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Rockets Nightly · roster & depth chart · 2026-27

Rockets roster

17 players on the Houston Rockets roster, average age 27.4, $205.5M in 2026-27 cap hits. The depth chart below is ordered by minutes (last season's, until the new one tips off); the expected starting five is the five most-used players, and the most-used lineup last season (K. Durant - J. Okogie - A. Sengun - J. Smith Jr. - A. Thompson) played 377 minutes with a +10.3 net rating. 2 players are on the injury report — full report. Contracts and options are on the cap sheet.

17players
under contract
27.4average
age
$205Mpayroll
2026-27
2on the
injury report

Depth chart

by minutes · 2025-26
Guards7 players · minutes per game
1Amen ThompsonAmen ThompsonStarter18.3 pts · 7.8 reb · 5.3 ast37.4min2Marcus SmartMarcus SmartStarter9.3 pts · 2.8 reb · 3.0 ast28.5min3Reed SheppardReed Sheppard13.5 pts · 2.9 reb · 3.4 ast26.2min4Bogdan BogdanovicBogdan Bogdanovic7.4 pts · 2.6 reb · 2.2 ast19.7min52Bruce Thornton— pts · — reb · — ast0.0min6Fred VanVleetFred VanVleet— pts · — reb · — ast0.0min725Quadir Copeland— pts · — reb · — ast0.0min
Forwards7 players · minutes per game
1Kevin DurantKevin DurantStarter26.0 pts · 5.5 reb · 4.8 ast36.4min2Jabari Smith Jr.Jabari Smith Jr.Starter15.8 pts · 6.9 reb · 1.9 ast35.1min3Tari EasonTari Eason10.5 pts · 6.3 reb · 1.5 ast25.8min4Oscar TshiebweOscar Tshiebwe7.8 pts · 6.6 reb · 1.2 ast16.6min54Julian PhillipsDay-To-Day2.9 pts · 1.0 reb · 0.2 ast8.9min6Jae'Sean TateJae'Sean Tate2.8 pts · 1.6 reb · 0.5 ast8.8min727Isaiah Crawford2.0 pts · 1.1 reb · 0.4 ast6.6min
Centers3 players · minutes per game
1Alperen SengunAlperen SengunStarter20.4 pts · 8.9 reb · 6.2 ast33.3min2Steven AdamsSteven AdamsDay-To-Day5.8 pts · 8.6 reb · 1.5 ast22.8min3Clint CapelaClint Capela3.8 pts · 4.6 reb · 0.7 ast12.3min

Full roster

17 players · 3 two-way · 2025-26 per game · 2026-27 cap hit
Sort
Amen ThompsonG-FStarterAmen Thompson6-7 · 227 lb · 23 yrs · 3 yr expOvertime Elite18.3pts7.8reb5.3ast37.4min$12.3MKevin DurantFStarterKevin Durant6-11 · 234 lb · 38 yrs · 19 yr expTexas26.0pts5.5reb4.8ast36.4min$43.9MJabari Smith Jr.FStarterJabari Smith Jr.6-11 · 231 lb · 23 yrs · 4 yr expAuburn15.8pts6.9reb1.9ast35.1min$23.6MAlperen SengunCStarterAlperen Sengun6-11 · 271 lb · 24 yrs · 5 yr expBesiktas20.4pts8.9reb6.2ast33.3min$35.6MMarcus SmartGStarterMarcus Smart6-3 · 220 lb · 32 yrs · 12 yr expOklahoma State9.3pts2.8reb3.0ast28.5min$6.1MReed SheppardGReed Sheppard6-2 · 189 lb · 22 yrs · 2 yr expKentucky13.5pts2.9reb3.4ast26.2min$11.1MTari EasonFTari Eason6-8 · 229 lb · 25 yrs · 4 yr expLouisiana State10.5pts6.3reb1.5ast25.8min$14.1MSteven AdamsCDay-To-DaySteven Adams6-11 · 279 lb · 33 yrs · 13 yr expPittsburgh5.8pts8.6reb1.5ast22.8min$13.0MBogdan BogdanovicGBogdan Bogdanovic6-5 · 231 lb · 34 yrs · 9 yr expFenerbahce7.4pts2.6reb2.2ast19.7min$2.4MOscar TshiebweF-CTwo-wayOscar Tshiebwe6-8 · 270 lb · 26 yrs · 3 yr expKentucky7.8pts6.6reb1.2ast16.6min$2.5MClint CapelaCClint Capela6-10 · 256 lb · 32 yrs · 12 yr expElan Chalon3.8pts4.6reb0.7ast12.3min$7.0M4FTwo-wayDay-To-DayJulian Phillips6-7 · 205 lb · 22 yrs · 3 yr expTennessee2.9pts1.0reb0.2ast8.9min$2.5MJae'Sean TateFJae'Sean Tate6-4 · 239 lb · 30 yrs · 6 yr expOhio State2.8pts1.6reb0.5ast8.8min$2.4M27FIsaiah Crawford6-6 · 225 lb · 24 yrs · 2 yr expLouisiana Tech2.0pts1.1reb0.4ast6.6min$2.4M2GBruce Thornton6-0 · 229 lb · 23 yrs · RookieOhio State—pts—reb—ast—min$1.4MFred VanVleetGFred VanVleet6-0 · 213 lb · 32 yrs · 9 yr expWichita State—pts—reb—ast—min$25.0MPO25GTwo-wayQuadir Copeland6-5 · 214 lb · 23 yrs · RookieNorth Carolina State—pts—reb—ast—min—

Roster from the league's official team pages, refreshed daily. Stats are 2025-26 per-game averages (last season, until the new one tips off). Salaries are this season's cap hits from our cap database; PO/TO/ETO = player, team or early-termination option on a later season.