The 2024–25 Houston Rockets season is the 58th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and 54th season in the city of Houston.[1]
| 2024–25 Houston Rockets season | |
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| Head coach | Ime Udoka |
| General manager | Rafael Stone |
| President | Gretchen Sheirr |
| Owner(s) | Tilman Fertitta |
| Arena | Toyota Center |
| Results | |
| Record | 12–6 (.667) |
| Place | Division: 1st (Southwest) Conference: 3rd (Western) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
| Local media | |
| Television | Space City Home Network |
| Radio | Sportstalk 790 |
Draft
edit| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College / Club |
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| 1 | 3 | Reed Sheppard | SG |  United States
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Kentucky |
| 2 | 44 | Pelle Larsson | SG |  Sweden
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Arizona |
The Rockets entered the draft (which was two days long instead of one day like it previously had been since the NBA draft was shortened down to two rounds in 1989) with a first-round pick and a second-round pick.[2]
Roster
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Standings
editDivision
edit| Southwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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| Houston Rockets | 12 | 6 | .667 | – | 8–3 | 4–3 | 4–1 | 18 |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 10 | 7 | .588 | 1.5 | 6–3 | 4–4 | 0–1 | 17 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 9 | 7 | .563 | 2.0 | 6–3 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 16 |
| San Antonio Spurs | 9 | 8 | .529 | 2.5 | 8–3 | 1–5 | 1–4 | 17 |
| New Orleans Pelicans | 4 | 13 | .235 | 7.5 | 3–6 | 1–7 | 0–1 | 17 |
Conference
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | Golden State Warriors * | 12 | 4 | .750 | – | 16 |
| 2 | Oklahoma City Thunder * | 12 | 4 | .750 | – | 16 |
| 3 | Houston Rockets * | 12 | 6 | .667 | 1.0 | 18 |
| 4 | Los Angeles Lakers | 10 | 6 | .625 | 2.0 | 16 |
| 5 | Denver Nuggets | 9 | 6 | .600 | 2.5 | 15 |
| 6 | Los Angeles Clippers | 10 | 7 | .588 | 2.5 | 17 |
| 7 | Memphis Grizzlies | 10 | 7 | .588 | 2.5 | 17 |
| 8 | Phoenix Suns | 9 | 7 | .563 | 3.0 | 16 |
| 9 | Dallas Mavericks | 9 | 7 | .563 | 3.0 | 16 |
| 10 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 8 | 7 | .533 | 3.5 | 15 |
| 11 | San Antonio Spurs | 9 | 8 | .529 | 3.5 | 17 |
| 12 | Sacramento Kings | 8 | 8 | .500 | 4.0 | 16 |
| 13 | Portland Trail Blazers | 7 | 10 | .412 | 5.5 | 17 |
| 14 | Utah Jazz | 4 | 12 | .250 | 8.0 | 16 |
| 15 | New Orleans Pelicans | 4 | 13 | .235 | 8.5 | 17 |
Game log
editPreseason
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Preseason: 3–1 (home: 2–0; road: 1–1)
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Regular season
edit| 2024–25 game log Total: 12–6 (Home: 8–3; Road: 4–3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October: 3–2 (home: 1–1; road: 2–1)
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November: 9–4 (home: 7–2; road: 2–2)
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December
: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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January
: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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February
: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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March
: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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April
: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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NBA Cup
editThe groups were revealed during the tournament announcement on July 12, 2024.[3][4]
West Group A
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
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| 1 | Houston Rockets | 2 | 2 | 0 | 241 | 192 | +49 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Los Angeles Clippers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 208 | 213 | −5 | Possible knockout stage based on ranking |
| 3 | Portland Trail Blazers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 210 | 224 | −14 | |
| 4 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 2 | 1 | 1 | 223 | 237 | −14 | |
| 5 | Sacramento Kings | 2 | 0 | 2 | 203 | 219 | −16 |
Transactions
editOverview
editTrades
edit| June 26, 2024[5] | To Houston Rockets 2025 PHX first-round pick swap right 2027 PHX first-round pick 2029 first-round pick 2029 first-round pick swap right |
To Brooklyn Nets 2025 BKN first-round pick swap right relinquished 2026 BKN first-round pick returned |
| June 27, 2024[6] | Three-team trade | |
| To Houston Rockets AJ Griffin (from Atlanta) |
To Atlanta Hawks Draft rights to Nikola Djurišić (No. 43) (from Miami) | |
| To Miami Heat Draft rights to Pelle Larsson (No. 44) (from Houston) Cash considerations (from Atlanta) | ||
Subtractions
edit| Date | Player | Reason left | New team | Ref. |
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| September 20, 2024 | AJ Griffin | Waived | — (Retired) | [7] |
References
edit- ^ "Houston Rockets Historical Statistics and All-Time Top Leaders". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
- ^ "2024 NBA Draft Order: Picks 1-58". NBA.com. May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
- ^ "NBA unveils new logo and game dates for Emirates NBA Cup 2024". NBA.com. July 11, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
- ^ "Emirates NBA Cup 2024: Group Draw Results". NBA.com. July 12, 2024. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ^ "Rockets Complete Trade with Brooklyn". NBA.com. June 26, 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ "Rockets Acquire AJ Griffin". NBA.com. June 27, 2024. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
- ^ Ward-Henninger, Colin (September 29, 2023). "Former NBA first-round pick A.J. Griffin explains why he 'gave up basketball to follow Jesus'". cbssports.com.