Houston Rockets

Houston Rockets 2023 Salary Cap

Rockets 2023 Salary Cap

   
%: Pct of League Cap
Club Option

Active Roster

Players (20) Pos. Age 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29
VanVleet Fred VanVleet
3 yr, $128,539,845 (AAV: $42.85M)
Free Agent / Maximum
PG 29 0$40,806,300
30.0%
 		0$42,846,615
30.2%
 		0$44,886,930
CLUB
28.7%
 		     
Brooks Dillon Brooks
4 yr, $86,000,001 (AAV: $21.50M)
Free agent / Sign-and-Trade
SF 28 0$22,627,671
16.6%
 		0$22,255,493
15.7%
 		0$21,124,110
13.5%
 		0$19,992,727
11.6%
 		0UFA
$30.00M
Bird
 		 
Porter Jr. Kevin Porter Jr.
4 yr, $63,440,000 (AAV: $15.86M)
Extension / Rookie
PG 23 0$15,860,000
11.7%
 		0$15,860,000
$10k GTD
11.2%
 		0$15,860,000
$0M GTD
10.2%
 		0$15,860,000
CLUB
9.2%
 		0UFA
$27.35M
Bird
 		 
Green Jalen Green
4 yr, $40,808,448 (AAV: $10.20M)
1st-Round / Rookie Scale
SG 21 0$9,891,480
CLUB
7.3%
Ext. Eligible
0$12,483,048
CLUB
8.8%
 		0RFA
$31.21M
Bird
 		     
Green Jeff Green
2 yr, $16,000,000 (AAV: $8.00M)
Free Agent
PF 37 0$9,600,000
7.1%
 		0$9,600,000
CLUB
6.8%
 		0UFA
$12.48M
Early Bird
 		     
Smith Jr. Jabari Smith Jr.
4 yr, $40,330,432 (AAV: $10.08M)
1st-Round / Rookie Scale
PF 20 0$9,326,520
6.9%
Ext. Eligible
0$9,770,880
CLUB
6.9%
 		0$12,350,392
CLUB
7.9%
 		0RFA
$30.88M
Bird
 		   
Thompson Amen Thompson
4 yr, $40,008,489 (AAV: $10.00M)
1st-Round / Rookie Scale
PG 21 0$8,809,320
6.5%
 		0$9,249,960
6.5%
 		0$9,690,600
CLUB
6.2%
 		0$12,258,609
CLUB
7.1%
 		0RFA
$36.78M
Bird
 		 
Landale Jock Landale
4 yr, $32,000,000 (AAV: $8.00M)
Free Agent
C 28 0$8,000,000
5.9%
 		0$8,000,000
$0M GTD
5.6%
 		0$8,000,000
$0M GTD
5.1%
 		0$8,000,000
$0M GTD
4.7%
 		0UFA
$15.20M
Bird
 		 
Tate Jae’Sean Tate
3 yr, $20,630,434 (AAV: $6.88M)
Free Agent
SF 28 0$6,500,000
4.8%
 		0$7,065,217
CLUB
5.0%
 		0UFA
$13.42M
Bird
 		     
Sengun Alperen Sengun
4 yr, $15,550,974 (AAV: $3.89M)
1st-Round / Rookie Scale
C 21 0$3,536,280
CLUB
2.6%
Ext. Eligible
0$5,424,654
CLUB
3.8%
 		0RFA
$16.27M
Bird
 		     
Eason Tari Eason
4 yr, $16,257,246 (AAV: $4.06M)
1st-Round / Rookie Scale
PF 22 0$3,527,160
2.6%
 		0$3,695,160
CLUB
2.6%
Ext. Eligible
0$5,675,766
CLUB
3.6%
 		0RFA
$17.03M
Bird
 		   
Whitmore Cam Whitmore
4 yr, $15,595,310 (AAV: $3.90M)
1st-Round / Rookie Scale
SF 19 0$3,218,160
2.4%
 		0$3,379,080
2.4%
 		0$3,539,760
CLUB
2.3%
 		0$5,458,310
CLUB
3.2%
 		0RFA
$16.37M
Bird
 		 
Marjanovic Boban Marjanovic
1 yr, $2,891,467 (AAV: $2.89M)
Free Agent
C 35 0$2,019,706
$1.3M GTD
1.5%
 		0UFA
$2.22M
Bird
 		       
Holiday Aaron Holiday
1 yr, $2,346,614 (AAV: $2.35M)
Free Agent
PG 27 0$2,019,706
$1.1M GTD
1.5%
 		0UFA
$2.22M
Non-Bird
 		       
Hinton Nate Hinton
1 yr, $2,019,706 (AAV: $2.02M)
exhibit-10
SG 24 0$2,019,706
$0M GTD
1.5%
 		0RFA
$2.73M
Non-Bird
 		       
