2016–17 Houston Rockets season

2016–17 Houston Rockets season
Head coach Mike D'Antoni
General manager Daryl Morey
Owner(s) Leslie Alexander
Arena Toyota Center
Results
Record 13–7 (.650)
Place Division: 2nd (Southwest)
Conference: 4th (Western)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Local media
Television Root Sports Southwest
Radio Sportstalk 790

The 2016–17 Houston Rockets season is the 50th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and their 46th in the Houston area.[1] On June 1, 2016, the Rockets named Mike D'Antoni as their new head coach.[2] The Rockets are expected to retire the number 11 of former center Yao Ming in February 2017.

Draft picks

Main article: 2016 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / Club
2 37 Chinanu Onuaku PF/C  United States Louisville
2 43 Zhou Qi C  China Xinjiang Flying Tigers (China)

Roster

Houston Rockets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
F 3 Anderson, Ryan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1988–05–06 UC Berkeley
F 1 Ariza, Trevor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1985–06–30 UCLA
G 2 Beverley, Patrick 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1988–07–12 Arkansas
G/F 33 Brewer, Corey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1986–03–05 Florida
G 8 Brown, Bobby 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1984–09–24 Cal State Fullerton
F/C 15 Capela, Clint 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1994–05–18 INSEP (FRA)
F 7 Dekker, Sam 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1994–05–06 Wisconsin
G 6 Ennis, Tyler 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1994–08–24 Syracuse
G 10 Gordon, Eric 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1988–12–25 Indiana
G 13 Harden, James (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1989–08–26 Arizona State
F 5 Harrell, Montrezl 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1994–01–26 Louisville
G/F 32 McDaniels, K. J. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1993–02–09 Clemson
F/C 42 Nenê 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1982–09–13 Brazil
C 21 Onuaku, Chinanu (DL) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1996–11–01 Louisville
F 30 Wiltjer, Kyle (DL) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1992–10–20 Gonzaga
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured

Roster • Transactions
Last transaction: 2016–12–03

Standings

Division

Southwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
San Antonio Spurs 16 4 .800 0.0 5–4 11–0 3–0 20
Houston Rockets 13 7 .650 3.0 4–2 9–5 2–1 20
Memphis Grizzlies 13 8 .619 3.5 7–4 6–4 2–0 21
New Orleans Pelicans 7 13 .350 9.0 5–6 2–7 0–2 20
Dallas Mavericks 4 15 .211 11.5 3–5 1–10 0–4 19

Conference

Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 Golden State Warriors * 17 3 .850 – 20
2 San Antonio Spurs * 16 4 .800 1.0 20
3 Los Angeles Clippers 16 5 .762 1.5 21
4 Houston Rockets 13 7 .650 4.0 20
5 Memphis Grizzlies 13 8 .619 4.5 21
6 Oklahoma City Thunder * 12 8 .600 5.0 20
7 Utah Jazz 12 9 .571 5.5 21
8 Portland Trail Blazers 11 10 .524 6.5 21
9 Los Angeles Lakers 10 12 .455 8.0 22
10 Sacramento Kings 7 12 .368 9.5 19
11 Denver Nuggets 7 13 .350 10.0 20
12 New Orleans Pelicans 7 13 .350 10.0 20
13 Minnesota Timberwolves 6 14 .300 11.0 20
14 Phoenix Suns 6 14 .300 11.0 20
15 Dallas Mavericks 4 15 .211 12.5 19

Game log

Preseason

2016 pre-season game log
Total: 5–2 (Home: 3–1; Road: 2–1)
Pre-season: 5–2 (Home: 3–1; Road: 2–1)
2016–17 season schedule

Regular season

2016–17 game log
Total: 13–7 (Home: 4–2; Road: 9–5)
October: 2–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–1)
November : 9–6 (Home: 3–2; Road: 6–4)
December: 2–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 2–0)
Game Date
Time		 Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
19 December 1 @ Golden State W 132–127 (2OT) Anderson, Harden (29) James Harden (15) James Harden (13) Oracle Arena
19,596		 12–7
20 December 2 @ Denver W 128–110 James Harden (20) Clint Capela (10) James Harden (7) Pepsi Center
15,549		 13–7
21 December 5 Boston Toyota Center
 0–0
22 December 7 L.A. Lakers Toyota Center
 0–0
23 December 9 @ Oklahoma City Chesapeake Energy Arena
 0–0
24 December 10 Dallas Toyota Center
 0–0
25 December 12 Brooklyn Toyota Center
 0–0
26 December 14 Sacramento Toyota Center
 0–0
27 December 16 New Orleans Toyota Center
 0–0
28 December 17 @ Minnesota Target Center
 0–0
29 December 20 San Antonio Toyota Center
 0–0
30 December 21 @ Phoenix Talking Stick Resort Arena
 0–0
31 December 23 @ Memphis FedExForum
 0–0
32 December 26 Phoenix Toyota Center
 0–0
33 December 27 @ Dallas American Airlines Center
 0–0
34 December 30 L.A. Clippers Toyota Center
 0–0
35 December 31 New York Toyota Center
 0–0
January: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
February: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
March: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
April: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
2016–17 season schedule

