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Rockets Announce Training Camp Roster
Posted: September 22, 2026 -- 5:54 p.m. CT
The Houston Rockets today announced their training camp roster in preparation for the 2026-27 season. Camp will take place at Memorial Hermann | Houston Rockets Training Center beginning on Wednesday, Sept. 23.
Below is the Rockets Training Camp roster:
No. |
Name |
Pos. |
Ht. |
Wt. |
D.O.B. |
Prior to NBA / Home Country |
NBA Exp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
00 |
Rafael Castro* |
C |
6'10" |
224 |
03/30/03 |
George Washington |
R |
0 |
Sean Pedulla* |
G |
6'1" |
195 |
10/10/02 |
Mississippi |
1 |
1 |
Amen Thompson |
G/F |
6'7" |
215 |
01/30/03 |
Overtime Elite |
3 |
2 |
Bruce Thornton |
G |
6'0" |
223 |
09/14/03 |
Ohio State/USA |
R |
3 |
Julian Phillips |
F |
6'8" |
201 |
04/26/01 |
Tennessee |
3 |
5 |
Fred VanVleet |
G |
6'0" |
193 |
02/25/94 |
Wichita State |
10 |
7 |
Kevin Durant |
7 |
6'10" |
240 |
09/29/88 |
Texas |
19 |
8 |
Jae'Sean Tate |
F |
6'5" |
226 |
10/28/95 |
Sydney Kings (Australia) / Ohio State |
7 |
9 |
Oscar Tshiebwe |
F/C |
6'9" |
265 |
11/27/99 |
Kentucky |
3 |
10 |
Jabari Smith Jr |
F |
6'11" |
213 |
05/13/03 |
Auburn |
4 |
12 |
Steven Adams |
C |
6'11" |
265 |
07/20/93 |
Pittsburgh / New Zealand |
13 |
15 |
Reed Sheppard |
G |
6'3" |
182 |
06/24/04 |
Kentucky |
2 |
17 |
Tari Eason |
F |
6'8" |
217 |
05/10/01 |
Louisiana State |
4 |
25 |
Quadir Copeland* |
G |
6'6" |
220 |
09/04/03 |
NC State |
R |
27 |
Isaiah Crawford |
F |
6'6" |
220 |
11/01/01 |
Louisiana Tech |
2 |
28 |
Alperen Sengun |
C |
6'11" |
255 |
07/25/02 |
Besiktas (Turkey) |
5 |
30 |
Clint Capela |
C |
6'10" |
240 |
05/18/94 |
Elan Chalon/Switzerland |
12 |
31 |
Bogdan Bogdanovic' |
G |
6'5" |
225 |
08/18/92 |
Fenerbahce / Serbia |
9 |
36 |
Marcus Smart |
G |
6'3" |
220 |
03/06/94 |
Oklahoma State |
12 |
* - Two-Way Contract
The Rockets depart for The NBA China Games 2026 on Sunday, Oct. 4, to play a pair of preseason games against Dallas on Friday, Oct. 9 and Sunday Oct. 11 at The Venetian Arena in Macao. The preseason finale is at Toyota Center vs. Oklahoma City on Thursday, Oct. 15.
Houston opens the regular season at home vs. Dallas on Oct. 21.
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