2021β22 Houston Rockets season | |
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Head coach | Stephen Silas |
General manager | Rafael Stone |
President | Gretchen Sheirr |
Owner(s) | Tilman Fertitta |
Arena | Toyota Center |
Results | |
Record | 20–62 (.244) |
Place | Division: 5th (
Southwest) Conference: 15th ( Western) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | AT&T SportsNet Southwest |
Radio | Sportstalk 790 |
The 2021β22 NBA season was the Rockets' 55th season in the National Basketball Association and 51st season in the city of Houston. [1] On August 20, 2021, the NBA announced that the regular season for the league would begin on October 19, 2021, returning to the typical 82-game schedule following the schedule disruptions that resulted from COVID-19. [2] After a woeful 17β55 record compiled in the previous season [3] following the departure of James Harden in a trade to the Brooklyn Nets, [4] [5] the Rockets started a new era by drafting Jalen Green from the G League with the second overall pick in the 2021 NBA draft. [6]
The Rockets were eliminated from playoff contention for the second consecutive season, which was the first time the Rockets missed the playoffs in consecutive seasons since 2010β12.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 2 | Jalen Green | SG | United States | G League Ignite ( G League) |
1 | 23 | Usman Garuba | PF/C | Spain | Real Madrid ( Spain) |
1 | 24 | Josh Christopher | SG | United States | Arizona State ( Fr.) |
The Rockets held the second pick in the 2021 NBA draft, along with two other first-round picks from the Portland Trail Blazers and the Milwaukee Bucks entering the draft. [7] This was the first time the Rockets had a lottery pick since the 2012 NBA draft in which they selected Jeremy Lamb with the twelfth overall pick, and it was their first time with a top-4 pick since the 2002 NBA draft in which they selected Yao Ming with the first overall pick.
The Rockets traded two future first-round picks [a] to the Oklahoma City Thunder for the draft rights to Alperen ΕengΓΌn. [8]
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The preseason and regular season schedule were announced on August 20, 2021. [9]
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Preseason: 1β3 (home: 1β1; road: 0β2)
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2021β22 preseason schedule |
Player | Pos. | GP | GS | MP | Reb. | Ast. | Stl. | Blk. | Pts. |
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D. J. Augustinβ‘ | PG | 34 | 2 | 510 | 41 | 74 | 10 | 0 | 182 |
Armoni Brooksβ‘ | SG | 41 | 8 | 690 | 81 | 49 | 21 | 8 | 254 |
Josh Christopher | SG | 74 | 2 | 1,334 | 186 | 150 | 65 | 13 | 587 |
Bruno Fernandoβ | C | 10 | 0 | 94 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 69 |
Usman Garuba | PF | 24 | 2 | 239 | 83 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 48 |
Eric Gordon | SG | 57 | 46 | 1,669 | 113 | 154 | 28 | 18 | 765 |
Jalen Green | SG | 67 | 67 | 2,138 | 226 | 176 | 44 | 18 | 1,157 |
Danuel Houseβ‘ | SF | 16 | 1 | 233 | 43 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 77 |
Kenyon Martin Jr. | SF | 79 | 2 | 1,656 | 297 | 101 | 34 | 40 | 696 |
Garrison Mathews | SG | 65 | 33 | 1,712 | 190 | 64 | 57 | 24 | 650 |
Daishen Nix | PG | 24 | 0 | 261 | 33 | 40 | 15 | 0 | 77 |
David Nwaba | SF | 46 | 4 | 609 | 151 | 35 | 28 | 20 | 233 |
Kevin Porter Jr. | PG | 61 | 61 | 1,907 | 267 | 376 | 69 | 22 | 949 |
Trevelin Queenβ | SG | 10 | 0 | 74 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 43 |
Dennis SchrΓΆderβ | PG | 15 | 4 | 404 | 50 | 88 | 12 | 3 | 163 |
Alperen ΕengΓΌn | C | 72 | 13 | 1,489 | 393 | 185 | 59 | 68 | 692 |
Jae'Sean Tate | SF | 78 | 77 | 2,056 | 420 | 222 | 72 | 41 | 919 |
Daniel Theisβ | C | 26 | 21 | 584 | 130 | 20 | 11 | 17 | 218 |
Christian Wood | C | 68 | 67 | 2,094 | 686 | 155 | 54 | 65 | 1,218 |
After all games.
