2026–27 Houston Rockets season

The 2026–27 Houston Rockets season will be the 60th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 56th season in the city of Houston. On June 4, 2026, the Rockets rebranded their logo and uniforms, returning to the red and yellow color scheme previously used from 1971 to 1995.

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 2 39 Jack Kayil PG Alba Berlin 2 53 Ugonna Onyenso C Virginia

The Rockets entered the draft holding two second-round selections, including the 39th pick that was originally owned by the Chicago Bulls and acquired from the Washington Wizards in a 2025 trade. Their first-round selection was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder as part of the 2019 deal involving Russell Westbrook as it fell outside the top-4 protection when Houston qualified for the 2026 NBA playoffs. Upon transfer, another condition from a February 2026 trade was triggered to route the pick to the Philadelphia 76ers after Houston finished the 2025–26 season between Oklahoma City and the Los Angeles Clippers.

They used the selections to draft Jack Kayil and Ugonna Onyenso, then traded their draft rights to the New York Knicks and Detroit Pistons, respectively, as part of a four-team draft-night trade. In return, they acquired the draft rights to the 31st pick, Bruce Thornton, and cash considerations.

Roster

Standings Division

Conference

Game log Preseason

| 1 | October 9 | @ Dallas

| Venetian Arena | –

| 2 | October 11 | Dallas

| Venetian Arena | –

| October 15 | Oklahoma City

| Toyota Center | –

Regular season

| 1 | October 21 | Dallas

| Toyota Center | –

| 2 | October 23 | @ San Antonio

| Moody Center | –

| 3 | October 24 | @ Atlanta

| State Farm Arena | –

| 4 | October 26 | Atlanta

| Toyota Center | –

| 5 | October 28 | @ Milwaukee

| Fiserv Forum | –

| 6 | October 30 | @ Dallas

| American Airlines Center | –

| 7 | October 31 | Oklahoma City

| Toyota Center | –

| 8 | November 2 | Boston

| Toyota Center | –

| 9 | November 4 | Minnesota

| Toyota Center | –

| 10 | November 7 | @ Phoenix

| Mortgage Matchup Center | –

| 11 | November 9 | Denver

| Toyota Center | –

| 12 | November 11 | Golden State

| Toyota Center | –

| 13 | November 13 | Utah

| Toyota Center | –

| 14 | November 15 | @ Washington

| Capital One Arena | –

| 15 | November 16 | @ Miami

| Kaseya Center | –

| 16 | November 18 | @ Indiana

| Gainbridge Fieldhouse | –

| 17 | November 20 | @ Denver

| Ball Arena | –

| 18 | November 23 | L.A. Clippers

| Toyota Center | –

| 19 | November 25 | Phoenix

| Toyota Center | –

| 20 | November 28 | Philadelphia

| Toyota Center | –

| 21 | November 30 | L.A. Lakers

| Toyota Center | –

| 22 | December 1 | Toronto

| Toyota Center | –

| 23 | TBD | TBD

| TBD | –

| 24 | TBD | TBD

| TBD | –

| 25 | December 13 | @ Chicago

| United Center | –

| 26 | December 14 | New York

| Toyota Center | –

| 27 | December 16 | Milwaukee

| Toyota Center | –

| 28 | December 18 | @ Memphis

| FedExForum | –

| 29 | December 20 | @ Toronto

| Scotiabank Arena | –

| 30 | December 23 | @ Philadelphia

| Xfinity Mobile Arena | –

| 31 | December 27 | Oklahoma City

| Toyota Center | –

| 32 | December 29 | @ L.A. Lakers

| Crypto.com Arena | –

| 33 | December 30 | @ Golden State

| Chase Center | –

| 34 | January 1 | Dallas

| Toyota Center | –

| 35 | January 3 | Cleveland

| Toyota Center | –

| 36 | January 5 | Minnesota

| Toyota Center | –

| 37 | January 7 | Memphis

| Toyota Center | –

