2017–18 Houston Rockets season

The 2017–18 Houston Rockets season was the 51st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and their 47th in the Houston area.^[1] The Rockets acquired star point guard Chris Paul from the Los Angeles Clippers due to a multitude of trades after the 2017 NBA draft on June 28, 2017, as well as for being the team's first under current owner Tilman Fertitta. The Rockets also broke their franchise record for most wins in a season with their 59th win against the New Orleans Pelicans, eventually totalling 65 wins on the season. With a loss by the Warriors on March 29, the Rockets clinched the No. 1 seed for the first time in franchise history, which then followed to clinch the best record in this season following a Raptors loss against the Celtics.^[2]

2017–18 Houston Rockets season
Division champions
Head coach	Mike D'Antoni
General manager	Daryl Morey
Owner(s)	Tilman Fertitta
Arena	Toyota Center
Results
Record	65–17 (.793)
Place	Division: 1st (Southwest) Conference: 1st (Western)
Playoff finish	Western Conference Finals (lost to Warriors 3–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	AT&T SportsNet Southwest
Radio	Sportstalk 790
< 2016–17 2018–19 >

In the playoffs, the Rockets defeated the 8th-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves in the First round in five games, advancing to the conference semifinals, where they defeated the Utah Jazz in five games. They lost the conference finals to the eventual NBA champion Golden State Warriors in seven games. During game seven of that series, with the chance to go to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1995, the Rockets lost 101–92 and set an NBA Playoff record by missing 27 straight 3-point shots.^[3][4]

Draft picks

Main article: 2017 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College / Club
2	43	Isaiah Hartenstein	PF/C	Germany	Žalgiris Kaunas (Lithuania)

Roster

2017–18 Houston Rockets roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From F 33 Anderson, Ryan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1988–05–06 California G/F 1 Ariza, Trevor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1985–06–30 UCLA F/C 28 Black, Tarik 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1991–11–22 Kansas G 26 Brown, Markel (TW) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1992–01–29 Oklahoma State C 15 Capela, Clint 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1994–05–18 INSEP G 10 Gordon, Eric 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1988–12–25 Indiana G/F 14 Green, Gerald 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1986–01–26 Gulf Shores Academy (TX) G 13 Harden, James 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1989–08–26 Arizona State G 2 Hunter, R. J. (TW) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1993–10–24 Georgia State G 55 Jackson, Aaron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1986–05–06 Duquesne G/F 7 Johnson, Joe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1981–06–29 Arkansas F 12 Mbah a Moute, Luc 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1986–09–09 UCLA F/C 42 Nenê 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1982–09–13 Brazil C 21 Onuaku, Chinanu 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1996–11–01 Louisville G 3 Paul, Chris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1985–05–06 Wake Forest F 4 Tucker, P. J. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1985–05–05 Texas F/C 9 Zhou Qi 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1996–01–16 China	Head coach Mike D'Antoni Assistant coach(es) Jeff Bzdelik Josh Oppenheimer Brett Gunning Roy Rogers John Lucas (player development) Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate (TW) Two-way affiliate player   Injured Roster Last transaction: 2018–04–29

Standings

Division

Southwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
z – Houston Rockets	65	17	.793	–	34‍–‍7	31‍–‍10	12–4	82
x – New Orleans Pelicans	48	34	.585	17.0	24‍–‍17	24‍–‍17	9–7	82
x – San Antonio Spurs	47	35	.573	18.0	33‍–‍8	14‍–‍27	9–7	82
Dallas Mavericks	24	58	.293	41.0	15‍–‍26	9‍–‍32	5–11	82
Memphis Grizzlies	22	60	.268	43.0	16‍–‍25	6‍–‍35	5–11	82

Conference

Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	z – Houston Rockets *	65	17	.793	–	82
2	y – Golden State Warriors *	58	24	.707	7.0	82
3	y – Portland Trail Blazers *	49	33	.598	16.0	82
4	x – Oklahoma City Thunder	48	34	.585	17.0	82
5	x – Utah Jazz	48	34	.585	17.0	82
6	x – New Orleans Pelicans	48	34	.585	17.0	82
7	x – San Antonio Spurs	47	35	.573	18.0	82
8	x – Minnesota Timberwolves	47	35	.573	18.0	82
9	Denver Nuggets	46	36	.561	19.0	82
10	Los Angeles Clippers	42	40	.512	23.0	82
11	Los Angeles Lakers	35	47	.427	30.0	82
12	Sacramento Kings	27	55	.329	38.0	82
13	Dallas Mavericks	24	58	.293	41.0	82
14	Memphis Grizzlies	22	60	.268	43.0	82
15	Phoenix Suns	21	61	.256	44.0	82

