2023–24 Houston Rockets season

The 2023–24 Houston Rockets season is the 57th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and 53rd season in the city of Houston.[1]

2023–24 Houston Rockets season
Head coachIme Udoka
General managerRafael Stone
PresidentGretchen Sheirr
Owner(s)Tilman Fertitta
ArenaToyota Center
Results
Record0–0
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionSpace City Home Network
RadioSportstalk 790

On April 10, 2023, the Houston Rockets fired head coach Stephen Silas after three rebuilding seasons with the team.[2] Two weeks later, the Rockets hired Ime Udoka as their new head coach, looking to contend for the playoffs.[3][4]

Draft
Main article: 2023 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / Club
1 4 Amen Thompson Point guard  United States City Reapers
(Overtime Elite)
1 20 Cam Whitmore Small forward  United States Villanova (Fr.)

The Rockets entered the draft with two first round picks and no second round selections.[5] For their first pick at four, the Rockets selected point guard Amen Thompson from Overtime Elite's City Reapers team, being the organization's first ever draft pick entering the NBA. With their pick at 20, Houston selected small forward Cam Whitmore, who won the Big East Conference's Freshman of the Year Award for his only season at Villanova University. Before the draft, Whitmore was widely regarded to be a lottery pick with some projections placing him as high as fourth overall.[6][7][8][9]

Roster
Houston Rockets roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
G/F 9 Brooks, Dillon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1996-01-22 Oregon
F 25 Bullock, Reggie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1991-03-16 North Carolina
F 17 Eason, Tari Injured 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2001-05-10 LSU
G 4 Green, Jalen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 2002-02-09 Prolific Prep (CA)
F 32 Green, Jeff 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1986-08-28 Georgetown
G/F 14 Hinton, Nate (TW) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1999-06-08 Houston
G 0 Holiday, Aaron 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1996-09-30 UCLA
C 2 Landale, Jock 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1995-10-25 Saint Mary's
C 51 Marjanović, Boban 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) 290 lb (132 kg) 1988-08-15 Serbia
G 3 Oladipo, Victor Injured 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 213 lb (97 kg) 1992-05-04 Indiana
F 00 Samuels, Jermaine (TW) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1998-11-12 Villanova
C 28 Şengün, Alperen 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 243 lb (110 kg) 2002-07-25 Turkey
F 10 Smith, Jabari Jr. 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 2003-05-13 Auburn
F 8 Tate, Jae'Sean 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1995-10-28 Ohio State
G/F 1 Thompson, Amen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2003-01-30 Pine Crest (FL)
G 5 VanVleet, Fred 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 1994-02-25 Wichita State
F 7 Whitmore, Cam 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 2004-07-08 Villanova
G/F 19 Williams, Nate (TW) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1999-02-12 Buffalo
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: October 23, 2023

Standings

Division
Southwest DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
Dallas Mavericks101.000–0–01–01–01
New Orleans Pelicans101.000–0–01–01–01
Memphis Grizzlies01.0001.00–10–00–11
San Antonio Spurs01.0001.00–10–00–11
Houston Rockets01.0001.00–00–10–01

Conference
Western Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1Denver Nuggets *101.000–1
2Dallas Mavericks *101.000–1
3Phoenix Suns *101.000–1
4Sacramento Kings101.000–1
5Los Angeles Clippers101.000–1
6New Orleans Pelicans101.000–1
7Oklahoma City Thunder101.000–1
8Golden State Warriors01.0001.01
9Memphis Grizzlies01.0001.01
10San Antonio Spurs01.0001.01
11Los Angeles Lakers01.0001.01
12Portland Trail Blazers01.0001.01
13Utah Jazz01.0001.01
14Minnesota Timberwolves01.0001.01
15Houston Rockets01.0001.01

Game log

Preseason
2023 preseason game log
Total: 4–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–1)
Preseason: 4–1 (home: 2–0; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 10 Indiana W 122–103 Alperen Şengün (15) Amen Thompson (9) Şengün, VanVleet (4) Toyota Center
12,680		 1–0
2 October 12 @ New Orleans W 120–87 Jabari Smith Jr. (22) Jabari Smith Jr. (9) Holiday, Şengün, Thompson, VanVleet (4) Legacy Arena
11,589		 2–0
3 October 16 @ San Antonio W 99–89 Thompson, Whitmore (15) Holiday, Smith Jr. (9) Aaron Holiday (6) Frost Bank Center
16,030		 3–0
4 October 18 @ San Antonio L 103–117 Jabari Smith Jr. (20) Jeenathan Williams (8) Amen Thompson (4) Frost Bank Center
17,236		 3–1
5 October 20 Miami W 110–104 Green, VanVleet (20) Alperen Şengün (12) Fred VanVleet (6) Toyota Center
18,055		 4–1
2023–24 preseason schedule