[10]
β‘Waived during the season
β Traded during the season
β Acquired during the season
Players Added
Via draft Via trade Via free agency |
Players Lost
Via trade Via free agency Waived |
July 30, 2021 [11] | To
Houston Rockets Draft rights to Alperen ΕengΓΌn |
To
Oklahoma City Thunder 2022 DET protected first-round pick 2023 WAS protected first-round pick |
October 6, 2021 [12] | To
Houston Rockets Sekou Doumbouya Unprotected 2024 second-round pick |
To
Brooklyn Nets Cash considerations |
Date | Player | Signed | Ref. |
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August 9 | David Nwaba | 3 years, $15 million | [13] |
August 27 | Armoni Brooks | 4 years, $7.2 million | [14] |
September 6 | Anthony Lamb | Two-way contract | [15] |
September 17 | DantΓ© Exum | 3 years, $15 million | [16] |
Date | Player | Contract Terms | Former team | Ref. |
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August 7 | Daniel Theis | 4 years, $36 million | Chicago Bulls | [17] |
August 25 | Daishen Nix | 1 year, $925 thousand | NBA G League Ignite | [18] |
Date | Player | Reason left | New team | Ref. |
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August 1 [b] | Avery Bradley | Unrestricted free agent | Golden State Warriors | [19] |
August 1 [c] | D. J. Wilson | Oklahoma City Thunder | [20] | |
August 6 | Kelly Olynyk | Detroit Pistons | [21] | |
August 10 | Sterling Brown | Dallas Mavericks | [22] | |
September 24 | Matthew Hurt | Waived | Memphis Grizzlies | [23] |
October 6 | Khyri Thomas | Bilbao Basket | [23] | |
October 7 | Sekou Doumbouya | Los Angeles Lakers | [24] | |
October 14 | Tyler Bey | Rio Grande Valley Vipers | [25] | |
October 16 | Dante Exum | FC Barcelona | [26] | |
December 21 | Danuel House | New York Knicks | [27] |
2021β22 Houston Rockets season | |
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Head coach | Stephen Silas |
General manager | Rafael Stone |
President | Gretchen Sheirr |
Owner(s) | Tilman Fertitta |
Arena | Toyota Center |
Results | |
Record | 20–62 (.244) |
Place | Division: 5th (
Southwest) Conference: 15th ( Western) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | AT&T SportsNet Southwest |
Radio | Sportstalk 790 |
The 2021β22 NBA season was the Rockets' 55th season in the National Basketball Association and 51st season in the city of Houston. [1] On August 20, 2021, the NBA announced that the regular season for the league would begin on October 19, 2021, returning to the typical 82-game schedule following the schedule disruptions that resulted from COVID-19. [2] After a woeful 17β55 record compiled in the previous season [3] following the departure of James Harden in a trade to the Brooklyn Nets, [4] [5] the Rockets started a new era by drafting Jalen Green from the G League with the second overall pick in the 2021 NBA draft. [6]
The Rockets were eliminated from playoff contention for the second consecutive season, which was the first time the Rockets missed the playoffs in consecutive seasons since 2010β12.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 2 | Jalen Green | SG | United States | G League Ignite ( G League) |
1 | 23 | Usman Garuba | PF/C | Spain | Real Madrid ( Spain) |
1 | 24 | Josh Christopher | SG | United States | Arizona State ( Fr.) |
The Rockets held the second pick in the 2021 NBA draft, along with two other first-round picks from the Portland Trail Blazers and the Milwaukee Bucks entering the draft. [7] This was the first time the Rockets had a lottery pick since the 2012 NBA draft in which they selected Jeremy Lamb with the twelfth overall pick, and it was their first time with a top-4 pick since the 2002 NBA draft in which they selected Yao Ming with the first overall pick.
