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2021–22 Houston Rockets season
| 2021–22 Houston Rockets season |
|---|
| Stephen Silas |
| Gretchen Sheirr |
| Rafael Stone |
| Tilman Fertitta |
| Toyota Center |
| 20–62 (.244) |
| Division: 5th (Southwest)Conference: 15th (Western) |
| Did not qualify |
| Stats at Basketball Reference |
| AT&T SportsNet Southwest |
| Sportstalk 790 |
The 2021–22 Houston Rockets season was the 55th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and 51st season in the city of Houston. 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. After a woeful 17–55 record compiled in the previous season following the departure of James Harden in a trade to the Brooklyn Nets, the Rockets started a new era by drafting Jalen Green from the G League with the second overall pick in the 2021 NBA draft.
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 2010–12.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Jalen Green | SG | United States | NBA G League Ignite (NBA 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. 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. It was also 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 to the Oklahoma City Thunder for the draft rights to Turkish center Alperen Şengün of the Beşiktaş Icrypex. In addition to that pick, the Rockets would select the first ever player from the experimental NBA G League Ignite franchise in forward Jalen Green with the #2 pick of the draft, as well as select Spanish power forward/center Usman Garuba from Real Madrid Baloncesto and shooting guard Josh Christopher from Arizona State University as back-to-back late first round selections.
- Point guard John Wall missed the entire season due to a hamstring injury.
Notes
- z – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs
- y – Clinched division title
- x – Clinched playoff spot
- pi – Clinched play-in tournament spot
- * – Division leader
The preseason and regular season schedule were announced on August 20, 2021.
| Player | Pos. | GP | GS | MP | Reb. | Ast. | Stl. | Blk. | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. J. Augustin‡ | PG | 34 | 2 | 510 | 41 | 74 | 10 | 0 | 182 |
| Armoni Brooks‡ | SG | 41 | 8 | 690 | 81 | 49 | 21 | 8 | 254 |
| Josh Christopher | SG | 74 | 2 | 1,334 | 186 | 150 | 65 | 13 | 587 |
| Bruno Fernando≠ | 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 House‡ | 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 Queen≠ | SG | 10 | 0 | 74 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 43 |
| Dennis Schröder≠ | PG | 15 | 4 | 404 | 50 | 88 | 12 | 3 | 163 |
| Alperen Şengün | C | 72 | 13 | 1,489 | 393 | 185 | 59 | 68 | 692 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | SF | 78 | 77 | 2,056 | 420 | 222 | 72 | 41 | 919 |
| Daniel Theis† | 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.
‡Waived during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| Players Added | |
| Via draft | |
| Jalen Green | |
| Usman Garuba | |
| Josh Christopher | |
| Via trade |
Alperen Şengün Dennis Schröder Bruno Fernando Via free agency
Daishen Nix | Players Lost Via trade Daniel Theis Via free agency
Avery Bradley Sterling Brown Kelly Olynyk D. J. Wilson Waived
Matthew Hurt Khyri Thomas Sekou Doumbouya Tyler Bey Danuel House D. J. Augustin Armoni Brooks |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| July 30, 2021 | To Houston RocketsDraft rights to Alperen Şengün | To Oklahoma City Thunder2022 DET protected first-round pick2023 WAS protected first-round pick |
| October 6, 2021 | To Houston RocketsSekou Doumbouya | |
| Unprotected 2024 second-round pick | To Brooklyn NetsCash considerations |
| Date | Player | Signed | Ref. |
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| Date | Player | Contract Terms | Former team | Ref. |
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| Date | Player | Reason left | New team | Ref. |
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