Williams Jeenathan Williams
1 yr, $1,801,769 (AAV: $1.80M)
exhibit-10
SG 24 0$1,801,769
$0M GTD
1.3%
 		0RFA
$2.43M
Non-Bird
 		       
Mayer Matthew Mayer
1 yr, $1,119,563 (AAV: $1.12M)
exhibit-10
SF 24 0$1,119,563
$0M GTD
0.8%
 		0RFA
$2.18M
Non-Bird
 		       
Days Darius Days
1 yr
Two-Way
SF 24 0Two-Way
 
 
 		0RFA
$1.98M
Two-Way
 		       
Hudgins Trevor Hudgins
1 yr
Two-Way
PG 24 0Two-Way
 
 
 		0RFA
$1.98M
Two-Way
 		       
Samuels Jermaine Samuels
1 yr
Two-Way
SF 25 0Two-Way
 
 
 		0RFA
$1.98M
Two-Way
 		       

Summary

2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29
Cap Summary
Cap Maximum $136,021,000 $142,000,000 $156,200,000 $171,820,000 $189,002,000 $207,902,000
Active Roster Cap $150,683,341 $156,971,052 $121,127,558 $61,569,646 - -
Dead/Retained Cap - - - - - -
Cap Holds $12,025,680 $10,389,229 $73,385,494 $47,903,278 $125,695,757 -
Total Cap Allocations $162,709,021 $167,360,281 $194,513,052 $109,472,924 $125,695,757 $0
Cap Space $-26,688,021 $-25,360,281 $-38,313,052 $62,347,076 $63,306,243 $207,902,000
Hard-Cap Space Not Hard-Capped
Super-Tax Space
Tax Summary
Tax Threshold $165,294,000 $172,000,000 $189,200,000 $208,120,000 $228,932,000 $251,825,000
Taxable Salaries $151,801,421 $156,971,052 $121,127,558 $61,569,646 $0 $0
Tax Space $13,492,579 $15,028,948 $68,072,442 $146,550,354 $228,932,000 $251,825,000
Tax Bill (Estimated) - - - - - -


Exceptions

Exceptions are essentially "grants" offering teams an additional way to sign players.

Type Reason (Used On) Original Available
Room
$7,723,000 $7,723,000




Deadlines

Deadline Date Player Type Value
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 Tari Eason 2024-25 Club Option $3,695,160
10/31/2023 Jabari Smith Jr. 2024-25 Club Option $9,770,880
1/10/2024 Boban Marjanovic 2023-24 Guaranteed $2,891,467
1/10/2024 Nate Hinton 2023-24 Guaranteed $1,119,563
1/10/2024 Jeenathan Williams 2023-24 Guaranteed $1,801,769
1/10/2024 Matthew Mayer 2023-24 Guaranteed $1,119,563
1/10/2024 Aaron Holiday 2023-24 Guaranteed $2,346,614
2/28/2024 Kevin Porter Jr. 2024-25 Guaranteed — 5 days after 2024 trade deadline - TBD $6,000,000
6/29/2024 Jalen Green 2025-26 Qualifying Offer $16,290,378
6/29/2024 Jeff Green 2024-25 Club Option — non-guaranteed
6/29/2024 Jermaine Samuels 2024-25 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way $1,981,953
6/29/2024 Matthew Mayer 2024-25 Qualifying Offer $2,181,953
6/29/2024 Jock Landale 2024-25 Guaranteed $8,000,000
6/29/2024 Trevor Hudgins 2024-25 Qualifying Offer $1,981,953
6/29/2024 Darius Days 2024-25 Qualifying Offer — Two-Way $1,981,953
6/29/2024 Jeenathan Williams 2024-25 Qualifying Offer $2,432,388
6/29/2024 Nate Hinton 2024-25 Qualifying Offer $2,726,604
6/29/2024 Jae’Sean Tate 2024-25 Club Option $7,065,217
6/30/2024 Kevin Porter Jr. 2025-26 Guaranteed $15,860,000
6/30/2024 Kevin Porter Jr. 2024-25 Guaranteed $15,860,000
7/11/2024 Jeff Green 2024-25 Guaranteed $8,000,000
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 Cam Whitmore 2025-26 Club Option $3,539,760
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
6/29/2025 Fred VanVleet 2025-26 Club Option $44,886,930
6/29/2025 Jock Landale 2025-26 Guaranteed $8,000,000
6/29/2025 Kevin Porter Jr. 2026-27 Club Option — non-guaranteed
6/30/2025 Kevin Porter Jr. 2026-27 Guaranteed $15,860,000
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 Tari Eason 2026-27 Qualifying Offer $8,014,182
6/29/2026 Jabari Smith Jr. 2026-27 Qualifying Offer $16,203,714
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 23 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
HOU
vai BKN
2029
OKC