Game log

Preseason

2017 pre-season game log Total: 4–1 (home: 1–1; road: 3–0)
Pre-season: 4–1 (home: 1–1; road: 3–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 3 @ Oklahoma City W 104–97 Eric Gordon (21) Mbah a Moute, Tucker (7) James Harden (10) BOK Center 17,733 1–0 2 October 5 Shanghai Sharks W 144–82 Trevor Ariza (18) Clint Capela (11) Chris Paul (12) Toyota Center 16,012 2–0 3 October 9 @ New York W 117–95 James Harden (36) Capela, Harden (9) James Harden (11) Madison Square Garden N/A 3–0 4 October 11 @ Memphis W 101–89 James Harden (18) Capela, Tucker (9) James Harden (9) FedExForum 13,212 4–0 5 October 13 San Antonio L 97–106 Eric Gordon (27) Clint Capela (12) James Harden (11) Toyota Center 17,445 4–1
2017–18 season schedule

Regular season

2017–18 game log Total: 65–17 (home: 34–7; road: 31–10)
October: 5–3 (home: 1–2; road: 4–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 17 @ Golden State W 122–121 James Harden (27) Anderson, Paul (8) Chris Paul (11) Oracle Arena 19,596 1–0 2 October 18 @ Sacramento W 105–100 James Harden (27) Clint Capela (17) James Harden (9) Golden 1 Center 17,583 2–0 3 October 21 Dallas W 107–91 James Harden (29) Anderson, Capela (10) James Harden (7) Toyota Center 18,055 3–0 4 October 23 Memphis L 90–98 Eric Gordon (27) P. J. Tucker (8) James Harden (8) Toyota Center 17,129 3–1 5 October 25 @ Philadelphia W 105–104 Eric Gordon (29) Clint Capela (20) James Harden (13) Wells Fargo Center 20,682 4–1 6 October 27 @ Charlotte W 109–93 James Harden (27) James Harden (10) James Harden (11) Spectrum Center 17,339 5–1 7 October 28 @ Memphis L 89–103 Ryan Anderson (22) Clint Capela (12) James Harden (8) FedExForum 17,033 5–2 8 October 30 Philadelphia L 107–115 James Harden (29) Clint Capela (15) James Harden (7) Toyota Center 16,714 5–3
November : 12–1 (home: 7–1; road: 5–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 9 November 1 @ New York W 119–97 James Harden (31) Clint Capela (13) James Harden (9) Madison Square Garden 18,320 6–3 10 November 3 @ Atlanta W 119–104 James Harden (29) Ryan Anderson (8) James Harden (11) Philips Arena 14,087 7–3 11 November 5 Utah W 137–110 James Harden (56) P. J. Tucker (9) James Harden (13) Toyota Center 16,914 8–3 12 November 9 Cleveland W 117–113 James Harden (35) Clint Capela (13) James Harden (13) Toyota Center 18,055 9–3 13 November 11 Memphis W 111–96 James Harden (38) Clint Capela (14) James Harden (8) Toyota Center 18,055 10–3 14 November 12 @ Indiana W 118–95 James Harden (26) Clint Capela (17) James Harden (15) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 15,581 11–3 15 November 14 Toronto L 113–129 James Harden (38) Clint Capela (11) James Harden (11) Toyota Center 18,055 11–4 16 November 16 @ Phoenix W 142–116 James Harden (48) Clint Capela (10) Chris Paul (10) Talking Stick Resort Arena 16,875 12–4 17 November 18 @ Memphis W 105–83 James Harden (29) Clint Capela (13) James Harden (7) FedExForum 17,266 13–4 18 November 22 Denver W 125–95 Trevor Ariza (25) P. J. Tucker (11) Chris Paul (12) Toyota Center 18,055 14–4 19 November 25 New York W 117–102 James Harden (37) Clint Capela (15) Chris Paul (13) Toyota Center 18,055 15–4 20 November 27 Brooklyn W 117–103 James Harden (37) James Harden (10) Chris Paul (14) Toyota Center 16,189 16–4 21 November 29 Indiana W 118–97 James Harden (29) Clint Capela (13) James Harden (10) Toyota Center 16,760 17–4
