2020–21 Houston Rockets season

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2020–21 Houston Rockets season
Head coachStephen Silas
General managerRafael Stone
Owner(s)Tilman Fertitta
ArenaToyota Center
Results
Record17–55 (.236)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Southwest)
Conference: 15th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionAT&T SportsNet Southwest
RadioSportstalk 790
< 2019–20 2021–22 >

The 2020–21 Houston Rockets season was the 54th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and their 50th in the Houston area.[1]

On September 13, Mike D'Antoni informed the Rockets that he would not return as head coach after coaching the team for four seasons.[2] On October 30, the Rockets hired Stephen Silas as their new head coach.[3] On October 15, Daryl Morey resigned from his position as general manager after thirteen years and Rafael Stone was named as his replacement.[4][5][6] For the first time since 2011–12, James Harden was not on the roster as he was traded to the Brooklyn Nets in a four-team deal; this reunited him with former Oklahoma City Thunder teammate Kevin Durant for the first time since the 2011–12 season.[7][8]

Without Harden and the majority of their players lost from last year’s team, the Rockets were no longer the same team as before. They got off to an 11–10 start, but their season effectively ended with a franchise worst 20–game losing streak, which tied for the 9th longest losing streak in NBA history and the longest since a record–setting 28–game losing streak from the Philadelphia 76ers between the late 2014–15 season and the early 2015–16 season.[9]

By April 22, the Rockets were officially eliminated from playoff contention, and missing the playoffs for the first time since the 2011–12 lockout season, and ending the NBA's longest active playoff streak at 8 straight years, as of the end of the season, the Portland Trail Blazers (who have made the playoffs every year since 2014) now hold the longest active playoff streak at 7 straight years.[10] The Rockets finished the season with an awful record of 17–55–the worst record in the league, the third-worst in franchise history, and their worst since a dreadful 14–win season in 1982–83. This season also marked the first time since the 2005–06 season that they have suffered a losing record, ending a streak of 15 straight years of finishing a season .500 or above.[11]

Draft[]

Main article: 2020 NBA draft

The Rockets did not hold any picks for the 2020 NBA draft. This was the fourth time in franchise history that they did not hold any picks in the draft; the last time was in 2019.

Roster[]

2020–21 Houston Rockets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
G 14 Augustin, D. J. 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1987-11-10 Texas
G 9 Bradley, Avery 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1990-11-26 Texas
G 7 Brooks, Armoni (TW) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1998-06-05 Houston
G/F 0 Brown, Sterling 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 219 lb (99 kg) 1995-02-10 SMU
G 5 Exum, Dante Injured 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1995-07-13 Australia
G 10 Gordon, Eric Injured 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1988-12-25 Indiana
G/F 4 House, Danuel 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1993-06-07 Texas A&M
F 33 Lamb, Anthony (TW) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 1998-01-20 Vermont
F 6 Martin, Kenyon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2001-01-06 IMG Academy (FL)
G/F 2 Nwaba, David Injured 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 219 lb (99 kg) 1993-01-14 Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
F/C 41 Olynyk, Kelly 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1991-04-19 Gonzaga
G/F 3 Porter, Kevin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 2000-05-04 Southern California
F 23 Reynolds, Cameron 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1995-02-07 Tulane
F 8 Tate, Jae'Sean 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1995-10-28 Ohio State
G 20 Thomas, Khyri 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1996-05-08 Creighton
G 1 Wall, John Injured 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1990-09-06 Kentucky
F 00 Wilson, D. J. 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 231 lb (105 kg) 1996-02-19 Michigan
C 35 Wood, Christian 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1995-09-27 UNLV
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: May 19, 2021

Standings[]

Division[]

Southwest Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
y – Dallas Mavericks 42 30 .583 10.0 21–15 21–15 7–5 72
x – Memphis Grizzlies 38 34 .528 14.0 18–18 20–16 6–6 72
San Antonio Spurs 33 39 .458 19.0 14–22 19–17 6–6 72
New Orleans Pelicans 31 41 .431 21.0 18–18 13–23 6–6 72
Houston Rockets 17 55 .236 35.0 9–27 8–28 5–7 72

Conference[]

Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 z – Utah Jazz * 52 20 .722 – 72
2 y – Phoenix Suns * 51 21 .708 1.0 72
3 x – Denver Nuggets 47 25 .653 5.0 72
4 x – Los Angeles Clippers 47 25 .653 5.0 72
5 y – Dallas Mavericks * 42 30 .583 10.0 72
6 x – Portland Trail Blazers 42 30 .583 10.0 72
7 x – Los Angeles Lakers 42 30 .583 10.0 72
8 x – Memphis Grizzlies 38 34 .528 14.0 72
9 Golden State Warriors 39 33 .542 13.0 72
10 San Antonio Spurs 33 39 .458 19.0 72
11 New Orleans Pelicans 31 41 .431 21.0 72
12 Sacramento Kings 31 41 .431 21.0 72
13 Minnesota Timberwolves 23 49 .319 29.0 72
14 Oklahoma City Thunder 22 50 .306 30.0 72
15 Houston Rockets 17 55 .236 35.0 72

Notes

  • z – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs
  • y – Clinched division title
  • x – Clinched playoff spot
  • * – Division leader

Game log[]

Preseason[]

2020 preseason game log
Total: 3–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–1)
Preseason: 3–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 December 11 @ Chicago W 125–104 Bruno Caboclo (17) Bruno Caboclo (7) John Wall (9) United Center 1–0
2 December 13 @ Chicago L 91–104 John Wall (21) DeMarcus Cousins (6) John Wall (4) United Center 1–1
3 December 15 San Antonio W 112–98 John Wall (15) DeMarcus Cousins (11) James Harden (4) Toyota Center 2–1
4 December 17 San Antonio W 128–106 Christian Wood (27) Christian Wood (10) James Harden (9) Toyota Center 3–1
2020–21 season schedule

Regular season[]

