Houston Rockets 2026-27 Salary Cap Sheet
Updated · 2026–27 season
| Pos | Player | Age | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF | Kevin Durant | 37 | $43.90M | $46.10M | UFA / $69.1M | — | — | |
| C | Alperen Şengün | 24 | $35.64M | $37.34M | $39.04M | $39.04M | UFA / $58.6M | |
| PG | Fred VanVleet | 32 | $25.00M | UFA / $37.5M | — | — | — | |
| PF | Jabari Smith Jr. | 23 | $23.64M | $21.75M | $23.64M | $25.53M | $27.43M | UFA / $41.1M |
| PF | Tari Eason | 25 | $14.05M | $15.12M | $16.30M | $17.43M | $18.55M | Trade Kicker: 10% |
| C | Steven Adams | 33 | $13.00M | $11.87M | UFA / $22.6M | — | — | |
| PG | Amen Thompson | 23 | $12.26M | $35.86M | $38.73M | $41.60M | $44.47M | Trade Kicker: 10% |
| SG | Reed Sheppard | 22 | $11.11M | $14.04M | RFA / $35.1M | — | — | |
| C | Clint Capela | 32 | $7.04M | $7.37M | — | — | — | Trade Kicker: 5% |
| PG | Marcus Smart | 32 | $6.06M | $6.37M | UFA / $8.3M | — | — | |
| SF | Jae’Sean Tate | 30 | $2.45M | UFA / $2.6M | — | — | — | |
| SG | Bogdan Bogdanovic | 34 | $2.45M | UFA / $2.6M | — | — | — | |
| G | Isaiah Crawford | 24 | $2.45M | $2.66M | UFA / $2.7M | — | — | |
| PG | Bruce Thornton | 23 | $1.36M | $2.29M | $2.69M | $2.92M | UFA / $2.9M | |
| PF | Rafael Castro | 23 | Two-Way | — | — | — | — | Year 1 |
| PG | Quadir Copeland | 22 | Two-Way | — | — | — | — | Year 1 |
| PG | Sean Pedulla | 23 | Two-Way | — | — | — | — | Year 1 |
| Total | $200.41M | |||||||
| Pos | Player | Age | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PG | Aaron Holiday | 29 | $2.45M | — | — | — | — | |
| PF | Jeff Green | 40 | $2.45M | — | — | — | — | |
| C | Boban Marjanovic | 38 | $2.45M | $2.61M | $2.79M | $2.97M | $3.17M | |
| SF | Reggie Bullock | 35 | $2.45M | $2.61M | $2.79M | $2.97M | $3.17M | |
| F | Jack McVeigh | 30 | $2.19M | $2.33M | $2.49M | $2.65M | $2.83M | |
| Total | $11.98M | |||||||
| CAP | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary Cap | $164,961,000 | $176,000,000 | $187,778,000 | $200,344,000 | $213,751,000 |
| Active Salary | $200,413,923 | $200,775,805 | $120,407,397 | $126,515,892 | $90,445,749 |
| Dead Money | |||||
| Luxury Tax Total | $200,413,923 | $200,775,805 | $120,407,397 | $126,515,892 | $90,445,749 |
| Luxury Tax Room | $14,077 | $13,064,195 | $107,742,603 | $116,902,108 | $169,261,251 |
| Apron Total | $200,413,923 | $200,775,805 | $120,407,397 | $126,515,892 | $90,445,749 |
| 1st Apron Space | $8,601,077 | $22,226,195 | $117,517,603 | $127,331,108 | $180,388,251 |
| 2nd Apron Space | $21,272,077 | $35,745,195 | $131,941,603 | $142,720,108 | $196,807,251 |
| Cap Holds | $11,982,800 | $7,558,007 | $8,063,782 | $8,603,401 | $9,179,130 |
| Total Cap Allocations | $212,396,723 | $208,333,812 | $128,471,179 | $135,119,293 | $99,624,879 |
| Cap Space (after holds) | -$47,435,723 | -$32,333,812 | $59,306,821 | $65,224,707 | $114,126,121 |
The Houston Rockets carry $200,413,923 in salary for 2026–27, the 12th largest payroll in the league.
That is $35.5M over the $165.0M salary cap, so the roster gets built through exceptions, re-signings and trades rather than cap space.
They sit +$0.0M below the $200.4M luxury-tax line and are not projected to pay tax this season.
With +$8.6M of room below the first apron and +$21.3M below the second, they keep the full set of exceptions and the ordinary salary-matching rules in a trade.
They are hard-capped at the 2nd Apron ($221.7M), a ceiling the payroll cannot cross for the rest of the season by any means.
This team has 14 players on standard contracts and 3 two-way deals.
Kevin Durant is the largest cap hit on the roster at $43,902,439, 21.9% of team payroll, ahead of Alperen Şengün ($35.6M) and Fred VanVleet ($25.0M).
They have $27,792,000 of spending power available across 3 exceptions, the largest a $13.3M TPE (Dorian Finney-Smith).
Committed salary rises to $200,775,805 for 2027-28, held by 11 players still under contract, against a projected $176,000,000 cap.