Team: | Houston Rockets |
End Year: | 2023 |
Wins: | 22 |
Losses: | 60 |
Division: | Southwest |
Division Place: | 4 |
Conf Place: | 14 |
Playoffs: | Did not qualify |
Coach: | Stephen Silas |
Gm: | Rafael Stone |
President: | Gretchen Sheirr |
Owner: | Tilman Fertitta |
Arena: | Toyota Center |
Television: | AT&T SportsNet Southwest |
Radio: | Sportstalk 790 |
Bbr Team: | HOU |
The 2022–23 Houston Rockets season was the 56th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and 52nd season in the city of Houston.[1]
The team selected Jabari Smith Jr. at third overall, looking to improve on last season's record of 20–62.
With their 96–118 loss to the Brooklyn Nets on March 7, 2023, the Houston Rockets were officially eliminated from playoff contention for the third consecutive season.
See main article: 2022 NBA draft.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College | |
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1 | 3 | Jabari Smith Jr. | Power forward | Auburn | ||
1 | 17 | Tari Eason | Power forward | LSU |
On draft night, Houston traded Wendell Moore's draft rights at 26th to the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for the draft rights to TyTy Washington at 29th, in addition to two future second-round picks—2025 and 2027.
|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1| October 2| San Antonio| | Smith Jr., Eason (21)| Tari Eason (10)| Kevin Porter Jr. (6)| Toyota Center
10,640| 1–0|-style="background:#cfc;| 2| October 7| Toronto| | Tari Eason (24)| Bruno Fernando (10)| Martin Jr., Nix, Christopher (3)| Toyota Center
10,902| 2–0|-style="background:#fcc;| 3| October 10| @ Miami| | Jalen Green (25)| Tari Eason (12)| Kevin Porter Jr. (6)| FTX Arena
19,600| 2–1|-style="background:#cfc;| 4| October 14| @ Indiana| | Jalen Green (33)| Usman Garuba (9)| Alperen Şengün (5)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
7,107| 3–1
|-style="background:#fcc;| 1| October 19| @ Atlanta| | Kevin Porter Jr. (21)| Fernando, Şengün (9)| Fernando, Porter Jr. (7)| State Farm Arena
17,878| 0–1|-style="background:#fcc;| 2| October 21| Memphis| | Jalen Green (33)| Alperen Şengün (12)| Gordon, Porter Jr. (4)| Toyota Center
17,878| 0–2|-style="background:#fcc;"| 3| October 22| @ Milwaukee| | Jalen Green (22)| Jabari Smith Jr. (11)| Kevin Porter Jr. (7)| Fiserv Forum
17,341| 0–3|-style="background:#cfc;| 4| October 24| Utah| | Kevin Porter Jr. (26)| Kevin Porter Jr. (10)| Kevin Porter Jr. (4)| Toyota Center
16,260| 1–3|-style="background:#fcc;| 5| October 26| @ Utah| | Kevin Porter Jr. (24)| Kenyon Martin Jr. (10)| Kevin Porter Jr. (5)| Vivint Arena
18,206| 1–4|-style="background:#fcc;| 6| October 28| @ Portland| | Eric Gordon (18)| Alperen Şengün (11)| Jae'Sean Tate (6)| Moda Center
19,082| 1–5|- style="background:#fcc;"| 7| October 30| @ Phoenix| | Kevin Porter Jr. (26)| Alperen Şengün (9)| Kevin Porter Jr. (6)| Footprint Center
17,071| 1–6|- style="background:#fcc;"| 8| October 31| @ L.A. Clippers| | Kenyon Martin Jr. (23)| Alperen Şengün (9)| Kevin Porter Jr. (5)| Crypto.com Arena
14,887| 1–7|- style="background:#fcc;"| 9| November 2| L.A. Clippers| | Alperen Şengün (26)| Alperen Şengün (13)| Kevin Porter Jr. (7)| Toyota Center
15,860| 1–8|- style="background:#fcc;| 10| November 5| @ Minnesota| | Jalen Green (21)| Alperen Şengün (7)| Daishen Nix (6)| Target Center
16,412| 1–9|- style="background:#cfc;"| 11| November 7| @ Orlando| | Jalen Green (34)| Alperen Şengün (10)| Kevin Porter Jr. (11)| Amway Center