2020–21 game log
Total: 17–55 (Home: 9–27; Road: 8–28)
December: 1–2 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
– December 23 Oklahoma City Postponed (COVID-19) (Makeup date: March 21)
1 December 26 @ Portland L 126–128 (OT) James Harden (44) Christian Wood (13) James Harden (17) Moda Center
0 		0–1
2 December 28 @ Denver L 111–124 James Harden (34) Jae'Sean Tate (7) James Harden (8) Ball Arena
0 		0–2
3 December 31 Sacramento W 122–119 James Harden (33) Christian Wood (12) John Wall (9) Toyota Center
0 		1–2
January: 8–7 (Home: 3–4; Road: 5–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
4 January 2 Sacramento W 102–94 John Wall (28) Christian Wood (15) John Wall (6) Toyota Center
0 		2–2
5 January 4 Dallas L 100–113 Christian Wood (23) Christian Wood (7) James Harden (10) Toyota Center
0 		2–3
6 January 6 @ Indiana L 107–114 John Wall (28) DeMarcus Cousins (14) James Harden (12) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
0 		2–4
7 January 8 Orlando W 132–90 Christian Wood (22) Christian Wood (15) James Harden (13) Toyota Center
0 		3–4
8 January 10 L. A. Lakers L 102–120 Christian Wood (23) John Wall (10) James Harden (9) Toyota Center
0 		3–5
9 January 12 L. A. Lakers L 100–117 Christian Wood (18) DeMarcus Cousins (10) James Harden (7) Toyota Center
0 		3–6
10 January 14 @ San Antonio W 109–105 Christian Wood (27) Christian Wood (15) Jae'Sean Tate (10) AT&T Center
0 		4–6
11 January 16 @ San Antonio L 91–103 Jones, Wood (24) Christian Wood (18) Jae'Sean Tate (5) AT&T Center
0 		4–7
12 January 18 @ Chicago L 120–125 Victor Oladipo (32) Christian Wood (9) Victor Oladipo (9) United Center
0 		4–8
13 January 20 Phoenix L 103–109 Gordon, Oladipo (22) Christian Wood (11) Victor Oladipo (6) Toyota Center
0 		4–9
14 January 22 @ Detroit W 103–102 Eric Gordon (20) DeMarcus Cousins (15) DeMarcus Cousins (7) Little Caesars Arena
0 		5–9
15 January 23 @ Dallas W 133–108 Eric Gordon (33) DeMarcus Cousins (17) John Wall (8) American Airlines Center
0 		6–9
16 January 26 @ Washington W 107–88 John Wall (24) DeMarcus Cousins (11) John Wall (5) Toyota Center
2,996 		7–9
17 January 28 Portland W 104–101 Victor Oladipo (25) Christian Wood (12) John Wall (6) Toyota Center
3,154 		8–9
18 January 30 @ New Orleans W 126–112 Christian Wood (27) Tate, Wood (9) John Wall (9) Smoothie King Center
1,440 		9–9
February: 2–12 (Home: 0–4; Road: 2–8)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
19 February 1 @ Oklahoma City W 136–106 Eric Gordon (25) Christian Wood (11) Victor Oladipo (7) Chesapeake Energy Arena
0 		10–9
20 February 3 @ Oklahoma City L 87–104 Eric Gordon (22) Brown, Wood (6) Eric Gordon (4) Chesapeake Energy Arena
0 		10–10
21 February 4 @ Memphis W 113–105 John Wall (22) P. J. Tucker (8) John Wall (8) FedExForum
0 		11–10
22 February 6 San Antonio L 106–111 John Wall (27) DeMarcus Cousins (11) Victor Oladipo (5) Toyota Center
0 		11–11
23 February 8 @ Charlotte L 94–119 Victor Oladipo (21) DeMarcus Cousins (9) Victor Oladipo (6) Spectrum Center
0 		11–12
24 February 9 @ New Orleans L 101–130 John Wall (25) Cousins, Tate (7) John Wall (6) Smoothie King Center
1,900 		11–13
25 February 11 Miami L 94–101 Gordon, Wall (17) DeMarcus Cousins (11) John Wall (7) Toyota Center
3,251 		11–14
26 February 13 @ New York L 99–121 John Wall (26) DeMarcus Cousins (10) Eric Gordon (6) Madison Square Garden
0 		11–15
27 February 15 @ Washington L 119–131 John Wall (29) David Nwaba (11) John Wall (11) Capital One Arena
0 		11–16
28 February 17 @ Philadelphia L 113–118 John Wall (28) David Nwaba (10) Eric Gordon (6) Wells Fargo Center
0 		11–17
– February 19 Dallas Postponed (winter storm) (Makeup date: April 7)
– February 20 Indiana Postponed (winter storm) (Makeup date: April 14)
29 February 22 Chicago L 100–120 David Nwaba (22) David Nwaba (9) John Wall (7) Toyota Center
3,025 		11–18
30 February 24 @ Cleveland L 96–112 John Wall (20) Tate, Tucker (7) Victor Oladipo (5) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
2,720 		11–19
31 February 26 @ Toronto L 111–122 Victor Oladipo (27) Sterling Brown (10) John Wall (12) Amalie Arena
0 		11–20
32 February 28 Memphis L 84–133 Tate, Wall (14) Sterling Brown (6) Sterling Brown (3) Toyota Center
3,284 		11–21
March: 2–13 (Home: 1–9; Road: 1–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
33 March 1 Cleveland L 90–101 John Wall (32) Justin Patton (6) John Wall (5) Toyota Center
3,046 		11–22
34 March 3 Brooklyn L 114–132 John Wall (36) Jae'Sean Tate (10) Oladipo, Wall (5) Toyota Center
3,615 		11–23
