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Houston Rockets Starting Lineup, Depth Chart and Injury Report

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2026–27 / DATA DESKSNAPSHOT
HOU

Western · Southwest

18roster entries
2026-27source season
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01 START WITH THE EVIDENCE

Houston Rockets roster

The Houston Rockets 2026-27 roster snapshot contains 18 players. ESPN source checked October 2, 2026; shirt numbers, positions, height and weight are source fields, not confirmation of a starting role.

2026-27 ROSTER SNAPSHOTESPN · checked October 2, 2026

18 players

28
C

Alperen Sengun

6' 11" · 243 lbs

1
G

Amen Thompson

6' 7" · 200 lbs

31
G

Bogdan Bogdanovic

6' 5" · 225 lbs

2
G

Bruce Thornton

6' 0" · 223 lbs

30
C

Clint Capela

6' 10" · 256 lbs

5
G

Fred VanVleet

6' 0" · 197 lbs

27
F

Isaiah Crawford

6' 6" · 220 lbs

10
F

Jabari Smith Jr.

6' 11" · 220 lbs

8
F

Jae'Sean Tate

6' 4" · 230 lbs

3
F

Julian Phillips

6' 6" · 198 lbs

7
F

Kevin Durant

6' 11" · 240 lbs

36
G

Marcus Smart

6' 3" · 220 lbs

9
C

Oscar Tshiebwe

6' 8" · 255 lbs

25
G

Quadir Copeland

6' 6" · 220 lbs

15
G

Reed Sheppard

6' 2" · 185 lbs

0
G

Sean Pedulla

6' 1" · 195 lbs

12
C

Steven Adams

6' 11" · 265 lbs

17
F

Tari Eason

6' 8" · 215 lbs

ROSTER ≠ STARTING FIVE

Position room.

Players are grouped by the source position and alphabetically within each group. This is not a coach's rotation order or a minutes-based projection.

C
  • Alperen Sengun
  • Clint Capela
  • Oscar Tshiebwe
  • Steven Adams
G
  • Amen Thompson
  • Bogdan Bogdanovic
  • Bruce Thornton
  • Fred VanVleet
  • Marcus Smart
  • Quadir Copeland
  • Reed Sheppard
  • Sean Pedulla
F
  • Isaiah Crawford
  • Jabari Smith Jr.
  • Jae'Sean Tate
  • Julian Phillips
  • Kevin Durant
  • Tari Eason

Upcoming games

Houston Rockets at Dallas MavericksVenetian Arena · City not supplied
Preseason
Dallas Mavericks at Houston RocketsVenetian Arena · City not supplied
Preseason
Oklahoma City Thunder at Houston RocketsToyota Center (Houston) · Houston
Preseason

Recent results

No completed games in this source snapshot.

The fetched schedule is preseason coverage. We have not filled missing results with previous-season scores.

02 THE DATA DESK

Inside the position room

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The Houston Rockets source roster contains 18 players in these position groups: C: 4 players; F: 6 players; G: 8 players. Entries retain the source positions and appear alphabetically; this is not a ranked rotation.

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03 THE DATA DESK

Availability and the starting five

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The Houston Rockets roster is a membership snapshot for 2026-27, retrieved October 2, 2026. No current game-day injury report or confirmed opening five is attached to it.

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04 THE DATA DESK

The next imported fixtures

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There are 3 upcoming fixtures displayed for Houston Rockets. This is a selection from the fetched schedule, not a complete season calendar. Match pages retain the opponent, venue and Eastern tip-off time.

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01Is this an official team page?

No. NBA-Lineups.com is independent of the NBA and its teams. Source roster entries are presented with their season and retrieval date. Team marks identify the teams discussed; they do not indicate sponsorship.

02Does the roster confirm the starters?

No. A roster lists team members and source positions. A starting five is selected for a specific game. We keep lineup positions Pending until a supported projection or a named confirmation source is available.

03Why is a depth order not shown?

The fetched source gives roster positions, not verified last-ten-game start and minutes totals. Players are therefore grouped by their supplied position and alphabetically within a group. That order must not be read as a coaching decision.

04When were these entries checked?

The roster and schedule snapshots were retrieved on October 2, 2026. The season is shown beside the roster. A page reload does not retrieve a newer source; any subsequent source update needs a new data build.

SOURCE NOTES

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ESPN team roster and schedule feeds, retrieved October 2, 2026. Opening-night fixtures: NBA 2026–27 schedule release. Team logos: NBA asset CDN.

This is a dated source snapshot. Automated live updates are not running in this preview.

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