The Rockets traded two future first-round picks [a] to the Oklahoma City Thunder for the draft rights to Alperen ΕengΓΌn. [8]
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Notes
The preseason and regular season schedule were announced on August 20, 2021. [9]
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Preseason: 1β3 (home: 1β1; road: 0β2)
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October: 1β5 (home: 1β2; road: 0β3)
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November: 3β11 (home: 3β3; road: 0β8)
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December: 6β10 (home: 3β4; road: 3β6)
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January: 4β10 (home: 0β7; road: 4β3)
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February: 1β9 (home: 1β3; road: 0β6)
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March: 5β12 (home: 3β8; road: 2β4)
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April: 0β5 (home: 0β3; road: 0β2)
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2021β22 season schedule |
Player | Pos. | GP | GS | MP | Reb. | Ast. | Stl. | Blk. | Pts. |
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D. J. Augustinβ‘ | PG | 34 | 2 | 510 | 41 | 74 | 10 | 0 | 182 |
Armoni Brooksβ‘ | SG | 41 | 8 | 690 | 81 | 49 | 21 | 8 | 254 |
Josh Christopher | SG | 74 | 2 | 1,334 | 186 | 150 | 65 | 13 | 587 |
Bruno Fernandoβ | C | 10 | 0 | 94 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 69 |
Usman Garuba | PF | 24 | 2 | 239 | 83 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 48 |
Eric Gordon | SG | 57 | 46 | 1,669 | 113 | 154 | 28 | 18 | 765 |
Jalen Green | SG | 67 | 67 | 2,138 | 226 | 176 | 44 | 18 | 1,157 |
Danuel Houseβ‘ | SF | 16 | 1 | 233 | 43 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 77 |
Kenyon Martin Jr. | SF | 79 | 2 | 1,656 | 297 | 101 | 34 | 40 | 696 |
Garrison Mathews | SG | 65 | 33 | 1,712 | 190 | 64 | 57 | 24 | 650 |
Daishen Nix | PG | 24 | 0 | 261 | 33 | 40 | 15 | 0 | 77 |
David Nwaba | SF | 46 | 4 | 609 | 151 | 35 | 28 | 20 | 233 |
Kevin Porter Jr. | PG | 61 | 61 | 1,907 | 267 | 376 | 69 | 22 | 949 |
Trevelin Queenβ | SG | 10 | 0 | 74 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 43 |
Dennis SchrΓΆderβ | PG | 15 | 4 | 404 | 50 | 88 | 12 | 3 | 163 |
Alperen ΕengΓΌn | C | 72 | 13 | 1,489 | 393 | 185 | 59 | 68 | 692 |
Jae'Sean Tate | SF | 78 | 77 | 2,056 | 420 | 222 | 72 | 41 | 919 |
Daniel Theisβ | C | 26 | 21 | 584 | 130 | 20 | 11 | 17 | 218 |
Christian Wood | C | 68 | 67 | 2,094 | 686 | 155 | 54 | 65 | 1,218 |
After all games.
[10]
β‘Waived during the season
β Traded during the season
β Acquired during the season
Players Added
Via draft Via trade Via free agency |
Players Lost
Via trade Via free agency Waived |
July 30, 2021 [11] | To
Houston Rockets Draft rights to Alperen ΕengΓΌn |
To
Oklahoma City Thunder 2022 DET protected first-round pick 2023 WAS protected first-round pick |
October 6, 2021 [12] | To
Houston Rockets Sekou Doumbouya Unprotected 2024 second-round pick |
To
Brooklyn Nets Cash considerations |
Date | Player | Signed | Ref. |
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August 9 | David Nwaba | 3 years, $15 million | [13] |
August 27 | Armoni Brooks | 4 years, $7.2 million | [14] |
September 6 | Anthony Lamb | Two-way contract | [15] |
September 17 | DantΓ© Exum | 3 years, $15 million | [16] |
Date | Player | Contract Terms | Former team | Ref. |
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August 7 | Daniel Theis | 4 years, $36 million | Chicago Bulls | [17] |
August 25 | Daishen Nix | 1 year, $925 thousand | NBA G League Ignite | [18] |
Date | Player | Reason left | New team | Ref. |
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August 1 [b] | Avery Bradley | Unrestricted free agent | Golden State Warriors | [19] |
August 1 [c] | D. J. Wilson | Oklahoma City Thunder | [20] | |
August 6 | Kelly Olynyk | Detroit Pistons | [21] | |
August 10 | Sterling Brown | Dallas Mavericks | [22] | |
September 24 | Matthew Hurt | Waived | Memphis Grizzlies | [23] |
October 6 | Khyri Thomas | Bilbao Basket | [23] | |
October 7 | Sekou Doumbouya | Los Angeles Lakers | [24] | |
October 14 | Tyler Bey | Rio Grande Valley Vipers | [25] | |
October 16 | Dante Exum | FC Barcelona | [26] | |
December 21 | Danuel House | New York Knicks | [27] |