After what was an uneventful off-season for the Rockets, failing to land Houston native Jimmy Butler, the Rockets acquired star point guard Russell Westbrook from the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for Chris Paul and a trove of future draft considerations, reuniting Westbrook with former Thunder teammate James Harden, who had played his first 3 seasons with the Thunder and was part of the 2011–12 Thunder team that appeared in the 2012 NBA Finals.
With the San Antonio Spurs missing the playoffs for the first time since the 1996-97 season, the Rockets would hold the longest active playoff streak in the NBA qualifying every year since the 2012–13 season.
In February, Westbrook and Harden became the first teammates in NBA history to average 30+ points and 5+ assists per game.[2]
This marked the team's third straight divisional championship, as well as James Harden's 8th straight All-Star selection as a Rocket.
In the playoffs, the Rockets defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder, Westbrook and Harden's former team, in Game 7 of the first round. However, in the Western Conference semifinals, they would lose in 5 games to the eventual champion Los Angeles Lakers.
The season was suspended by the league officials following the games of March 11[3] after it was reported that Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19.[4] On June 26 the NBA and National Basketball Players Association finalized a comprehensive plan, and it was announced that the 2019–20 season would resume in the NBA Bubble on July 30, with health and safety precautions and rules enforceable by warning, fine, suspension, or campus ban, including establishing a hotline for players to report violations of COVID-19 restrictions, a single-site campus at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida and an intentional goal to take "collective action to combat systemic racism and promote social justice."[5][6] Fourteen-year NBA veteran player Thabo Sefolosha opted out of continuing on with the team in the wake of the pandemic.[7] Westbrook also tested positive for the virus and the diagnosis was formally announced in July prior to the team heading to Orlando.[8] He flew to Orlando to join the team on July 20 following NBA mandated quarantine requirements and two negative COVID-19 test results.[9] The league's July 20 COVID-19 testing update stated that no players of the 346 at the "NBA bubble" complex had tested positive within the week prior.[10] A July 16 news report stated that the Rockets were the first NBA team publicly known to file a lawsuit to recover COVID-19-related losses by suing Affiliated FM Insurance for denying its business-interruption claim.[11]
The Rockets did not hold any picks for the 2019 NBA draft.[12] This was the third time in franchise history that they did not hold any picks in the draft; the last time was in 1989.
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December 04, 2023
2019, houston, rockets, season, 53rd, season, franchise, national, basketball, association, their, 49th, houston, area, division, championshead, coachmike, antonigeneral, managerdaryl, moreyownerstilman, fertittaarenatoyota, centerresultsrecord44, placedivisio. The 2019 20 Houston Rockets season was the 53rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association NBA and their 49th in the Houston area 1 2019 20 Houston Rockets seasonDivision championsHead coachMike D AntoniGeneral managerDaryl MoreyOwnersTilman FertittaArenaToyota CenterResultsRecord44 28 611 PlaceDivision 1st Southwest Conference 4th Western Playoff finishConference Semifinals lost to Lakers 1 4 Stats at Basketball Reference comLocal mediaTelevisionAT amp T SportsNet SouthwestRadioSportstalk 790 lt 2018 19 2020 21 gt After what was an uneventful off season for the Rockets failing to land Houston native Jimmy Butler the Rockets acquired star point guard Russell Westbrook from the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for Chris Paul and a trove of future draft considerations reuniting Westbrook with former Thunder teammate James Harden