15,441| 2–9|- style="background:#fcc;| 12| November 9| @ Toronto| | Jalen Green (21)| Jabari Smith Jr. (10)| Kevin Porter Jr. (11)| Scotiabank Arena
19,800| 2–10|- style="background:#fcc;| 13| November 12| @ New Orleans| | Jalen Green (33)| Jabari Smith Jr. (15)| Jalen Green (6)| Smoothie King Center
15,367| 2–11|- style="background:#fcc;"| 14| November 14| L.A. Clippers| | Jalen Green (25)| Kevin Porter Jr. (7)| Jalen Green (7)| Toyota Center
16,098| 2–12|- style="background:#cfc;"| 15| November 16| @ Dallas| | Green, Porter Jr. (17)| Kevin Porter Jr. (11)| Kevin Porter Jr. (8)| American Airlines Center
19,602| 3–12|- style="background:#fcc;"| 16| November 18| Indiana| | Eric Gordon (24)| Alperen Şengün (9)| Jalen Green (5)| Toyota Center
15,882| 3–13|- style="background:#fcc;"| 17| November 20| Golden State| | Kevin Porter Jr. (30)| Tari Eason (8)| Kevin Porter Jr. (6)| Toyota Center
18,055| 3–14|-style="background:#cfc;"| 18| November 25| Atlanta| | Jalen Green (30)| Kenyon Martin Jr. (15)| Kevin Porter Jr. (10)| Toyota Center
16,669| 4–14|-style="background:#cfc;"| 19| November 26| Oklahoma City| | Jalen Green (28)| Alperen Şengün (19)| Jalen Green (9)| Toyota Center
15,151| 5–14|-style="background:#fcc;"| 20| November 28| @ Denver| | Alperen Şengün (18)| Alperen Şengün (7)| Jalen Green (7)| Ball Arena
16,027| 5–15|-style="background:#fcc;"| 21| November 30| @ Denver| | Kevin Porter Jr. (23)| Alperen Şengün (11)| Kevin Porter Jr. (5)| Ball Arena
16,286| 5–16|-style="background:#cfc;"| 22| December 2| @ Phoenix| | Jalen Green (30)| Bruno Fernando (7)| Kevin Porter Jr. (7)| Footprint Center
17,071| 6–16|-style="background:#fcc;"| 23| December 3| @ Golden State| | Kevin Porter Jr. (20)| Eason, Garuba (10)| Nix, Porter Jr. (4)| Chase Center
18,064| 6–17|-style="background:#cfc;"| 24| December 5| Philadelphia| | Jalen Green (27)| Jabari Smith Jr. (11)| Jalen Green (7)| Toyota Center
15,331| 7–17|-style="background:#fcc;"| 25| December 8| @ San Antonio| | Jabari Smith Jr. (23)| Alperen Şengün (11)| Daishen Nix (5)| AT&T Center
13,140| 7–18|-style="background:#cfc;"| 26| December 11| Milwaukee| | Jalen Green (30)| Jabari Smith Jr. (10)| Kevin Porter Jr. (7)| Toyota Center
16,268| 8–18|-style="background:#cfc;"| 27| December 13| Phoenix| | Jalen Green (26)| Alperen Şengün (16)| Green, Porter Jr. (4)| Toyota Center
15,128| 9–18|-style="background:#fcc;"| 28| December 15| Miami| | Jalen Green (22)| Jabari Smith Jr. (11)| Porter Jr., Washington Jr. (5)| Toyota Center
16,210| 9–19|-style="background:#fcc;"| 29| December 17| Portland| | Jalen Green (15)| Alperen Şengün (8)| Green, Porter Jr. (4)| Toyota Center
16,217| 9–20|-style="background:#fcc;"| 30| December 19| San Antonio| | Alperen Şengün (22)| Jabari Smith Jr. (8)| Daishen Nix (9)| Toyota Center
15,928| 9–21|-style="background:#fcc;"| 31| December 21| Orlando| | Kevin Porter Jr. (31)| Alperen Şengün (12)| Alperen Şengün (6)| Toyota Center
15,965| 9–22|-style="background:#fcc;"| 32| December 23| Dallas| | Jabari Smith Jr. (24)| Jabari Smith Jr. (10)| Alperen Şengün (7)| Toyota Center
16,989| 9–23|-style="background:#cfc;"| 33| December 26| @ Chicago| | Kevin Porter Jr. (36)| Alperen Şengün (11)| Kevin Porter Jr. (9)| United Center
21,561| 10–23|-style="background:#fcc;"| 34| December 27| @ Boston| | Jalen Green (28)| Şengün, Smith Jr. (9)| Kevin Porter Jr. (9)| TD Garden
19,156| 10–24|-style="background:#fcc;"| 35| December 29| @ Dallas| | Jalen Green (23)| Usman Garuba (9)| Kevin Porter Jr. (7)| American Airlines Center