| 38 | January 9 | @ Brooklyn

| Barclays Center | –

| 39 | January 11 | @ Boston

| TD Garden | –

| 40 | January 13 | @ Oklahoma City

| Paycom Center | –

| 41 | January 15 | Washington

| Toyota Center | –

| 42 | January 16 | Detroit

| Toyota Center | –

| 43 | January 18 | @ Memphis

| FedExForum | –

| 44 | January 20 | @ Minnesota

| Target Center | –

| 45 | January 22 | @ Charlotte

| Spectrum Center | –

| 46 | January 24 | @ Orlando

| Kia Center | –

| 47 | January 26 | @ San Antonio

| Frost Bank Center | –

| 48 | January 27 | New Orleans

| Toyota Center | –

| 49 | January 29 | Orlando

| Toyota Center | –

| 50 | January 31 | @ Dallas

| American Airlines Center | –

| 51 | February 3 | Utah

| Toyota Center | –

| 52 | February 5 | @ Phoenix

| Mortgage Matchup Center | –

| 53 | February 7 | @ Sacramento

| Golden 1 Center | –

| 54 | February 9 | @ Utah

| Delta Center | –

| 55 | February 11 | Sacramento

| Toyota Center | –

| 56 | February 12 | @ New Orleans

| Smoothie King Center | –

| 57 | February 14 | Denver

| Toyota Center | –

| 58 | February 16 | @ L.A. Clippers

| Intuit Dome | –

| 59 | February 18 | @ L.A. Lakers

| Crypto.com Arena | – |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Game

| 60 | February 26 | Charlotte

| Toyota Center | –

| 61 | February 28 | Miami

| Toyota Center | –

| 62 | March 1 | Golden State

| Toyota Center | –

| 63 | March 3 | New Orleans

| Toyota Center | –

| 64 | March 5 | San Antonio

| Toyota Center | –

| 65 | March 7 | @ Golden State

| Chase Center | –

| 66 | March 8 | @ L.A. Clippers

| Intuit Dome | –

| 67 | March 10 | @ Utah

| Delta Center | –

| 68 | March 13 | Indiana

| Toyota Center | –

| 69 | March 16 | San Antonio

| Toyota Center | –

| 70 | March 17 | Brooklyn

| Toyota Center | –

| 71 | March 19 | @ New Orleans

| Smoothie King Center | –

| 72 | March 22 | @ Cleveland

| Rocket Arena | –

| 73 | March 24 | @ New York

| Madison Square Garden | –

| 74 | March 25 | @ Detroit

| Little Caesars Arena | –

| 75 | March 28 | L.A. Lakers

| Toyota Center | –

| 76 | March 30 | @ Portland

| Moda Center | –

| 77 | March 31 | @ Portland

| Moda Center | –

| 78 | April 2 | Memphis

| Toyota Center | –

| 79 | April 4 | Chicago

| Toyota Center | –

| 80 | April 7 | Sacramento

| Toyota Center | –

| 81 | April 9 | Portland

| Toyota Center | –

| 82 | April 11 | @ Minnesota

| Target Center | –

NBA Cup

West Group A

Transactions

Trades

Date Trade Ref.June 24, 2026To Houston Rockets Cash considerationsTo Los Angeles Clippers Draft rights to Nick Martinelli (No. 55) To Houston Rockets Draft rights to Bruce Thornton (No. 31) Draft rights to Nick Martinelli (No. 55)Houston flipped his rights to the Los Angeles Clippers for cash considerations.To New York Knicks Draft rights to Jack Kayil (No. 39) Draft rights to Ugonna Onyenso (No. 53) Draft rights to Mojave King (2023 No. 47) 2029 SAC second-round pick July 6, 2026To Houston Rockets Cash considerationsTo Charlotte Hornets Dorian Finney-Smith 2027 MEM second-round pick 2028 HOU second-round pick 2033 HOU second-round pick

Free agency Re-signed Date Player Ref. July 9, 2026 Tari Eason July 22, 2026 Isaiah Crawford

Additions Date Player Former Team Ref. July 8, 2026 Bogdan Bogdanović Los Angeles Clippers July 10, 2026 Marcus Smart Los Angeles Lakers

Subtractions Player Reason New Team Ref. Josh Okogie Free agency Utah Jazz Aaron Holiday Free agency Maxima Roma

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