2015–16 Houston Rockets season

2015–16 Houston Rockets season
Head coach Kevin McHale
J. B. Bickerstaff (interim)
General manager Daryl Morey
Owner(s) Leslie Alexander
Arena Toyota Center
Results
Record 27–28 (.491)
Place Division: 4th (Southwest)
Conference: 9th (Western)
Playoff finish TBD

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Local media
Television Root Sports Southwest
Radio Sportstalk 790

The 2015–16 Houston Rockets season is the ongoing 49th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and their 45th in the Houston area.[1]

On November 18, 2015, coach Kevin McHale was fired in his fifth season as the Rockets coach after a 4–7 start to the season. J. B. Bickerstaff was named the interim coach.

Draft picks

Main article: 2015 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 18 Sam Dekker SF  United States Wisconsin
2 32 Montrezl Harrell PF  United States Louisville

Standings

Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 Golden State Warriors * 48 4 .923 – 52
2 San Antonio Spurs * 45 8 .849 3.5 53
3 Oklahoma City Thunder * 40 14 .741 9.0 54
4 Los Angeles Clippers 35 18 .660 13.5 53
5 Memphis Grizzlies 31 22 .585 17.5 53
6 Dallas Mavericks 29 26 .527 20.5 55
7 Portland Trail Blazers 27 27 .500 22.0 54
8 Utah Jazz 26 26 .500 22.0 52
9 Houston Rockets 27 28 .491 22.5 55
10 Sacramento Kings 22 31 .415 26.5 53
11 Denver Nuggets 22 32 .407 27.0 54
12 New Orleans Pelicans 20 33 .377 28.5 53
13 Minnesota Timberwolves 17 37 .315 32.0 54
14 Phoenix Suns 14 40 .259 35.0 54
15 Los Angeles Lakers 11 44 .200 38.5 55
Southwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
San Antonio Spurs 45 8 .849 0.0 28–0 17–8 9–2 53
Memphis Grizzlies 31 22 .585 14.0 19–9 12–13 5–5 53
Dallas Mavericks 29 26 .527 17.0 15–11 14–15 5–8 55
Houston Rockets 27 28 .491 19.0 16–13 11–15 6–7 55
New Orleans Pelicans 20 33 .377 25.0 14–12 6–21 4–8 53

Game log

Preseason

2015 pre-season game log
Total: 3–5 (Home: 2–2; Road: 1–3)
2015–16 season schedule

Regular season

2015–16 game log
Total: 27–28 (Home: 16–13; Road: 11–15)
February: 2–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–2)
Game Date
Time		 Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
51 February 2 Miami W 115–102 James Harden (26) Terrence Jones (7) James Harden (14) Toyota Center
18,229		 26–25
52 February 4 @ Phoenix W 111–105 Corey Brewer (24) Dwight Howard (16) Beverley, Harden (6) Talking Stick Resort Arena
15,723		 27–25
53 February 6 Portland L 79–96 James Harden (33) Dwight Howard (14) James Harden (8) Toyota Center
18,308		 27–26
54 February 9 @ Golden State L 110–123 James Harden (37) Dwight Howard (15) Patrick Beverley (7) Oracle Arena
19,596		 27–27
55 February 10 @ Portland L 103–116 James Harden (34) Dwight Howard (13) James Harden (11) Moda Center
19,393		 27–28
All-Star Break
56 February 19 @ Phoenix Talking Stick Resort Arena
 0–0
57 February 23 @ Utah Vivint Smart Home Arena
 0–0
58 February 25 @ Portland Moda Center
 0–0
59 February 27 San Antonio Toyota Center
 0–0
60 February 29 @ Milwaukee BMO Harris Bradley Center
 0–0
2015–16 season schedule

Roster

Houston Rockets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
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 0 in (1.83 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
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 13 Harden, James (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1989–08–26 Arizona State
F 35 Harrell, Montrezl 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1994–01–26 Louisville
C 12 Howard, Dwight 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1985–12–08 SW Atlanta Academy (GA)
F 6 Jones, Terrence 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 252 lb (114 kg) 1992–01–09 Kentucky
G 3 Lawson, Ty 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1987–11–03 North Carolina
G/F 32 McDaniels, K. J. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1993–02–09 Clemson
F/C 20 Motiejūnas, Donatas 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 222 lb (101 kg) 1990–09–20 Lithuania
F 5 Smith, Josh 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1985–12–05 Oak Hill Academy (VA)
G 31 Terry, Jason 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1977–09–15 Arizona
G 10 Thornton, Marcus 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1987–06–05 LSU
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: 2016–02–09

