000
6/29/2028 Reed Sheppard
RFA / QO
2028-29 Qualifying Offer 		$19,826,774
7/6/2028 Jabari Smith Jr.
EXTENSION ELIGIBLE
2028-29 Extension Eligible
6/29/2029 Alperen Sengun
PLAYER
2029-30 Player Option 		$39,036,697
6/29/2207 Kevin Durant
PLAYER
2027-28 Player Option 		$46,097,561

Unsigned Draft Picks

Draft Year Player Pos Age Country College
2023 Mojave King SG 23 New Zealand
2018 Issuf Sanon PG 26 Ukraine
2004 Sergei Lishouk F 43 Ukraine
1999 Venson Hamilton F 48 United States Nebraska

Future Draft Picks

2026
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
PHI
Middle pick of HOU 5-30, LAC and OKC then others to OKC and WAS (via OKC to PHI to OKC)

2027
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
BKN    HOU
Or swap with HOU (via HOU swap for BKN)
HOU    BKN
Or swap with BKN (via HOU swap for BKN)
HOU
(via BKN)

2028
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
HOU

2029
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
HOU
Two most favorable of BKN, DAL and PHX to HOU then other to BKN
BKN
Least favorable of DAL HOU and PHX then others to HOU
HOU
Two most favorable of BKN, DAL and PHX to HOU then other to BKN

2030
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
HOU

2031
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
HOU

2032
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
HOU

2026
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
HOU
(via WAS)
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
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
NOP
Second most favorable of HOU, IND, MIA and OKC to NYK; then others to PHI and SAS (via HOU to DET to UTA to OKC)
HOU
(via LAC)
HOU
If POR 56-60 then less favorable of NOP and POR 56-60 (via POR to BOS)

2028
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
HOU
(via ATL)

2029
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
DAL
(via OKC to WAS)
HOU
(via WAS)

2030
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
OKC

2031
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
HOU
If 31-55 or swap with ATL (via ATL swap for HOU)
BOS
If 56-60

2032
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
CHI
More favorable of HOU and PHX then other to PHX (via PHX to MIN)

TRANSACTIONS

Jan 28, 2026
Steven Adams, C

Will miss the remainder of the 2025-26 with Houston (HOU) due to season-ending ankle injury

Jan 03, 2026
Tristen Newton, PG

Signed a 2 year Two-Way contract with Houston (HOU)

Jan 03, 2026
Tyler Smith, SF

Waived by Houston (HOU)

Dec 17, 2025
Ime Udoka, COA

Fined $25,000 for public criticism of officiating during HOU-DEN game

Dec 03, 2025
Kevon Harris, SG

Waived by Houston (HOU)

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