who had played his first 3 seasons with the Thunder and was part of the 2011 12 Thunder team that appeared in the 2012 NBA Finals With the San Antonio Spurs missing the playoffs for the first time since the 1996 97 season the Rockets would hold the longest active playoff streak in the NBA qualifying every year since the 2012 13 season In February Westbrook and Harden became the first teammates in NBA history to average 30 points and 5 assists per game 2 This marked the team s third straight divisional championship as well as James Harden s 8th straight All Star selection as a Rocket In the playoffs the Rockets defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder Westbrook and Harden s former team in Game 7 of the first round However in the Western Conference semifinals they would lose in 5 games to the eventual champion Los Angeles Lakers Contents 1 COVID 19 Impact 2 Draft picks 3 Roster 4 Standings 4 1 Division 4 2 Conference 5 Game log 5 1 Preseason 5 2 Regular season 5 3 Playoffs 6 Transactions 6 1 Trades 6 2 Free agency 6 2 1 Re signed 6 2 2 Additions 6 2 3 Subtractions 7 ReferencesCOVID 19 Impact editThe season was suspended by the league officials following the games of March 11 3 after it was reported that Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID 19 4 On June 26 the NBA and National Basketball Players Association finalized a comprehensive plan and it was announced that the 2019 20 season would resume in the NBA Bubble on July 30 with health and safety precautions and rules enforceable by warning fine suspension or campus ban including establishing a hotline for players to report violations of COVID 19 restrictions a single site campus at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando Florida and an intentional goal to take collective action to combat systemic racism and promote social justice 5 6 Fourteen year NBA veteran player Thabo Sefolosha opted out of continuing on with the team in the wake of the pandemic 7 Westbrook also tested positive for the virus and the diagnosis was formally announced in July prior to the team heading to Orlando 8 He flew to Orlando to join the team on July 20 following NBA mandated quarantine requirements and two negative COVID 19 test results 9 The league s July 20 COVID 19 testing update stated that no players of the 346 at the NBA bubble complex had tested positive within the week prior 10 A July 16 news report stated that the Rockets were the first NBA team publicly known to file a lawsuit to recover COVID 19 related losses by suing Affiliated FM Insurance for denying its business interruption claim 11 Draft picks editMain article 2019 NBA draft The Rockets did not hold any picks for the 2019 NBA draft 12 This was the third time in franchise history that they did not hold any picks in the draft the last time was in 1989 Roster edit2019 20 Houston Rockets roster Players CoachesPos No Name Height Weight DOB FromF 5 Caboclo Bruno 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 218 lb 99 kg 1995 09 21 BrazilF 9 Carroll DeMarre 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 215 lb 98 kg 1986 07 27 MissouriC 19 Chandler Tyson 7 ft 1 in 2 16 m 240 lb 109 kg 1982 10 02 Dominguez HS CA G 3 Clemons Chris 5 ft 9 in 1 75 m 180 lb 82 kg 1997 07 23 CampbellF 33 Covington Robert 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 225 lb 102 kg 1990 12 14 Tennessee StateG 21 Frazier Michael TW 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 200 lb 91 kg 1994 03 08 FloridaG 10 Gordon Eric nbsp 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 215 lb 98 kg 1988 12 25 IndianaF 32 Green Jeff 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 235 lb 107 kg 1986 08 28 GeorgetownG 13 Harden James 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 220 lb 100 kg 1989 08 26 Arizona StateG F 4 House Danuel 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 220 lb 100 kg 1993 06 07 Texas A amp MF 12 Mbah a Moute Luc 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m 230 lb 104 kg 1986 09 09 UCLAG 16 McLemore Ben 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 