Houston Rockets

Who are the Houston Rockets free agents in 2026-27?

The Rockets have 8 free agents carrying cap holds for 2026-27, led by Aaron Holiday, Jae'Sean Tate, Jeff Green.

This includes a projected signing that is not yet official, so these figures are an estimate.

Aaron Holiday (Non-Bird (120%))

$2.8M

Jae'Sean Tate (Non-Bird (120%))

$2.8M

Jeff Green (Non-Bird (120%))

$2.8M

Oscar Tshiebwe (Minimum hold)

$2.2M

Tristen Newton (Minimum hold)

$2.2M

Isaiah Crawford (Minimum hold)

$2.2M

Bruce Thornton (Minimum hold)

$2.2M

Quadir Copeland (Minimum hold)

$2.2M

Total holds

$19.2M

Each unsigned free agent occupies a cap hold sized by his Bird bracket (a percentage of his previous salary), totalling $19.2M on the Rockets' books. Holds count against the cap only, never the tax or aprons.

Each hold stays until the player re-signs, signs elsewhere, or is renounced. Renouncing clears the hold instantly but surrenders the Bird rights to re-sign him over the cap.

The rule behind this

A cap hold is a placeholder the league parks on a team's cap for each of its own free agents. It isn't money paid to anyone, it's a reserved spot, sized as a percentage of the player's previous salary (his Bird bracket).

What is the cap hold? →What are Bird rights? →What does renouncing a free agent mean? →