December : 9–5 (home: 6–2; road: 3–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 22 December 3 @ L.A. Lakers W 118–95 James Harden (36) Clint Capela (13) James Harden (9) Staples Center 18,997 18–4 23 December 7 @ Utah W 112–101 James Harden (29) Chris Paul (9) Chris Paul (13) Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306 19–4 24 December 9 @ Portland W 124–117 James Harden (48) Clint Capela (10) Chris Paul (7) Moda Center 19,503 20–4 25 December 11 New Orleans W 130–123 Clint Capela (28) Chris Paul (9) James Harden (17) Toyota Center 18,055 21–4 26 December 13 Charlotte W 108–96 Chris Paul (31) Clint Capela (11) Chris Paul (11) Toyota Center 16,509 22–4 27 December 15 San Antonio W 124–109 Harden, Paul (28) Anderson, Capela (10) Chris Paul (8) Toyota Center 18,055 23–4 28 December 16 Milwaukee W 115–111 James Harden (31) P. J. Tucker (10) Chris Paul (6) Toyota Center 18,055 24–4 29 December 18 Utah W 120–99 Eric Gordon (33) Clint Capela (20) Chris Paul (6) Toyota Center 18,055 25–4 30 December 20 L.A. Lakers L 116–122 James Harden (51) Trevor Ariza (11) James Harden (9) Toyota Center 18,055 25–5 31 December 22 L.A. Clippers L 118–128 James Harden (51) Anderson, Tucker (10) James Harden (8) Toyota Center 18,055 25–6 32 December 25 @ Oklahoma City L 107–112 James Harden (29) Clint Capela (10) James Harden (14) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 25–7 33 December 28 @ Boston L 98–99 James Harden (34) P. J. Tucker (10) James Harden (9) TD Garden 18,624 25–8 34 December 29 @ Washington L 103–121 James Harden (20) Ryan Anderson (12) Chris Paul (6) Capital One Arena 20,356 25–9 35 December 31 L.A. Lakers W 148–142 (2OT) James Harden (40) Tarik Black (9) James Harden (11) Toyota Center 18,179 26–9
January : 10–4 (home: 6–1; road: 4–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 36 January 3 @ Orlando W 116–98 Gerald Green (27) Clint Capela (8) Chris Paul (13) Amway Center 18,588 27–9 37 January 4 Golden State L 114–124 Eric Gordon (30) Clint Capela (10) Chris Paul (9) Toyota Center 18,055 27–10 38 January 6 @ Detroit L 101–108 Chris Paul (16) Clint Capela (11) Chris Paul (13) Little Caesars Arena 18,046 27–11 39 January 8 @ Chicago W 116–107 Gordon, Paul (24) Clint Capela (16) Gordon, Paul (9) United Center 17,462 28–11 40 January 10 Portland W 121–112 Chris Paul (37) Clint Capela (9) Chris Paul (11) Toyota Center 18,055 29–11 41 January 12 @ Phoenix W 112–95 Chris Paul (25) Clint Capela (16) Chris Paul (6) Talking Stick Resort Arena 18,055 30–11 42 January 15 @ L.A. Clippers L 102–113 Gordon, Paul (19) Capela, Tucker (7) Chris Paul (7) Staples Center 17,622 30–12 43 January 18 Minnesota W 116–98 Eric Gordon (30) P. J. Tucker (9) Chris Paul (9) Toyota Center 18,055 31–12 44 January 20 Golden State W 116–108 Chris Paul (33) Ryan Anderson (13) James Harden (8) Toyota Center 18,055 32–12 45 January 22 Miami W 99–90 James Harden (28) Clint Capela (8) Chris Paul (6) Toyota Center 18,055 33–12 46 January 24 @ Dallas W 104–97 James Harden (25) Clint Capela (13) James Harden (13) American Airlines Center 19,378 34–12 47 January 26 @ New Orleans L 113–115 Chris Paul (38) Clint Capela (10) James Harden (11) Smoothie King Center 17,186 34–13 48 January 28 Phoenix W 113–102 James Harden (27) Clint Capela (11) James Harden (8) Toyota Center 18,055 35–13 49 January 30 Orlando W 114–107 James Harden (60) Clint Capela (13) James Harden (11) Toyota Center 18,055 36–13