35 March 11 @ Sacramento L 105–125 Victor Oladipo (23) Sterling Brown (10) Kevin Porter Jr. (10) Golden 1 Center
0 		11–24
36 March 12 @ Utah L 99–114 Kevin Porter Jr. (27) Kenyon Martin Jr. (10) Kevin Porter Jr. (8) Vivint Arena
5,546 		11–25
37 March 14 Boston L 107–134 Victor Oladipo (26) David Nwaba (7) Kevin Porter Jr. (7) Toyota Center
3,264 		11–26
38 March 16 Atlanta L 107–119 Victor Oladipo (34) Sterling Brown (11) Kevin Porter Jr. (8) Toyota Center
3,069 		11–27
39 March 17 Golden State L 94–108 Kevin Porter Jr. (25) Lamb, Martin Jr., Wood (9) Kevin Porter Jr. (7) Toyota Center
3,259 		11–28
40 March 19 Detroit L 100–113 John Wall (21) Christian Wood (11) John Wall (7) Toyota Center
3,061 		11–29
41 March 21 Oklahoma City L 112–114 Christian Wood (27) Jae'Sean Tate (9) John Wall (7) Toyota Center
3,297 		11–30
42 March 22 Toronto W 117–99 Jae'Sean Tate (22) John Wall (11) John Wall (10) Toyota Center
2,965 		12–30
43 March 24 Charlotte L 97–122 John Wall (20) Christian Wood (10) Wall, Augustin (7) Toyota Center
3,163 		12–31
44 March 26 @ Minnesota L 101–107 Christian Wood (24) Sterling Brown (11) John Wall (15) Target Center
0 		12–32
45 March 27 @ Minnesota W 129–107 Kevin Porter Jr. (25) Jae'Sean Tate (9) John Wall (12) Target Center
0 		13–32
46 March 29 Memphis L 110–120 Kelly Olynyk (25) Kelly Olynyk (9) John Wall (8) Toyota Center
3,319 		13–33
47 March 31 @ Brooklyn L 108–120 Kevin Porter Jr. (20) Christian Wood (8) Kevin Porter Jr. (6) Barclays Center
1,773 		13–34
April: 3–13 (Home: 2–7; Road: 1–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
48 April 2 @ Boston L 102–118 Christian Wood (19) Christian Wood (10) Kevin Porter Jr. (8) TD Garden
0 		13–35
49 April 4 New Orleans L 115–122 Kelly Olynyk (26) Christian Wood (12) Augustin, Porter Jr. (5) Toyota Center
3,268 		13–36
50 April 5 Phoenix L 130–133 Christian Wood (23) Kevin Porter Jr. (9) Kevin Porter Jr. (8) Toyota Center
3,093 		13–37
51 April 7 Dallas W 102–93 John Wall (31) Kelly Olynyk (18) John Wall (7) Toyota Center
3,399 		14–37
52 April 9 @ L. A. Clippers L 109–126 Christian Wood (23) Kelly Olynyk (11) Kevin Porter Jr. (13) Staples Center
0 		14–38
53 April 10 @ Golden State L 109–125 John Wall (30) Tate, Olynyk (11) John Wall (7) Chase Center
0 		14–39
54 April 12 @ Phoenix L 109–125 Christian Wood (25) Christian Wood (15) Kevin Porter Jr. (14) Phoenix Suns Arena
4,145 		14–40
55 April 14 Indiana L 124–132 John Wall (31) Christian Wood (13) John Wall (9) Toyota Center
3,293 		14–41
56 April 16 Denver L 99–128 Kelly Olynyk (23) Kenyon Martin Jr. (7) Kevin Porter Jr. (5) Toyota Center
3,342 		14–42
57 April 18 @ Orlando W 114–110 Christian Wood (25) Christian Wood (10) Kevin Porter Jr. (7) Toyota Center
3,772 		15–42
58 April 19 @ Miami L 91–113 Porter Jr., Wood (18) Kelly Olynyk (8) John Wall (6) American Airlines Arena
0 		15–43
59 April 21 Utah L 89–112 John Wall (21) Armoni Brooks (10) John Wall (6) Toyota Center
3,253 		15–44
60 April 23 L. A. Clippers L 104–109 John Wall (27) Christian Wood (19) John Wall (13) Toyota Center
3,313 		15–45
61 April 24 @ Denver L 116–129 D.J. Wilson (25) Olynyk, Wilson (8) Kelly Olynyk (11) Ball Arena
4,035 		15–46
62 April 27 Minnesota L 107–114 Kelly Olynyk (28) Christian Wood (18) Olynyk, Porter Jr., Wood (5) Toyota Center
3,225 		15–47
63 April 29 Milwaukee W 143–136 Kevin Porter Jr. (50) Kelly Olynyk (13) Kevin Porter Jr. (11) Toyota Center
3,232 		16–47
May: 1–8 (Home: 1–3; Road: 0–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
64 May 1 Golden State L 87–113 Martin Jr., Porter Jr. (16) Martin Jr., Olynyk (9) Kevin Porter Jr. (6) Toyota Center
3,702 		16–48
65 May 2 New York L 97–122 Christian Wood (19) Kelly Olynyk (10) Kelly Olynyk (7) Toyota Center
3,431 		16–49
66 May 5 Philadelphia L 115–135 Kelly Olynyk (27) Kelly Olynyk (11) Kelly Olynyk (8) Toyota Center
3,583 		16–50
67 May 7 @ Milwaukee L 133–141 Kenyon Martin Jr. (26) Kelly Olynyk (12) House Jr., Martin Jr., Olynyk (7) Fiserv Forum
3,280 		16–51
68 May 8 @ Utah L 116–124 Martin Jr., Thomas (27) Kenyon Martin Jr. (10) Jae'Sean Tate (10) Vivint Arena
6,506 		16–52
69 May 10 @ Portland L 129–140 Augustin, Olynyk (21) Kenyon Martin Jr. (9) Jae'Sean Tate (9) Moda Center
1,939 		16–53
70 May 12 @ L. A. Lakers L 122–124 Brooks, Olynyk (24) Kenyon Martin Jr. (10) Khyri Thomas (11) Staples Center
4,087 		16–54
71 May 14 L. A. Clippers W 122–115 Olynyk, Tate (20) Martin Jr., Olynyk (9) Kelly Olynyk (11) Toyota Center
3,803 		17–54
72 May 16 @ Atlanta L 95–124 Augustin, Brooks (18) Cameron Oliver (12) Augustin, Tate (5) State Farm Arena
3,045 		17–55
2020–21 season schedule