195 lb 88 kg 1993 02 11 KansasG F Nwaba David 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 219 lb 99 kg 1993 01 14 Cal PolyG 25 Rivers Austin 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 200 lb 91 kg 1992 08 01 DukeG F 18 Sefolosha Thabo 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 215 lb 98 kg 1984 05 02 SwitzerlandF 17 Tucker P J 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 245 lb 111 kg 1985 05 05 TexasG 0 Westbrook Russell 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 200 lb 91 kg 1988 11 12 UCLA Head coachMike D AntoniAssistant coach es Matt Brase Brett Gunning Dan Hartfield John Lucas Elston TurnerLegend C Team captain DP Unsigned draft pick FA Free agent S Suspended GL On assignment to G League affiliate TW Two way affiliate player nbsp Injured Roster Last transaction 2020 07 08Standings editDivision edit Southwest DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGPy Houston Rockets4428 611 24 1220 168 572x Dallas Mavericks4332 5732 520 1823 1410 475pi Memphis Grizzlies3439 46610 520 1714 224 973San Antonio Spurs3239 45111 519 1513 247 671New Orleans Pelicans3042 41714 015 2115 214 972Conference edit Western Conference TeamWLPCTGBGP1c Los Angeles Lakers 5219 732 712x Los Angeles Clippers4923 6813 5723y Denver Nuggets 4627 6307 0734y Houston Rockets 4428 6118 5725x Oklahoma City Thunder4428 6118 5726x Utah Jazz4428 6118 5727x Dallas Mavericks4332 57311 0758x Portland Trail Blazers3539 47318 5749pi Memphis Grizzlies3439 46619 07310Phoenix Suns3439 46619 07311San Antonio Spurs3239 45120 07112Sacramento Kings3141 43121 57213New Orleans Pelicans3042 41722 57214Minnesota Timberwolves1945 29729 56415Golden State Warriors1550 23134 065Game log editPreseason edit 2019 preseason game logTotal 4 2 home 2 1 road 2 1 Preseason 4 2 home 2 1 road 2 1 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record1 September 30 Shanghai Sharks W 140 71 Clint Capela 25 Harden Blossomgame 12 James Harden 17 Toyota Center16 155 1 02 October 4 LA Clippers W 109 96 James Harden 37 Clint Capela 11 James Harden 7 Stan Sheriff Center10 300 2 03 October 8 Toronto L 129 134 James Harden 34 Clint Capela 5 James Harden 7 Saitama Super Arena20 413 2 14 October 10 Toronto W 118 111 Harden Westbrook 22 P J Tucker 10 James Harden 9 Saitama Super Arena20 413 3 15 October 16 San Antonio L 114 128 James Harden 40 James Harden 10 James Harden 7 Toyota Center17 283 3 26 October 18 Miami W 144 133 James Harden 44 Clint Capela 13 James Harden 7 American Airlines Arena19 600 4 22019 20 season scheduleRegular season edit 2019 20 game logTotal 44 28 home 24 12 road 20 16 October 3 1 home 2 1 road 1 0 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record1 October 24 Milwaukee L 111 117 Russell Westbrook 24 Russell Westbrook 16 James Harden 14 Toyota Center18 055 0 12 October 26 New Orleans W 126 123 James Harden 29 Russell Westbrook 10 Russell Westbrook 13 Toyota Center18 055 1 13 October 28 Oklahoma City W 116 112 James Harden 40 Russell Westbrook 12 James Harden 7 Toyota Center18 055 2 14 October 30 Washington W 159 158 James Harden 59 Russell Westbrook 10 Russell Westbrook 12 Capital One Arena20 476 3 1November 10 5 home 6 1 road 4 4 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record5 November 1 Brooklyn L 116 123 James Harden 26 Chandler Tucker 8 Harden Westbrook 8 Barclays Center17 732 3 26 November 3 Miami L 100 129 James Harden 29 Clint Capela 7 Russell Westbrook 6 American Airlines Arena19 724 3 37 November 4 Memphis W 107 100 James Harden 44 Clint Capela 13 James Harden 6 FedExForum14 197 4 38 November 6 Golden State W 129 112 James Harden 36 Clint Capela 16 James Harden 13 Toyota Center18 055 5 39 November 9 Chicago W 117 94 James Harden 42 Clint Capela 20 James Harden 9 United Center20 482 6 310 November 11 New Orleans W 122 116 James Harden 39 Clint Capela 20 James Harden 9 Smoothie King Center16 695 7 311 November 13 L A Clippers W 102 93 James Harden 47 Clint Capela 20 James Harden 7 Toyota Center18 055 8 312 November 15 Indiana W 111 102 James Harden 44 P J Tucker 12 Russell Westbrook 6 