20,307| 10–25|-style="background:#fcc;"| 36| December 31| New York| | Kevin Porter Jr. (23)| Tari Eason (13)| Kevin Porter Jr. (8)| Toyota Center
18,055| 10–26|-style="background:#fcc;"| 37| January 2| Dallas| | Kevin Porter Jr. (25)| Tari Eason (7)| Kevin Porter Jr. (6)| Toyota Center
18,055| 10–27|-style="background:#fcc;"| 38| January 4| @ New Orleans| | Green, Martin Jr. (16)| Jabari Smith Jr. (13)| Porter Jr, Şengün (5)| Smoothie King Center
17,295| 10–28|-style="background:#fcc;"| 39| January 5| Utah| | Jalen Green (30)| Alperen Şengün (14)| Jalen Green (4)| Toyota Center
16,320| 10–29|-style="background:#fcc;"| 40| January 8| Minnesota| | Kevin Porter Jr. (25)| Alperen Şengün (8)| Green, Porter Jr. (5)| Toyota Center
18,055| 10–30|-style="background:#fcc;"| 41| January 11| @ Sacramento| | Jalen Green (26)| Alperen Şengün (10)| Alperen Şengün (10)| Golden 1 Center
16,057| 10–31|-style="background:#fcc;" | 42| January 13| @ Sacramento| | Green, Smith Jr. (27)| Jabari Smith Jr. (8)| Alperen Şengün (7)| Golden 1 Center
17,894| 10–32|-style="background:#fcc;"| 43| January 15| @ L.A. Clippers| | Eric Gordon (24)| Kenyon Martin Jr. (9)| Alperen Şengün (6)| Crypto.com Arena
17,238| 10–33|-style="background:#fcc;"| 44| January 16| @ L.A. Lakers| | Alperen Şengün (33)| Alperen Şengün (15)| Eric Gordon (8) | Crypto.com Arena
17,657| 10–34 |- style="background:#fcc;"| 45| January 18| Charlotte| | Jalen Green (41)| Alperen Şengün (12) | Jalen Green (7) | Toyota Center
15,678| 10–35|-style="background:#fcc;"| 46| January 21| @ Minnesota| | Alperen Şengün (19) | Alperen Şengün (16) | Alperen Şengün (7) | Target Center
17,136| 10–36|-style="background:#cfc;"| 47| January 23| Minnesota| | Jalen Green (42)| Tari Eason (9)| Alperen Şengün (7) | Toyota Center
13,811| 11–36|-style="background:#fcc;"| 48| January 25| Washington| | Alperen Şengün (21) | Kenyon Martin Jr. (13) | Alperen Şengün (10) | Toyota Center
15,302| 11–37 |-style="background:#fcc;"| 49| January 26| Cleveland| | Tari Eason (18)| Tari Eason (11) | Alperen Şengün (7) | Toyota Center
16,327| 11–38 |-style="background:#cfc;"| 50| January 28| @ Detroit| | Eric Gordon (24)| Kenyon Martin Jr. (13)| Eric Gordon (7) | Little Caesars Arena
19,411| 12–38|-|-style="background:#cfc;"| 51| February 1| Oklahoma City| | Eric Gordon (25)| Tari Eason (13)| Martin Jr., Şengün (4) | Toyota Center
15,181| 13–38|-style="background:#fcc;"| 52| February 3| Toronto| | Eric Gordon (28)| Jabari Smith Jr. (8)| Gordon, Nix (5) | Toyota Center
16,585| 13–39|-style="background:#fcc;"| 53| February 4| @ Oklahoma City| | Christopher, Washington Jr. (20)| Tari Eason (8)| Christoper, Nix (5)| Paycom Center
16,994| 13–40|-style="background:#fcc;"| 54| February 6| Sacramento| | Jalen Green (27)| Kenyon Martin Jr. (8)| Eric Gordon (8)| Toyota Center
15,405| 13–41|-style="background:#fcc;"| 55| February 8| Sacramento| | Jalen Green (41)| Bruno Fernando (10)| Alperen Şengün (11)| Toyota Center
15,881| 13–42|-style="background:#fcc;"| 56| February 10| @ Miami| | Jabari Smith Jr. (22)| Şengün, Smith Jr. (8)| TyTy Washington Jr. (6)| Miami-Dade Arena
| 13–43|-style="background:#fcc;"| 57| February 13| @ Philadelphia| | Jalen Green (29)| Jabari Smith Jr. (12)| Jalen Green (4)| Wells Fargo Center
19,850| 13–44|-style="background:#fcc;"| 58| February 15| @ Oklahoma City| | Jabari Smith Jr. (15)| Alperen Şengün (10)| Frank Kaminsky (5)| Paycom Center
14,988| 13–45|-style="background:#fcc;"| 59| February 24| @ Golden State| | Kenyon Martin Jr. (22)| Şengün, Smith Jr. (9)| Alperen Şengün (8)| Chase Center