Injuries

Player Duration Injury type Games missed
Start End
Beverley, PatrickPatrick Beverley October 2, 2016 November 17, 2016 Left knee surgery 11
Harrell, MontrezlMontrezl Harrell November 18, 2016 November 20, 2016 Left calf contusion 1

Source: [3]

Transactions

Trades

September 22, 2016[4] To Houston Rockets
Tyler Ennis		 To Milwaukee Bucks
Michael Beasley

Free agents

Re-signed
Player Signed Contract Ref.
Harden, JamesJames Harden July 9, 2016 4 years, $118 million [5]
Additions
Player Signed Contract Former team Ref.
D'Antoni, MikeMike D'Antoni (head coach) May 26, 2016 3 years, $15 million Philadelphia 76ers (associate coach) [2]
Anderson, RyanRyan Anderson July 9, 2016 4 years, $80 million New Orleans Pelicans [6]
Gordon, EricEric Gordon July 9, 2016 4 years, $53 million New Orleans Pelicans [6]
, NenêNenê July 19, 2016 1 year, $2.9 milion Washington Wizards [7]
Prigioni, PabloPablo Prigioni July 28, 2016 2 year, $2.2 million Los Angeles Clippers [8]
Brown, BobbyBobby Brown September 23, 2016 1 year, $980,000 Turkey Beşiktaş Sompo Japan [9]
Wiltjer, KyleKyle Wiltjer September 23, 2016 2 year, $1.4 million Gonzaga Bulldogs (NCAA) [10]
Subtractions
Player Reason left Date New Team Ref.
Goudelock, AndrewAndrew Goudelock Waived July 9, 2016 Israel Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv [11]
Jones, TerrenceTerrence Jones Free Agency July 9, 2016 New Orleans Pelicans [12]
Terry, JasonJason Terry Free Agency July 9, 2016 Milwaukee Bucks [13]
Smith, JoshJosh Smith Free Agency July 9, 2016 China Sichuan Blue Whales [14]
Howard, DwightDwight Howard Free Agency July 12, 2016 Atlanta Hawks [15]
Prigioni, PabloPablo Prigioni Waived October 24, 2016 None [16]

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

Player Award Date awarded Ref.
Harden, JamesJames Harden Western Conference Player of the Week November 14, 2016 [17]

Records

Milestones

References

  1. ↑ Houston Rockets Franchise Index
  2. 1 2 "Rockets Name Mike D'Antoni Head Coach". NBA.com/rockets. May 26, 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Injury Report". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Rockets Complete Trade with Milwaukee". NBA.com/rockets. 22 September 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "James Harden signs new contract with Houston Rockets". ESPN.com. July 9, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Rockets Sign Free Agents Ryan Anderson and Eric Gordon". NBA.com/rockets. July 8, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Rockets Sign Free Agent Nene". NBA.com/rockets. July 20, 2016. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Rockets Sign Free Agent Pablo Prigioni". NBA.com/rockets. July 28, 2016. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Bobby Brown signed by Rockets". 247sports. July 24, 2016. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Former Jesuit standout Kyle Wiltjer makes Houston Rockets roster". oregonlive.com. The Oregonian. October 24, 2016. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Report: Ex-Rockets SG Andrew Goudelock signs in Israel". todaysfastbreak.com. August 2, 2016. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Terrence Jones, Tim Frazier sign their contracts with Pelicans". nola.com/pelicans. July 22, 2016. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Bucks sign veteran guard Jason Terry". NBA.com. August 22, 2016. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Houston Rockets Rumors: Team Drops Jason Terry & Josh Smith". Morning Ledger. July 29, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Hawks Sign Eight-Time NBA All-Star Dwight Howard". NBA.com/hawks. July 12, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Rockets Waive Pablo Prigioni". NBA.com. October 24, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  17. ↑ "DeMar DeRozan, James Harden named Players of the Week". NBA.com. November 14, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.

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