Toyota Center18 055 9 313 November 16 Minnesota W 125 105 James Harden 49 Isaiah Hartenstein 16 James Harden 6 Target Center18 978 10 314 November 18 Portland W 132 108 James Harden 36 Clint Capela 20 Russell Westbrook 10 Toyota Center18 055 11 315 November 20 Denver L 95 105 James Harden 27 Clint Capela 21 James Harden 7 Pepsi Center17 778 11 416 November 22 L A Clippers L 119 122 James Harden 37 Clint Capela 19 James Harden 12 Staples Center19 068 11 517 November 24 Dallas L 123 137 James Harden 32 Clint Capela 23 James Harden 11 Toyota Center18 055 11 618 November 27 Miami W 117 108 James Harden 34 Russell Westbrook 9 Russell Westbrook 7 Toyota Center18 055 12 619 November 30 Atlanta W 158 111 James Harden 60 Ben McLemore 13 Harden Westbrook 8 Toyota Center18 055 13 6December 10 5 home 4 2 road 6 3 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record20 December 3 San Antonio L 133 135 2OT James Harden 50 Clint Capela 21 Russell Westbrook 10 AT amp T Center18 354 13 721 December 5 Toronto W 119 109 Ben McLemore 28 Westbrook Capela 13 Russell Westbrook 11 Scotiabank Arena19 800 14 722 December 7 Phoenix W 115 109 James Harden 34 Russell Westbrook 14 Russell Westbrook 11 Toyota Center18 055 15 723 December 9 Sacramento L 118 119 Russell Westbrook 34 P J Tucker 19 James Harden 10 Toyota Center18 055 15 824 December 11 Cleveland W 116 110 James Harden 55 Clint Capela 13 James Harden 8 Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse17 122 16 825 December 13 Orlando W 130 107 James Harden 54 Tucker Capela 11 James Harden 7 Amway Center16 335 17 826 December 14 Detroit L 107 115 James Harden 39 Clint Capela 19 James Harden 7 Toyota Center18 055 17 927 December 16 San Antonio W 109 107 Russell Westbrook 31 Clint Capela 15 James Harden 7 Toyota Center18 055 18 928 December 19 L A Clippers W 122 117 Russell Westbrook 40 P J Tucker 12 James Harden 10 Staples Center19 068 19 929 December 21 Phoenix W 139 125 James Harden 47 Clint Capela 17 Russell Westbrook 10 Talking Stick Resort Arena16 061 20 930 December 23 Sacramento W 113 104 James Harden 34 Clint Capela 14 Russell Westbrook 6 Golden 1 Center17 583 21 931 December 25 Golden State L 104 116 Russell Westbrook 30 Russell Westbrook 11 James Harden 11 Chase Center 18 064 21 1032 December 28 Brooklyn W 108 98 James Harden 44 Isaiah Hartenstein 13 Russell Westbrook 7 Toyota Center18 306 22 1033 December 29 New Orleans L 112 127 Danuel House 22 Isaiah Hartenstein 9 Chris Clemons 9 Smoothie King Center17 712 22 1134 December 31 Denver W 130 104 James Harden 35 Isaiah Hartenstein 12 Russell Westbrook 7 Toyota Center18 055 23 11January 7 7 home 4 3 road 3 4 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record35 January 3 Philadelphia W 118 108 James Harden 44 Clint Capela 14 James Harden 11 Toyota Center18 055 24 1136 January 8 Atlanta W 122 115 James Harden 41 Clint Capela 22 James Harden 10 State Farm Arena16 514 25 1137 January 9 Oklahoma City L 92 113 Russell Westbrook 34 Clint Capela 11 Russell Westbrook 5 Chesapeake Energy Arena18 203 25 1238 January 11 Minnesota W 139 109 James Harden 32 Isaiah Hartenstein 15 Russell Westbrook 10 Toyota Center18 055 26 1239 January 14 Memphis L 110 121 James Harden 41 Clint Capela 16 James Harden 6 FedExForum16 181 26 1340 January 15 Portland L 107 117 Russell Westbrook 31 Clint Capela 18 Russell Westbrook 12 Toyota Center18 055 26 1441 January 18 L A Lakers L 115 124 Russell Westbrook 35 Clint Capela 12 Westbrook Harden 7 Toyota Center18 055 26 1542 January 20 Oklahoma City L 107 112 Russell Westbrook 32 Russell Westbrook 11 Russell Westbrook 12 Toyota Center18 055 26 1643 January 22 Denver W 121 105 Russell Westbrook 28 Russell Westbrook 16 Russell Westbrook 8 Toyota Center18 055 27 1644 January 24 Minnesota W 131 124 Russell Westbrook 45 Clint Capela 9 Russell Westbrook 10 Target Center16 101 28 1645 January 26 Denver L 110 117 Russell Westbrook 32 Clint Capela 12 Russell Westbrook 7 Pepsi Center19 520 28 1746 January 27 Utah W 126 117 Eric Gordon 50 Danuel House 11 P J Tucker 5 Vivint Smart Home Arena18 306 29 1747 January 29 Portland L 