Salaries

Player 2015–16 Salary
Dwight Howard $22,359,364
James Harden $15,756,438
Ty Lawson $12,404,495
Corey Brewer $8,200,000
Trevor Ariza $8,193,030
Patrick Beverley $6,500,000
K. J. McDaniels $3,333,333
Terrence Jones $2,489,530
Donatas Motiejūnas $2,288,205
Sam Dekker $1,646,400
Jason Terry $1,499,187
Josh Smith $1,499,000
Clint Capela $1,242,720
Marcus Thornton $1,186,000
Montrezl Harrell $1,000,000
Chuck Hayesa $83,583
TOTAL $89,681,285

^a Chuck Hayes was waived on November 8, 2015 after appearing in just 2 games for the Rockets.
Source: [2]

Injuries

Player Duration Injury type Games missed
Start End
Motiejūnas, DonatasDonatas Motiejūnas Start of Season December 5, 2015 Back Surgery 20
Jones, TerrenceTerrence Jones October 30, 2015 November 11, 2015 Right Eye Laceration 5
Beverley, PatrickPatrick Beverley November 4, 2015 November 11, 2015 Concussion 2
Beverley, PatrickPatrick Beverley November 13, 2015 November 25, 2015 Sprained Ankle 5
Dekker, SamSam Dekker November 16, 2015 ongoing Back Surgery —
Ariza, TrevorTrevor Ariza December 8, 2015 December 12, 2015 Bruised Lower Back 1
Motiejūnas, DonatasDonatas Motiejūnas January 1, 2016 ongoing Sore Back —
Beverley, PatrickPatrick Beverley January 15, 2016 January 24, 2016 Sprained Ankle 3
Howard, DwightDwight Howard January 20, 2016 January 27, 2016 Sprained Ankle 3

[3]

Transactions

Trades

July 20, 2015[4] To Houston Rockets
Ty Lawson
Second round draft pick (2017)		 To Denver Nuggets
Nick Johnson
Joey Dorsey
Kostas Papanikolaou
Pablo Prigioni
2016 First round draft pick
Cash considerations
January 22, 2016[5] To Houston Rockets
Josh Smith
Rights to Serhiy Lishchuk
Cash considerations		 To Los Angeles Clippers
Rights to Maarty Leunen

Free agents

Re-signed

Player Signed Contract Ref.
Beverley, PatrickPatrick Beverley July 9, 2015 4 years, $23 million [6]
Brewer, CoreyCorey Brewer July 14, 2015 3 years, $23.4 million [7]
McDaniels, K. J.K. J. McDaniels July 21, 2015 3 years, $10 million [8]
Terry, JasonJason Terry August 24, 2015 1 years, $1.5 million [9]

Additions

Player Signed Contract Former team Ref.
Thornton, MarcusMarcus Thornton July 25, 2015 1 year, $1.1 million Phoenix Suns [10]
Hayes, ChuckChuck Hayes November 1, 2015 1 year, $1.5 million Toronto Raptors [11]

Subtractions

Player Reason left Date New Team Ref.
Smith, JoshJosh Smith Free Agency July 16, 2015 Los Angeles Clippers [12]
Hayes, ChuckChuck Hayes Waived November 8, 2015 None [13]
McHale, KevinKevin McHale Fired November 18, 2015 None [14]

Awards

Player Award Date awarded Ref.
Harden, JamesJames Harden Western Conference Player of the Week November 9, 2015 [15]

References

  1. ↑ Houston Rockets Franchise Index
  2. ↑ "Houston Rockets Team Payroll". basketball-reference. October 27, 2015. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Injury Report". basketball-reference.com. October 28, 2015. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Nuggets Acquire Joey Dorsey, Nick Johnson, Kostas Papanikolaou, Pablo Prigioni, Cash Considerations and First Round Pick From Houston". nba.com/nuggets. July 20, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Rockets acquire Josh Smith in trade with Clippers". ESPN.com. January 23, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Rockets Re-Sign Patrick Beverley". nba.com/rockets. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Rockets Re-Sign Corey Brewer". nba.com/rockets. July 14, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Rockets Re-Sign K.J. McDaniels". nba.com/rockets. July 21, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Rockets Re-Sign Jason Terry". nba.com/rockets. August 24, 2015. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Rockets Sign Marcus Thornton". nba.com/rockets. July 25, 2015. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Rockets Sign Free Agent Chuck Hayes". nba.com/rockets. November 1, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  12. ↑ "LA CLIPPERS SIGN JOSH SMITH". nba.com/clippers. July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Chuck Hayes waived by Rockets". Houston Chronicle. November 8, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Houston Rockets fire coach Kevin McHale". ESPN.com. November 18, 2015. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Drummond, Harden named Players of the Week". nba.com. November 9, 2015. Retrieved November 9, 2015.

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