February : 12–0 (home: 4–0; road: 8–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 50 February 1 @ San Antonio W 102–91 James Harden (28) Clint Capela (13) James Harden (11) AT&T Center 18,418 37–13 51 February 3 @ Cleveland W 120–88 Chris Paul (22) Capela, Tucker (9) Chris Paul (11) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 38–13 52 February 6 @ Brooklyn W 123–113 James Harden (36) Clint Capela (11) Harden, Paul (5) Barclays Center 15,064 39–13 53 February 7 @ Miami W 109–101 James Harden (41) Clint Capela (8) Chris Paul (7) American Airlines Arena 19,600 40–13 54 February 9 Denver W 130–104 James Harden (28) Clint Capela (25) James Harden (11) Toyota Center 18,055 41–13 55 February 11 Dallas W 104–97 James Harden (27) Clint Capela (11) Chris Paul (9) Toyota Center 18,055 42–13 56 February 13 @ Minnesota W 126–108 James Harden (34) Clint Capela (12) James Harden (13) Target Center 18,978 43–13 57 February 14 Sacramento W 100–91 James Harden (29) Clint Capela (11) James Harden (9) Toyota Center 18,055 44–13 All-Star Break 58 February 23 Minnesota W 120–102 James Harden (31) Clint Capela (11) James Harden (9) Toyota Center 18,055 45–13 59 February 25 @ Denver W 119–114 James Harden (41) James Harden (8) James Harden (7) Pepsi Center 20,044 46–13 60 February 26 @ Utah W 96–85 James Harden (26) James Harden (11) Chris Paul (7) Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306 47–13 61 February 28 @ L.A. Clippers W 105–92 James Harden (25) Clint Capela (14) Chris Paul (8) Staples Center 19,068 48–13
March : 14–1 (home: 8–0; road: 6–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 62 March 3 Boston W 123–120 Eric Gordon (29) Clint Capela (17) James Harden (10) Toyota Center 18,476 49–13 63 March 6 @ Oklahoma City W 122–112 Chris Paul (25) James Harden (11) P. J. Tucker (6) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 50–13 64 March 7 @ Milwaukee W 110–99 James Harden (26) Clint Capela (8) Chris Paul (11) BMO Harris Bradley Center 17,195 51–13 65 March 9 @ Toronto L 105–108 James Harden (40) Clint Capela (13) James Harden (4) Air Canada Centre 20,131 51–14 66 March 11 @ Dallas W 105–82 Eric Gordon (26) Tarik Black (9) Chris Paul (12) American Airlines Center 20,394 52–14 67 March 12 San Antonio W 109–93 James Harden (28) Capela, Green (9) Chris Paul (9) Toyota Center 18,092 53–14 68 March 15 L.A. Clippers W 101–96 James Harden (40) Clint Capela (13) James Harden (4) Toyota Center 18,055 54–14 69 March 17 @ New Orleans W 107–101 James Harden (32) Harden, Capela (11) James Harden (7) Smoothie King Center 18,495 55–14 70 March 18 @ Minnesota W 129–120 James Harden (34) Clint Capela (12) James Harden (12) Target Center 18,978 56–14 71 March 20 @ Portland W 115–111 James Harden (42) Chris Paul (8) James Harden (7) Moda Center 20,012 57–14 72 March 22 Detroit W 100–96 (OT) Eric Gordon (22) Clint Capela (14) Harden, Gordon (5) Toyota Center 18,055 58–14 73 March 24 New Orleans W 114–91 James Harden (27) Clint Capela (16) James Harden (8) Toyota Center 18,055 59–14 74 March 25 Atlanta W 118–99 Gerald Green (25) James Harden (10) James Harden (15) Toyota Center 18,055 60–14 75 March 27 Chicago W 118–86 Eric Gordon (31) P. J. Tucker (8) Chris Paul (10) Toyota Center 18,055 61–14 76 March 30 Phoenix W 104–103 James Harden (28) Capela, Harden (8) James Harden (10) Toyota Center 18,055 62–14
April : 3–3 (home: 2–1; road: 1–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 77 April 1 @ San Antonio L 83–100 James Harden (25) Clint Capela (10) James Harden (8) AT&T Center 18,418 62–15 78 April 3 Washington W 120–104 James Harden (38) Capela, Harden (10) James Harden (9) Toyota Center 18,055 63–15 79 April 5 Portland W 96–94 Chris Paul (27) Clint Capela (10) James Harden (7) Toyota Center 18,055 64–15 80 April 7 Oklahoma City L 102–108 James Harden (26) P. J. Tucker (10) Harden, Paul (9) Toyota Center 18,055 64–16 81 April 10 @ L.A. Lakers W 105–99 Chris Paul (22) Clint Capela (12) James Harden (10) Staples Center 18,997 65–16 82 April 11 @ Sacramento L 83–96 Gerald Green (31) Tarik Black (11) Joe Johnson (5) Golden 1 Center 17,583 65–17
2017–18 season schedule