112 125 Russell Westbrook 39 Russell Westbrook 10 Russell Westbrook 6 Moda Center19 393 29 1848 January 31 Dallas W 128 121 James Harden 35 James Harden 16 Russell Westbrook 9 Toyota Center18 055 30 18February 9 2 home 5 1 road 4 1 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record49 February 2 New Orleans W 117 109 James Harden 40 Danuel House 12 James Harden 9 Toyota Center18 055 31 1850 February 4 Charlotte W 125 110 James Harden 40 P J Tucker 10 James Harden 12 Toyota Center18 055 32 1851 February 6 L A Lakers W 121 111 Russell Westbrook 41 Covington Westbrook 8 James Harden 7 Staples Center18 997 33 1852 February 7 Phoenix L 91 127 James Harden 32 Danuel House 6 James Harden 5 Talking Stick Resort Arena17 043 33 1953 February 9 Utah L 113 114 Russell Westbrook 39 James Harden 10 James Harden 10 Toyota Center18 055 33 2054 February 11 Boston W 116 105 James Harden 42 Russell Westbrook 10 James Harden 7 Toyota Center18 055 34 2055 February 20 Golden State W 135 105 James Harden 29 Covington Tucker Westbrook 5 Harden Westbrook 10 Chase Center18 064 35 2056 February 22 Utah W 120 110 James Harden 38 Robert Covington 12 James Harden 7 Vivint Smart Home Arena18 306 36 2057 February 24 New York W 123 112 James Harden 37 Robert Covington 7 James Harden 9 Toyota Center18 055 37 2058 February 26 Memphis W 140 112 Russell Westbrook 33 Russell Westbrook 9 Russell Westbrook 8 Toyota Center18 055 38 2059 February 29 Boston W 111 110 OT Russell Westbrook 41 Robert Covington 16 James Harden 8 TD Garden19 156 39 20March 1 4 home 1 2 road 0 2 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record60 March 2 New York L 123 125 James Harden 35 Robert Covington 13 James Harden 8 Madison Square Garden18 142 39 2161 March 5 L A Clippers L 105 120 Russell Westbrook 29 Russell Westbrook 15 Russell Westbrook 5 Toyota Center18 055 39 2262 March 7 Charlotte L 99 108 James Harden 30 James Harden 10 James Harden 14 Spectrum Center19 159 39 2363 March 8 Orlando L 106 126 Russell Westbrook 24 Russell Westbrook 8 James Harden 6 Toyota Center18 055 39 2464 March 10 Minnesota W 117 111 James Harden 37 P J Tucker 11 Harden Westbrook 7 Toyota Center18 055 40 24Seeding games 4 4 home 2 2 road 2 2 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record65 July 31 Dallas W 153 149 OT James Harden 49 Covington Westbrook 11 Harden Westbrook 8 The ArenaNo In Person Attendance 41 2466 August 2 Milwaukee W 120 116 Russell Westbrook 31 Covington Harden 7 Russell Westbrook 8 The ArenaNo In Person Attendance 42 2467 August 4 Portland L 102 110 James Harden 23 Covington Tucker 8 Harden Westbrook 9 The ArenaNo In Person Attendance 42 2568 August 6 L A Lakers W 113 97 James Harden 39 James Harden 8 James Harden 12 The ArenaNo In Person Attendance 43 2569 August 9 Sacramento W 129 112 Austin Rivers 41 Robert Covington 13 James Harden 7 HP Field HouseNo In Person Attendance 44 2570 August 11 San Antonio L 105 123 Russell Westbrook 20 Robert Covington 9 Russell Westbrook 6 HP Field HouseNo In Person Attendance 44 2671 August 12 Indiana L 104 108 James Harden 45 James Harden 17 James Harden 9 The ArenaNo In Person Attendance 44 2772 August 14 Philadelphia L 96 134 James Harden 27 Bruno Caboclo 6 James Harden 10 The ArenaNo In Person Attendance 44 28Cancelled games Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record65 March 12 LA Lakers Staples Center66 March 15 Portland Moda Center67 March 17 Cleveland Toyota Center68 March 19 Sacramento Toyota Center69 March 21 Chicago Toyota Center70 March 23 Dallas American Airlines Center71 March 25 Milwaukee Fiserv Forum72 March 27 Indiana Bankers Life Fieldhouse73 March 29 Detroit Little Caesars Arena74 March 31 Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center75 April 2 Golden State Toyota Center76 April 5 Toronto Toyota Center77 April 7 Dallas American Airlines Center78 April 8 San Antonio Toyota Center79 April 10 Washington Toyota Center80 April 12 San Antonio AT amp T Center81 April 13 Phoenix Toyota Center82 April 15 Memphis Toyota Center2019 20 season schedulePlayoffs edit See also 2020 NBA playoffs 2020 playoff