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No open rumor tagged to the Houston Rockets in the current feeds. The Rockets sit in the tax at $205.5M against a $165.0M cap, a $200.4M tax line and aprons at $209.0M / $221.7M: in a trade they can take back up to $27.50M for $20M outgoing. Build one yourself in the Trade Machine; every reporter's track record is on The Ledger.

Nothing open. Rumors appear here within minutes of being reported.
Mid-size contracts ($5M–$30M) · the matching salary in most trades
Fred VanVleet · PO$25.00M
Jabari Smith Jr.$23.64M
Tari Eason$14.05M
Steven Adams$13.00M
Amen Thompson$12.26M
Reed Sheppard$11.11M
Expiring after 2026-27 · the contracts that come off the books
Fred VanVleet$25.00M
Oscar Tshiebwe$2.54M
Julian Phillips$2.54M
Bogdan Bogdanović$2.45M
Jae'Sean Tate$2.45M

How the confidence score works

Every rumor starts from its reporter's measured accuracy — how often their past reports were confirmed by an actual transaction on our ledger — or, before five calls, from a tier based on their outlet. Corroboration by a second reporter adds up to 20 points; age takes points away, because a rumor nobody has repeated for two weeks is usually dead. A roster move that matches the rumor marks it confirmed; an on-record denial marks it denied; after thirty days without news it expires. Aggregator roundups ("Notes" posts) are collected but never scored.