Playoffs

See also: 2018 NBA Playoffs

2018 playoff game log Total: 11–6 (home: 7–3; road: 4–3)
First Round: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 15 Minnesota W 104–101 James Harden (44) Clint Capela (12) James Harden (8) Toyota Center 18,055 1–0 2 April 18 Minnesota W 102–82 Chris Paul (27) Clint Capela (16) Chris Paul (8) Toyota Center 18,055 2–0 3 April 21 @ Minnesota L 105–121 James Harden (29) Clint Capela (11) James Harden (7) Target Center 18,978 2–1 4 April 23 @ Minnesota W 119–100 James Harden (36) Clint Capela (17) Chris Paul (6) Target Center 18,978 3–1 5 April 25 Minnesota W 122–104 Clint Capela (26) Clint Capela (15) James Harden (12) Toyota Center 18,055 4–1
Conference Semifinals: 4–1 (home: 2–1; road: 2–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 29 Utah W 110–96 James Harden (41) Clint Capela (12) James Harden (7) Toyota Center 18,055 1–0 2 May 2 Utah L 108–116 James Harden (32) Clint Capela (11) James Harden (11) Toyota Center 18,055 1–1 3 May 4 @ Utah W 113–92 Gordon, Harden (25) Clint Capela (8) James Harden (12) Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306 2–1 4 May 6 @ Utah W 100–87 Chris Paul (27) Clint Capela (15) Chris Paul (6) Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306 3–1 5 May 8 Utah W 112–102 Chris Paul (41) Chris Paul (7) Chris Paul (10) Toyota Center 18,055 4–1
Conference Finals: 3–4 (home: 2–2; road: 1–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 14 Golden State L 106–119 James Harden (41) Chris Paul (11) James Harden (7) Toyota Center 18,055 0–1 2 May 16 Golden State W 127–105 Gordon, Harden (27) Capela, Harden (10) Ariza, Paul (6) Toyota Center 18,119 1–1 3 May 20 @ Golden State L 85–126 James Harden (20) Chris Paul (10) James Harden (9) Oracle Arena 19,596 1–2 4 May 22 @ Golden State W 95–92 James Harden (30) P. J. Tucker (16) Harden, Paul (4) Oracle Arena 19,596 2–2 5 May 24 Golden State W 98–94 Eric Gordon (24) Clint Capela (14) Chris Paul (6) Toyota Center 18,055 3–2 6 May 26 @ Golden State L 86–115 James Harden (32) Clint Capela (16) James Harden (9) Oracle Arena 19,596 3–3 7 May 28 Golden State L 92–101 James Harden (32) P. J. Tucker (12) James Harden (6) Toyota Center 18,055 3–4
2018 playoff schedule