game logTotal 5 7 home 4 2 road 1 5 First round 4 3 home 4 0 road 0 3 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Series1 August 18 Oklahoma City W 123 108 James Harden 37 James Harden 11 Danuel House 5 HP Field HouseNo In Person Attendance 1 02 August 20 Oklahoma City W 111 98 James Harden 21 Danuel House 9 James Harden 9 The ArenaNo In Person Attendance 2 03 August 22 Oklahoma City L 107 119 OT James Harden 38 Danuel House 10 James Harden 8 HP Field HouseNo In Person Attendance 2 14 August 24 Oklahoma City L 114 117 James Harden 32 P J Tucker 11 James Harden 15 The ArenaNo In Person Attendance 2 25 August 29 Oklahoma City W 114 80 James Harden 31 Jeff Green 10 Russell Westbrook 7 HP Field HouseNo In Person Attendance 3 26 August 31 Oklahoma City L 100 104 James Harden 32 P J Tucker 11 James Harden 7 The ArenaNo In Person Attendance 3 37 September 2 Oklahoma City W 104 102 Covington Gordon 21 Robert Covington 10 James Harden 9 The ArenaNo In Person Attendance 4 3Conference Semi finals 1 4 home 0 2 road 1 2 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Series1 September 4 L A Lakers W 112 97 James Harden 36 Tucker Westbrook 9 Russell Westbrook 6 The ArenaNo In Person Attendance 1 02 September 6 L A Lakers L 109 117 James Harden 27 Russell Westbrook 13 James Harden 7 The ArenaNo In Person Attendance 1 13 September 8 L A Lakers L 102 112 James Harden 33 James Harden 9 James Harden 9 The ArenaNo In Person Attendance 1 24 September 10 L A Lakers L 100 110 Russell Westbrook 25 Jeff Green 7 James Harden 10 The ArenaNo In Person Attendance 1 35 September 12 L A Lakers L 96 119 James Harden 30 James Harden 6 Russell Westbrook 6 The ArenaNo In Person Attendance 1 42020 playoff scheduleTransactions editMain article List of 2019 20 NBA season transactions Trades edit July 16 2019 13 To Houston RocketsRussell Westbrook To Oklahoma City ThunderChris Paul2024 and 2026 protected first round picksFirst round pick swaps in 2021 and 2025February 5 2020 14 To Denver NuggetsKeita Bates Diop from Minnesota Shabazz Napier from Minnesota Noah Vonleh from Minnesota Gerald Green from Houston 2020 HOU first round pick To Atlanta HawksClint Capela from Houston Nene from Houston To Houston RocketsRobert Covington from Minnesota Jordan Bell from Minnesota 2024 ATL second round pick To Minnesota TimberwolvesMalik Beasley from Denver Juan Hernangomez from Denver Jarred Vanderbilt from Denver Evan Turner from Atlanta 2020 ATL first round pickFebruary 6 2020 15 To Houston RocketsBruno Caboclo To Memphis GrizzliesJordan BellSecond round pick swap in 2023Free agency edit Re signed edit Player Signed ContractDanuel House July 16 2019 3 yr 11 15M sAustin Rivers July 16 2019 2 yr minimum salary 4 543 981 2020 1 player optionGerald Green July 22 2019 1 yr minimum salary 2 594 753 Eric Gordon September 4 2019 4 yr 75 6M extension 2023 4 not guaranteedAdditions edit Player Signed Former teamWilliam McDowell White July 3 2019 nbsp Brose BambergShamorie Ponds July 3 2019 St John s Red StormChris Clemons July 5 2019 Campbell Fighting CamelsTyson Chandler July 18 2019 Los Angeles LakersBen McLemore July 23 2019 Sacramento KingsAnthony Bennett July 25 2019 Agua Caliente ClippersThabo Sefolosha September 23 2019 Utah JazzRyan Anderson September 27 2019 Miami HeatJeff Green February 18 2020 Utah JazzDeMarre Carroll February 20 2020 San Antonio SpursLuc Mbah a Moute July 7 2020 Los Angeles ClippersSubtractions edit Player Reason left New teamKenneth Faried Free agency Zhenjiang LionsDeyonta Davis Waived Santa Cruz WarriorsChris Chiozza Waived Washington WizardsWilliam McDowell White Waived Rio Grande Valley VipersAnthony Bennett Waived Shamorie Ponds Waived Toronto Raptors Raptors 905Ray Spalding Waived Rio Grande Valley VipersJaron Blossomgame Waived Rio Grande Valley VipersReferences edit Houston Rockets Franchise Index Basketball Reference com basketball reference com Retrieved May 27 2017 Russell Westbrook James Harden finish historic month in style usatoday com March 2020 Retrieved June 17 2020 NBA to suspend 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