18,064| 13–46|-style="background:#fcc;"| 60| February 26| @ Portland| | Şengün, Tate (17)| Eason, Şengün (10)| Alperen Şengün (5)| Moda Center
18,064| 13–47|-style="background:#fcc;"| 61| February 28| Denver| | Eason, Green (17)| Tari Eason (12)| Alperen Şengün (8)| Toyota Center
15,368| 13–48|-|-style="background:#fcc;"| 62| March 1| Memphis| | Jalen Green (20)| Alperen Şengün (8)| Alperen Şengün (5)| Toyota Center
15,919| 13–49|-style="background:#cfc;"| 63| March 4| @ San Antonio| | Tari Eason (20)| Kenyon Martin Jr. (13)| Kevin Porter Jr. (5)| AT&T Center
18,354| 14–49|-style="background:#cfc;"| 64| March 5| San Antonio| | Jalen Green (31)| Alperen Şengün (14)| Kevin Porter Jr. (13)| Toyota Center
16,721| 15–49|-style="background:#fcc;"| 65| March 7| Brooklyn| | Jalen Green (25)| Alperen Şengün (12)| Kevin Porter Jr. (7)| Toyota Center
14,833| 15–50|-style="background:#fcc;"| 66| March 9| @ Indiana| | Jabari Smith Jr. (30)| Jabari Smith Jr. (12)| Jalen Green (4)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
16,027| 15–51|-style="background:#fcc;"| 67| March 11| Chicago| | Jabari Smith Jr. (20)| Jabari Smith Jr. (10)| Jalen Green (7)| Toyota Center
18,055| 15–52|-style="background:#cfc;"| 68| March 13| Boston| | Jalen Green (28)| Jabari Smith Jr. (11)| Kevin Porter Jr. (13)| Toyota Center
18,055| 16–52|-style="background:#cfc;"| 69| March 15| L.A. Lakers| | Kevin Porter Jr. (27)| Porter Jr., Şengün (9)| Porter Jr., Şengün (6)| Toyota Center
18,055| 17–52|-style="background:#cfc;"| 70| March 17| New Orleans| | Jalen Green (25)| Alperen Şengün (11)| Green, Porter Jr. (6)| Toyota Center
15,841| 18–52|-style="background:#fcc;"| 71| March 19| New Orleans| | Jalen Green (40)| Alperen Şengün (7)| Alperen Şengün (6)| Toyota Center
14,209| 18–53|-style="background:#fcc;"| 72| March 20| Golden State| | Tari Eason (21)| Tari Eason (12)| Kevin Porter Jr. (5)| Toyota Center
16,116| 18–54|-style="background:#fcc;"| 73| March 22| @ Memphis| | Jalen Green (32)| Kevin Porter Jr. (10)| Kevin Porter Jr. (10)| FedExForum
17,794| 18–55|-style="background:#fcc;"| 74| March 24| @ Memphis| | Tari Eason (21)| Jabari Smith Jr. (8)| Kevin Porter Jr. (7)| FedExForum
17,851| 18–56|-style="background:#fcc;"| 75| March 26| @ Cleveland| | Jalen Green (30)| Eason, Şengün (8)| Green, Porter Jr., Şengün (4) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432| 18–57|-style="background:#fcc;"| 76| March 27| @ New York| | Kevin Porter Jr. (26)| Jabari Smith Jr. (11)| Jabari Smith Jr. (6) | Madison Square Garden
19,812| 18–58|-style="background:#fcc;"| 77| March 29| @ Brooklyn| | Kevin Porter Jr. (31)| Sengün, Smith Jr. (12)| Kevin Porter Jr. (6)| Barclays Center
17,074| 18–59|-style="background:#cfc;"| 78| March 31| Detroit| | Kevin Porter Jr. (33)| Alperen Şengün (13) | Alperen Şengün (7) | Toyota Center
15,844| 19–59|-|-style="background:#fcc;"| 79| April 2| L.A. Lakers| | Jalen Green (24)| Alperen Şengün (15) | Jalen Green (7)| Toyota Center
18,204| 19–60|-style="background:#cfc;"| 80| April 4| Denver| | Jalen Green (32)| Jabari Smith Jr. (13)| Kevin Porter Jr. (9)| Toyota Center
16,924| 20–60|-style="background:#cfc;"| 81| April 7| @ Charlotte| | Green, Porter Jr. (26)| Alperen Şengün (21) | Jalen Green (6) | Spectrum Center
19,102| 21–60|-style="background:#cfc;"| 82| April 9| @ Washington| | Jabari Smith Jr. (20)| Alperen Şengün (12) | Alperen Şengün (6) | Capital One Arena
15,233| 22–60