Transactions

Main article: List of 2017–18 NBA season transactions

Trades

June 22, 2017	To Houston Rockets Future second-round pick	To Memphis Grizzlies Draft right to Dillon Brooks (pick 45)
June 28, 2017^[5]	To Houston Rockets Ryan Kelly	To Atlanta Hawks Cash considerations
June 28, 2017^[6]	To Houston Rockets DeAndre Liggins	To Dallas Mavericks Cash considerations
June 28, 2017^[6]	To Houston Rockets Darrun Hilliard	To Detroit Pistons Cash considerations
June 28, 2017^[7]^[6]	To Houston Rockets Shawn Long	To Philadelphia 76ers 2018 second round pick Cash considerations
June 28, 2017^[6]	To Houston Rockets Tim Quarterman	To Portland Trail Blazers Cash considerations
June 28, 2017^[6]	To Houston Rockets Chris Paul	To Los Angeles Clippers Sam Dekker Patrick Beverley Lou Williams DeAndre Liggins Darrun Hilliard Kyle Wiltjer Montrezl Harrell 2018 first round draft Cash considerations
June 29, 2017	To Houston Rockets Jarrod Uthoff	To Dallas Mavericks Cash considerations

Free agency

Re-signed

Player	Signed
Nenê^[8]	4-year contract worth $15 million
James Harden^[9]	4-year contract extension worth $228 million
Troy Williams^[10]	3-year contract worth $4.8 million
Bobby Brown^[11]	1-year contract worth $1.5 million

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Zhou Qi^[12]	4-year contract worth $5.5 million	Xinjiang Flying Tigers
P. J. Tucker^[13]	4-year contract worth $32 million	Toronto Raptors
Luc Mbah a Moute^[14]	1-year contract worth $2.1 million	Los Angeles Clippers
Tarik Black^[15]	1-year contract worth $3.2 million	Los Angeles Lakers
Demetrius Jackson	Two-way contract	Boston Celtics
Brianté Weber	Two-way contract	Charlotte Hornets
Isaiah Canaan^[16]	1-year non-guaranteed contract worth $1.5 million	Oklahoma City Thunder
Gerald Green^[17]	1-year non-guaranteed contract	Milwaukee Bucks
R. J. Hunter	Two-way contract	Rio Grande Valley Vipers
Markel Brown	Two-way contract	Oklahoma City Blue
Brandan Wright	Veteran's minimum prorated contract	Memphis Grizzlies
Joe Johnson	Veteran's minimum prorated contract	Sacramento Kings
Le'Bryan Nash	10-day contract	Busan KT Sonicboom
Tim Quarterman	2-year non-guaranteed contract	Agua Caliente Clippers
Aaron Jackson	2-year non-guaranteed contract	Beijing Ducks

Subtractions

Player	Reason left	New team
Isaiah Taylor	Waived	Atlanta Hawks
Isaiah Canaan	Waived	Phoenix Suns
Demetrius Jackson	Waived	Philadelphia 76ers
Brianté Weber	Waived	Sioux Falls Skyforce
Bobby Brown	Waived	Olympiacos
Troy Williams	Waived	New York Knicks
Le'Bryan Nash	Not resigned	n/a
Tim Quarterman	Waived	n/a

Awards

Player	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
James Harden	Western Conference Player of the Week	October 23, 2017	^[18]
James Harden	Western Conference Player of the Week	November 6, 2017	^[19]
James Harden	Western Conference Player of the Month (November)	December 1, 2017	^[20]
Mike D'Antoni	Western Conference Coach of the Month (November)	December 1, 2017	^[21]
James Harden	Western Conference Player of the Week	December 4, 2017	^[22]
Chris Paul	Western Conference Player of the Week	December 18, 2017	^[23]
James Harden	NBA All-Star	January 18, 2018	^[24]
James Harden	Western Conference Player of the Week	February 5, 2018	^[25]
James Harden	Western Conference Player of the Week	February 12, 2018	^[26]
Mike D'Antoni	Western Conference Coach of the Month (February)	March 1, 2018	^[27]
James Harden	All-NBA First Team	May 24, 2018	^[28]
Daryl Morey	NBA Executive of the Year	June 25, 2018	^[29]
James Harden	NBA Most Valuable Player	June 25, 2018	^[29]

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External links

• "The Rockets rode 3-pointers from the highest of highs to the depths of Hell". SB Nation. June 21, 2018 – via YouTube.