Last Updated on August 19, 2025 7:22 pm by André Lemos | Published: August 31, 2024

How’d We Get Here?

The Rockets’ big summer a year ago didn’t pay off in a postseason berth, but the team was way more competitive than they had been in recent years. A new coach and a real point guard helped everything click into place, and Houston saw signs of important progress from young players like Alperen Sengun, Tari Eason, Cam Whitmore and Amen Thompson. Armed with a top lottery pick, the Rockets added Reed Sheppard in the draft, and he has pretty much every skill you want in an NBA guard except a couple extra inches of height. It was a quiet offseason otherwise as the Rockets like what they have and are only expecting their core to get better. Can’t blame them there.

Offseason Moves

Arrivals: AJ Griffin, Jack McVeigh
Rookie Arrivals: Reed Sheppard (3), N’Faly Dante (UDFA 2W)
Departures: Reggie Bullock, Boban Marjanovic
Retained: Aaron Holiday, Jeenathan Williams, Jermaine Samuels Jr., Nate Hinton

Depth Chart and Minutes Per Game

PG: Fred VanVleet (33-36) / Amen Thompson (25-27.5) / Aaron Holiday (0, 10-16)
SG: Jalen Green (29-32) / Reed Sheppard (18-25) / Jack McVeigh (0, 4-8)
SF: Dillon Brooks (27-30) / Cam Whitmore (18-23) / Jae’Sean Tate (0, 15-20)
PF: Jabari Smith Jr. (31-32.5) / Tari Eason (18-24) / Jeff Green (0, 12-16) / A.J. Griffin (0, 9-16)
C: Alperen Sengun (29-32.5) / Steven Adams (12-18) / Jock Landale (0, 12-20) / N’Faly Dante (0, 3-6)

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