2026 NBA Team Depth Chart: Houston Rockets

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Functional size roles are inferred from each player’s height relative to the other four teammates in his five-man lineups. Listed positions are shown separately for traditional basketball context. A player’s functional size role does not necessarily indicate his offensive position or defensive matchup. On, Off, and Swing are raw team point differential per 48 minutes. WF RAPM is a first-pass adjusted plus-minus estimate that attempts to account for teammates and opponents.

Functional Big

Top role player: S. Adams · #6 / 57 · WF RAPM: +7.3 · Group avg: +2.0
League role avg: +1.9 · Starter avg: +2.2
Solid
Player G GS MPG Min On Off Swing WF RAPM Role Rank
K. Durant
6-11 · SF/PF/SG Starter
78 78 36.4 2,840 +5.48 +2.17 +3.30 +3.6 #16 / 57
J. Smith Jr.
6-11 · PF Starter
77 77 35.1 2,705 +5.06 +4.73 +0.33 +2.6 #24 / 57
A. Sengun
6-11 · C Starter
72 72 33.3 2,398 +3.18 +9.48 -6.30 -1.2 #45 / 57
S. Adams
6-11 · C Core Rotation
32 11 22.8 730 +10.38 +4.62 +5.76 +7.3 #6 / 57
J. Green
6-8 · PF/SF/C Depth
30 0 5.8 175 -7.69 +13.39 -21.08 -12.0

Forward / Big Wing

Top role player: C. Capela · #4 / 37 · WF RAPM: +7.0 · Group avg: +7.0
League role avg: +0.7 · Starter avg: +1.3
Elite
Player G GS MPG Min On Off Swing WF RAPM Role Rank
C. Capela
6-10 · C Rotation
75 3 12.3 926 +8.50 +4.33 +4.17 +7.0 #4 / 37

Wing / Forward

Top role player: T. Eason · #31 / 84 · WF RAPM: +2.1 · Group avg: +1.7
League role avg: +0.6 · Starter avg: +1.8
Concern
Player G GS MPG Min On Off Swing WF RAPM Role Rank
T. Eason
6-8 · PF Starter
60 34 25.8 1,549 +6.20 +4.55 +1.65 +2.1 #31 / 84
T. Newton
6-5 · SG Rotation
1 0 12.0 12 +8.00 +38.67 -30.67 0.0
I. Crawford
6-6 · SF Depth
14 0 6.6 92 -5.21 +7.04 -12.25 -6.0

Guard / Wing

Top role player: A. Thompson · #4 / 70 · WF RAPM: +8.8 · Group avg: +4.2
League role avg: +0.6 · Starter avg: +3.0
Elite
Player G GS MPG Min On Off Swing WF RAPM Role Rank
A. Thompson
6-7 · SF/PG Starter
79 79 37.4 2,953 +6.50 -2.17 +8.67 +8.8 #4 / 70
J. Okogie
6-4 · SG Core Rotation
78 32 17.4 1,354 +5.03 +5.26 -0.23 +1.7 #28 / 70
D. Finney-Smith
6-7 · PF/SF Rotation
37 1 16.8 620 +1.32 +4.61 -3.30 -3.6 #59 / 70
J. Tate
6-4 · SF/PF Depth
46 1 8.8 405 -2.25 +10.46 -12.71 -8.3
J. Davison
6-1 · PG/SG Depth
28 0 7.8 218 +1.98 +14.97 -12.99 +2.5

Functional Guard

Top role player: R. Sheppard · #53 / 80 · WF RAPM: -1.4 · Group avg: +0.3
League role avg: +0.9 · Starter avg: +2.6
Glaring Hole
Player G GS MPG Min On Off Swing WF RAPM Role Rank
R. Sheppard
6-2 · SG/PG Core Rotation
82 21 26.2 2,147 +4.38 +6.07 -1.69 -1.4 #53 / 80
A. Holiday
6-0 · PG Rotation
57 1 13.7 781 +8.67 +5.95 +2.72 +5.1 #17 / 80