Player statistics[]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

After all games.[12]

Houston Rockets statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
D. J. Augustin≠ 20 6 20.8 .424 .386 .907 2.2 3.9 .4 .0 10.6
Avery Bradley≠ 17 5 23.0 .314 .270 .833 2.3 1.9 .8 .1 5.2
Armoni Brooks≠ 20 5 26.0 .406 .382 .583 3.4 1.5 .6 .3 11.2
Sterling Brown 51 14 24.1 .448 .423 .806 4.4 1.4 .7 .2 8.2
Bruno Caboclo‡ 6 0 6.0 .471 .000 .500 2.3 .2 .0 .3 2.8
DeMarcus Cousins‡ 25 11 20.2 .376 .336 .746 7.6 2.4 .8 .7 9.6
Eric Gordon 27 13 29.2 .433 .329 .825 2.1 2.6 .5 .5 17.8
James Harden† 8 8 36.3 .444 .347 .883 5.1 10.4 .9 .8 24.8
Danuel House 36 23 25.9 .404 .346 .651 3.7 1.9 .6 .4 8.8
DaQuan Jeffries‡ 13 3 20.1 .413 .282 1.000 3.2 1.2 .6 .5 4.9
Mason Jones‡ 26 1 11.8 .412 .359 .614 2.0 1.5 .2 .0 5.8
Rodions Kurucs† 11 0 6.8 .238 .133 .500 1.0 .4 .5 .4 1.2
Anthony Lamb≠ 24 3 17.3 .390 .324 .857 2.9 1.0 .3 .2 5.5
Kenyon Martin 45 8 23.7 .509 .365 .714 5.4 1.1 .7 .9 9.3
Ben McLemore‡ 32 4 16.8 .357 .331 .719 2.1 .9 .6 .1 7.4
David Nwaba 30 9 22.6 .486 .270 .691 3.9 1.0 1.0 .7 9.2
Victor Oladipo† 20 20 33.5 .407 .320 .783 4.8 5.0 1.2 .5 21.2
Cameron Oliver≠ 4 0 21.8 .576 .308 .250 5.3 1.3 .5 1.0 10.8
Kelly Olynyk≠ 27 24 31.1 .545 .392 .844 8.4 4.1 1.4 .6 19.0
Justin Patton‡ 13 6 19.0 .414 .265 .750 3.8 1.1 .9 1.1 5.4
Kevin Porter≠ 26 23 32.1 .426 .311 .734 3,8 6.3 .7 .3 16.6
Cameron Reynolds≠ 2 0 17.0 .313 .250 .000 2.5 1.0 .0 .0 6.5
Ray Spalding‡ 2 0 9.5 .500 .000 .000 2.0 .0 .0 1.0 2.0
Jae'Sean Tate 70 58 29.2 .506 .308 .694 5.3 2.5 1.2 .5 11.3
Brodric Thomas‡ 4 0 6.0 .286 .167 .714 1.0 1.0 .3 .3 2.5
Khyri Thomas≠ 5 2 30.6 .485 .333 1.000 3.6 5.0 1.8 1.2 16.4
P. J. Tucker† 32 32 30.0 .366 .314 .783 3.6 4.6 .9 .6 4.4
John Wall 40 40 32.2 .404 .317 .749 3.2 6.9 1.1 .8 20.6
D. J. Wilson≠ 23 1 14.3 .416 .339 .696 3.8 .9 .4 .5 6.1
Christian Wood 41 41 32.3 .514 .374 .631 9.6 1.7 .8 1.2 21.0


‡Waived during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season

Transactions[]

Main article: List of 2020–21 NBA season transactions

Trades[]

