Bruce Thornton Contract & Salary

Bruce Thornton is on the books for $1,357,763 in 2026–27, the 14th largest cap hit on the Houston Rockets roster and 0.7% of the team's $200.4M payroll.

That ranks 440th among the 444 players with a 2026–27 salary on the books, and eats 0.8% of the $165.0M salary cap.

The deal has 4 seasons left on it, running through 2029-30, worth $1,357,763 in guaranteed money.

The money climbs as it goes: $1,357,763 in the first year up to $2,918,152 in the last, a 115% rise across the deal.

Not every year is locked in: 2027-28 non-guaranteed, 2028-29 non-guaranteed, 2029-30 flagged.

The non-guaranteed money is not real money until it is: the team can waive him before the guarantee date and carry none of it, which is why the guaranteed total below is lower than the headline number.

At 23, the deal covers his age-23 through age-26 seasons — the prime years teams are usually paying a premium for.

He sits in the bottom third of the roster by salary, the part of the payroll teams use to fill out the depth chart without moving the cap needle.

He is one of 14 players on the Houston Rockets' books for 2026–27, whose 2026–27 salaries add up to $200,413,923.

Houston Rockets sit at $200.4M in payroll and are currently classified Over Cap, with +$8.6M of room below the first apron.