Houston had one of the major shakeups this offseason as they made a swap trade for John Wall and sent out Russell Westbrook. The James Harden rumors have been flying all season long as well. The Daryl Morey departure puts this team in new hands, and after competing for so many years, we are starting to see the Rockets slide back down. The
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Contents
Mike D'Antoni coaches the Houston Rockets, and he also played from 1973-1990. D'Antoni has been known for his elite offenses and has been very close to winning an NBA title. He has been coaching the Rockets since the 2016 season.
The Houston Rockets rank 8th in the NBA in value as they were valued at $2.4 billion back in February of 2020. They were most recently purchased in 2017 and bought by Tilman Fertitta for $2.2 billion.
Tilman Fertitta owns the Houston Rockets and is an owner of the Golden Nugget Casino and the Landry’s restaurant chain. He purchased the Rockets for $2.2 billion right before the 2017 NBA season. He is top ten in net worth compared to other NBA owners.
Eric Gordon is the Rockets 6th man and has been for the last few seasons. Gordon plays 28 minutes a game off the bench and has averaged 14.5 points. He might occasionally draw a start when Harden or Westbrook is out.
The Houston Rockets have a salary cap of $127,603,930. Russell Westbrook and James Harden make up most of this salary, as they make up nearly 60% of the team's payroll. Only $1,337,167 will be spent as dead salary.
The Rockets most recently traded for Robert Covington. Daryl Morey has tried to be ahead of the curve in building a high scoring NBA offense and has done so. He takes it one step further by getting rid of Clint Capela.
Russell Westbrook edges out James Harden as the Rockets highest-paid player. He will make $38,506,482 during the 2019-20 season, which is 30% of the Rockets salary. This contract was signed while he was playing for the Thunder.