Houston Rockets Depth Chart 2026-27

Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Point Guard	F. VanVleet Rockets' Fred VanVleet: Strong showing in win over Warriors Fred VanVleet Rockets' Fred VanVleet: Strong showing in win over Warriors	M. Smart Rockets' Marcus Smart: Hit with three-game suspension Suspension: Expected to be out until at least Nov 18 Marcus Smart Rockets' Marcus Smart: Hit with three-game suspension Suspension: Expected to be out until at least Nov 18	A. Thompson Rockets' Amen Thompson: Delivers 19 points in Wednesday's win Amen Thompson Rockets' Amen Thompson: Delivers 19 points in Wednesday's win B. ThorntonBruce Thornton R. Sheppard Rockets' Reed Sheppard: Quiet stretch continues Reed Sheppard Rockets' Reed Sheppard: Quiet stretch continues B. BogdanovicBogdan Bogdanovic Q. CopelandQuadir Copeland
Shooting Guard	A. Thompson Rockets' Amen Thompson: Delivers 19 points in Wednesday's win Amen Thompson Rockets' Amen Thompson: Delivers 19 points in Wednesday's win	R. Sheppard Rockets' Reed Sheppard: Quiet stretch continues Reed Sheppard Rockets' Reed Sheppard: Quiet stretch continues	M. Smart Rockets' Marcus Smart: Hit with three-game suspension Suspension: Expected to be out until at least Nov 18 Marcus Smart Rockets' Marcus Smart: Hit with three-game suspension Suspension: Expected to be out until at least Nov 18 B. BogdanovicBogdan Bogdanovic T. Eason Rockets' Tari Eason: Quiet stretch continues Tari Eason Rockets' Tari Eason: Quiet stretch continues K. Durant Rockets' Kevin Durant: Pops for team-high 20 in win Kevin Durant Rockets' Kevin Durant: Pops for team-high 20 in win B. ThorntonBruce Thornton Q. CopelandQuadir Copeland
Small Forward	K. Durant Rockets' Kevin Durant: Pops for team-high 20 in win Kevin Durant Rockets' Kevin Durant: Pops for team-high 20 in win	B. BogdanovicBogdan Bogdanovic	T. Eason Rockets' Tari Eason: Quiet stretch continues Tari Eason Rockets' Tari Eason: Quiet stretch continues J. TateJae'Sean Tate J. SmithJabari Smith I. CrawfordIsaiah Crawford J. PhillipsJulian Phillips
Power Forward	J. SmithJabari Smith	T. Eason Rockets' Tari Eason: Quiet stretch continues Tari Eason Rockets' Tari Eason: Quiet stretch continues	J. TateJae'Sean Tate A. Sengun Rockets' Alperen Sengun: Double-doubles with nine dimes Alperen Sengun Rockets' Alperen Sengun: Double-doubles with nine dimes I. CrawfordIsaiah Crawford J. PhillipsJulian Phillips
Center	A. Sengun Rockets' Alperen Sengun: Double-doubles with nine dimes Alperen Sengun Rockets' Alperen Sengun: Double-doubles with nine dimes	S. Adams Calf: Expected to be out until at least Nov 15 Steven Adams Calf: Expected to be out until at least Nov 15	C. Capela Ankle: Expected to be out until at least Nov 15 Clint Capela Ankle: Expected to be out until at least Nov 15 J. SmithJabari Smith O. Tshiebwe Rockets' Oscar Tshiebwe: Cleared from injury report Oscar Tshiebwe Rockets' Oscar Tshiebwe: Cleared from injury report