|-| align="left"| || align="center"| SG| 64 || 2 || 786 || 71 || 73 || 33 || 15 || 372|-| align="left"| || align="center"| PF| 4 || 0 || 25 || 6 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 15|-| align="left"| || align="center"| PF| style=";"|82 || 5 || 1,767 || 496 || 88 || style=";"|96 || 47 || 760|-| align="left"|† || align="center"| C| 31 || 4 || 364 || 122 || 30 || 6 || 31 || 126|-| align="left"| || align="center"| PF| 75 || 1 || 970 || 307 || 64 || 44 || 29 || 225|-| align="left"|† || align="center"| SG| 47 || 47 || 1,418 || 97 || 136 || 30 || 17 || 615|-| align="left"| || align="center"| SG| 76 || 76 || style=";"|2,602 || 284 || 281 || 59 || 18 || style=";"|1,683|-| align="left"| || align="center"| PG| 5 || 0 || 28 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 9|-| align="left"|≠ || align="center"| C| 10 || 0 || 59 || 16 || 11 || 1 || 3 || 18|-| align="left"| || align="center"| C| 31 || 0 || 171 || 60 || 9 || 5 || 2 || 102|-| align="left"| || align="center"| SF| style=";"|82 || 49 || 2,292 || 452 || 123 || 41 || 30 || 1,039|-| align="left"|† || align="center"| SG| 45 || 0 || 602 || 62 || 23 || 23 || 4 || 214|-| align="left"| || align="center"| PG| 57 || 7 || 914 || 98 || 132 || 31 || 7 || 226|-| align="left"| || align="center"| PG| 59 || 59 || 2,024 || 314 || style=";"|338 || 82 || 17 || 1,130|-| align="left"| || align="center"| C| 75 || 72 || 2,171 || style=";"|678 || 291 || 70 || 70 || 1,109|-| align="left"| || align="center"| PF| 79 || style=";"|79 || 2,451 || 569 || 101 || 43 || style=";"|74 || 1,010|-| align="left"| || align="center"| SF| 31 || 7 || 677 || 118 || 84 || 21 || 7 || 283|-| align="left"| || align="center"| PG| 31 || 2 || 433 || 45 || 47 || 15 || 2 || 145|-|}After all games.[3]
‡Waived during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
See main article: article and List of 2022–23 NBA season transactions.
Players Added----Via draft
Via trade Via free agency | Players Lost----Via trade
Via free agency Waived |
June 24, 2022[4] | To Houston Rockets Sterling Brown Trey Burke Marquese Chriss Boban Marjanović Draft rights to Wendell Moore Jr. (No. 26) | To Dallas Mavericks Christian Wood | |
June 24, 2022 | To Houston Rockets Draft rights to TyTy Washington (No. 29) 2025 MIN second-round pick 2027 MIN second-round pick | To Minnesota Timberwolves Draft rights to Wendell Moore Jr. (No. 26) | |
September 30, 2022[5] | To Houston Rockets Derrick Favors Maurice Harkless Ty Jerome Théo Maledon 2026 second-round pick Cash considerations | To Oklahoma City Thunder Sterling Brown Trey Burke Marquese Chriss David Nwaba |
Player | Signed | Ref. | |
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Jae'Sean Tate | Three year, $22.1 million | [6] [7] | |
Bruno Fernando | Four year, $10.9 million | [8] |
Date | Player | Contract Terms | Former team | Ref. | |
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July 1 | Trevor Hudgins | Two-way contract | Northwest Missouri State | [9] | |
October 9 | Willie Cauley-Stein | Standard contract | Philadelphia 76ers | [10] | |
October 11 | Darius Days | Exhibit 10 | Louisiana State | [11] |
Date | Player | Reason left | New team | Ref. |
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June 28 | John Wall | Waived | Los Angeles Clippers | [12] |
July 1 | Trevelin Queen | Free agent | Philadelphia 76ers | [13] |
September 16 | Dennis Schröder | Los Angeles Lakers | [14] | |
October 1 | Ty Jerome | Waived | Golden State Warriors | [15] |
October 11 | Maurice Harkless | |||
Théo Maledon | Charlotte Hornets |