Salary Cap Snapshot: Houston Rockets

With the free agent signing period winding down and teams looking ahead to the preseason, we at Hoops Rumors will be tracking the Salary Cap figures for each team around the league.  These posts will be maintained throughout the season once financial data is reported. They will be located on the sidebar throughout the year, once all the teams’ cap figures have been relayed. You can always check RosterResource.com for up-to-date rosters for each franchise, with the Rockets’ team page accessible here.

Here’s a breakdown of where the Rockets currently stand financially:

Guaranteed Salary

• James Harden —$26,540,100 [Deal contains 15% Trade Kicker]
• Ryan Anderson —$18,735,364
• Eric Gordon —$12,385,665
• Trevor Ariza —$7,806,971
• Lou Williams —$7,000,000
• Patrick Beverley —$6,000,000
• Nene —$2,898,000
• Sam Dekker —$1,720,560
• Marcelo Huertas —$1,500,000 [Waived by team]
• Clint Capela —$1,296,240
• Pablo Prigioni —$1,050,961 [Waived by team]
• Montrezl Harrell —$1,045,000
• Bobby Brown —$680,534
• Chinanu Onuaku —$543,471
• Gary Payton II —$543,471 [Waived by team]
• Kyle Wiltjer —$543,471
  
• Bobby Brown —$253,759 [Waived by team]
• Isaiah Taylor — $250,000
• Troy Williams — $150,000
• Isaiah Taylor — $50,000 [Waived by team]
• Troy Williams — $31,969 [10-day contract (Mar 10)]

Total Guaranteed Salary= $91,030,536

Cash Sent Out Via Trade: $0 [Amount Remaining $3.5MM]

Cash Received Via Trade: $75K received from Nets in K.J. McDaniels trade [Amount Remaining $3.425MM]

Payroll Exceptions Available

• Room Exception: $0 [Used to sign Nene]
  

Total Projected Payroll: $91,030,536

Salary Cap: $94,143,000

Estimated Available Cap Space: $3,112,464

Luxury Tax Threshold: $113,287,000

Amount Below Luxury Tax: $22,256,464

Last Updated: 3/24/17

The Basketball Insiders salary pages and The Vertical’s salary database were used in the creation of this post.