Regular season
2023–24 game log
Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
October: 0–1 (home: 0–0; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 25 @ Orlando L 86–116 Brooks, Sengun, VanVleet (14) Alperen Sengun (8) Alperen Sengun (6) Amway Center
18,846		 0–1
2 October 27 @ San Antonio Frost Bank Center
3 October 29 Golden State Toyota Center
November : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
4 November 1 Charlotte Toyota Center
5 November 4 Sacramento Toyota Center
6 November 6 Sacramento Toyota Center
7 November 8 L.A. Lakers Toyota Center
8 November 10 New Orleans Toyota Center
9 November 12 Denver Toyota Center
10 November 17 @ L.A. Clippers Crypto.com Arena
11 November 19 @ L.A. Lakers Crypto.com Arena
12 November 20 @ Golden State Chase Center
13 November 22 Memphis Toyota Center
14 November 24 Denver Toyota Center
15 November 28 @ Dallas American Airlines Center
16 November 29 @ Denver Ball Arena
December : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
17 December 2 @ L.A. Lakers Crypto.com Arena
18 December – –
19 December – –
20 December 11 San Antonio Toyota Center
21 December 13 Memphis Toyota Center
22 December 15 @ Memphis FedExForum
23 December 17 @ Milwaukee Fiserv Forum
24 December 18 @ Cleveland Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
25 December 20 Atlanta Toyota Center
26 December 22 Dallas Toyota Center
27 December 23 @ New Orleans Smoothie King Center
28 December 26 Indiana Toyota Center
29 December 27 Phoenix Toyota Center
30 December 29 Philadelphia Toyota Center
January : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
31 January 1 Detroit Toyota Center
32 January 3 Brooklyn Toyota Center
33 January 5 Minnesota Toyota Center
34 January 6 Milwaukee Toyota Center
35 January 8 @ Miami Kaseya Center
36 January 10 @ Chicago United Center
37 January 12 @ Detroit Little Caesars Arena
38 January 13 @ Boston TD Garden
39 January 15 @ Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center
40 January 17 @ New York Madison Square Garden
41 January 20 Utah Toyota Center
42 January 21 Boston Toyota Center
43 January 24 Portland Toyota Center
44 January 26 @ Charlotte Spectrum Center
45 January 27 @ Brooklyn Barclays Center
46 January 29 L.A. Lakers Toyota Center
47 January 31 New Orleans Toyota Center
February : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
48 February 2 Toronto Toyota Center
49 February 4 @ Minnesota Target Center
50 February 6 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
51 February 9 @ Toronto Scotiabank Arena
52 February 10 @ Atlanta State Farm Arena
53 February 12 New York Toyota Center
54 February 14 @ Memphis FedExForum
55 February 22 @ New Orleans Smoothie King Center
56 February 23 Phoenix Toyota Center
57 February 25 Oklahoma City Toyota Center
58 February 27 @ Oklahoma City Paycom Center
59 February 29 @ Phoenix Footprint Center
March : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
60 March 2 @ Phoenix Footprint Center
61 March 5 San Antonio Toyota Center
62 March 6 L.A. Clippers Toyota Center
63 March 8 @ Portland Moda Center
64 March 10 @ Sacramento Golden 1 Center
65 March 12 @ San Antonio Frost Bank Center
66 March 14 Washington Toyota Center
67 March 16 Cleveland Toyota Center
68 March 19 @ Washington Capital One Arena
69 March 21 Chicago Toyota Center
70 March 23 Utah Toyota Center
71 March 25 Portland Toyota Center
72 March 27 @ Oklahoma City Paycom Center
73 March 29 @ Utah Delta Center
74 March 31 Dallas Toyota Center
April : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
75 April 2 @ Minnesota Target Center
76 April 4 Golden State Toyota Center
77 April 5 Miami Toyota Center
78 April 7 @ Dallas American Airlines Center
79 April 9 Orlando Toyota Center
80 April 11 @ Utah Delta Center
81 April 12 @ Portland Moda Center
82 April 14 @ L.A. Clippers Crypto.com Arena
2023–24 season schedule

In-Season Tournament
Main article: 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament

This will be the first regular season where all the NBA teams will compete in a mid-season tournament setting due to the implementation of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament.[10][11] During the in-season tournament period, the Rockets will compete in Group B of the Western Conference, which will include the defending champion Denver Nuggets, the New Orleans Pelicans, the Los Angeles Clippers, and the Dallas Mavericks.

West Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 Denver Nuggets 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2 Los Angeles Clippers 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage based on ranking
3 New Orleans Pelicans 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Dallas Mavericks 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Houston Rockets 0 0 0 0 0 0
First game(s) will be played: November 3, 2023. Source: NBA

Transactions
Main article: List of 2023–24 NBA season transactions

Trades

Re-signed
Player Signed Ref.

Additions
Date Player Former team Ref.
July 6 Jock Landale Phoenix Suns [12]
July 7 Fred VanVleet Toronto Raptors [13]
Jeff Green Denver Nuggets [14]
July 10 Aaron Holiday Atlanta Hawks [15]

Subtractions
Date Player Reason left New team Ref.

References
  1. "Houston Rockets Historical Statistics and All-Time Top Leaders". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  2. "Rockets decide not to pick up coach Stephen Silas' option". NBA.com. April 10, 2023. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  3. "Rockets Name Ime Udoka Head Coach". NBA.com. April 25, 2023. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  4. "The Rockets are ready to move past their rebuild". ESPN.com. April 9, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  5. "2023 NBA mock drafts: Potential Houston Rockets picks after March Madness". Rockets Wire. April 4, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  6. "NBA Draft Scouting Report: Villanova's Cam Whitmore". NBA Draft Digest - Latest Draft News and Prospect Rankings. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  7. "NBA mock draft: Wembanyama easy No. 1; AP has Miller second, Henderson third". AP News. June 1, 2023. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  8. "Villanova's Cam Whitmore falls to No. 20 pick in NBA draft after lottery projection". AP News. June 23, 2023. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  9. Hryn, Derek (June 22, 2023). "2023 NBA Draft scouting report for Villanova F Cam Whitmore". DraftKings Network. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  10. "NBA officially unveils format, groups for new in-season tournament". ESPN. July 8, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  11. "In-Season Tournament 101: Rules, format and how it works". National Basketball Association. July 8, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  12. "Rockets Sign Free Agent Jock Landale". www.nba.com. July 6, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  13. "Rockets pry Fred VanVleet away from Raptors". www.nba.com. July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  14. "Rockets Sign Free Agent Jeff Green". www.nba.com. July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  15. "Rockets Sign Free Agent Aaron Holiday". www.nba.com. July 10, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
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