November 22, 2020[13] To Houston Rockets
Trevor Ariza
Draft rights to Isaiah Stewart
2021 first-round pick 		To Portland Trail Blazers
Robert Covington
November 24, 2020[14] To Houston Rockets
Christian Wood (sign and trade)
2021 first-round pick
2021 second-round pick 		To Detroit Pistons
Trevor Ariza
Draft rights to Isaiah Stewart
2027 second-round pick
Cash considerations
November 25, 2020[15] To Houston Rockets
Draft rights to Kenyon Martin Jr. 		To Sacramento Kings
2021 second-round pick
Cash considerations
November 27, 2020[16] To Houston Rockets
Draft rights to Issuf Sanon 		To New York Knicks
Austin Rivers (sign and trade)
Draft rights to Tadija Dragićević
Draft rights to Axel Hervelle
Draft rights to Sergio Llull
December 2, 2020[17] To Houston Rockets
John Wall
2023 first-round pick 		To Washington Wizards
Russell Westbrook
January 13, 2021[18]
(Four-team trade) 		To Houston Rockets
Victor Oladipo
Dante Exum
Rodions Kurucs
2022 first round pick
2022 first round pick
2024 first round pick
2026 first round pick
2021 first round pick swap
2023 first round pick swap
2025 first round pick swap
2027 first round pick swap 		To Brooklyn Nets
James Harden
2024 second round pick
To Indiana Pacers
Caris LeVert
2023 second round pick
2024 second round pick
Cash considerations 		To Cleveland Cavaliers
Jarrett Allen
Taurean Prince
Draft rights to Sasha Vezenkov
January 22, 2021[19] To Houston Rockets
Kevin Porter Jr. 		To Cleveland Cavaliers
2024 second-round pick
March 19, 2021[20] To Houston Rockets
D. J. Augustin
D. J. Wilson
2021 first-round pick
2023 first-round pick 		To Milwaukee Bucks
P. J. Tucker
Rodions Kurucs
2021 second-round pick
2022 first-round pick
March 25, 2021[21] To Houston Rockets
Avery Bradley
Kelly Olynyk
2022 first-round pick 		To Miami Heat
Victor Oladipo

Free agency[]

Re-signed[]

Player Signed
Bruno Caboclo 2-year contract worth $4.3 million

Additions[]

Player Signed Former team
Mason Jones Two-way contract / 10-day contract Arkansas Razorbacks
Kenny Wooten Claimed off waivers New York Knicks
Sterling Brown 1-year contract worth $1.6 million Milwaukee Bucks
Jae'Sean Tate 2-year contract worth $2.9 million Australia Sydney Kings
Brodric Thomas Exhibit 10 contract / Two-way contract Truman Bulldogs
Trevelin Queen Exhibit 10 contract New Mexico State Aggies
Jerian Grant 1-year contract worth $1.8 million Washington Wizards
Gerald Green 1-year contract worth $2.5 million Denver Nuggets
DeMarcus Cousins 1-year contract worth $2.3 million Los Angeles Lakers
Trey Mourning Exhibit 10 contract Sioux Falls Skyforce
William McDowell-White Two-way contract Germany Brose Bamberg
Josh Reaves Exhibit 10 contract Dallas Mavericks
Ray Spalding Two-way contract Charlotte Hornets
Justin Patton Two-way contract Westchester Knicks
Anthony Lamb Two-way contract Rio Grande Valley Vipers
Armoni Brooks Two-way contract Rio Grande Valley Vipers
DaQuan Jeffries Claimed off waivers Sacramento Kings
Khyri Thomas 10-day contract / 3-year contract worth $5.8 million Austin Spurs
Cameron Oliver 10-day contract Australia Cairns Taipans
Cameron Reynolds 10-day contract San Antonio Spurs

Subtractions[]

Player Reason left New team
Jerian Grant Waived Greece Promitheas Patras B.C.
Trevelin Queen Waived Rio Grande Valley Vipers
Josh Reaves Waived Rio Grande Valley Vipers
William McDowell-White Waived Rio Grande Valley Vipers
Gerald Green Waived —
Trey Mourning Waived —
Bruno Caboclo Waived France Limoges CSP
DeMarcus Cousins Waived Los Angeles Clippers
Mason Jones Waived Philadelphia 76ers
Ray Spalding Waived —
Justin Patton Waived —
Ben McLemore Waived Los Angeles Lakers
DaQuan Jeffries Waived / Claimed off waivers San Antonio Spurs
Cameron Oliver Contract expired Australia Cairns Taipans

Awards[]

Jae'Sean Tate was the only player to have been named to an all-NBA team as an All-Rookie First Team Player.

References[]

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