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 5527 (.671)
Place Division: 2nd (Southwest)
Conference: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finish Conference Semifinals
(Lost to Spurs 2–4)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television Root Sports Southwest
Radio Sportstalk 790

The 2016–17 Houston Rockets season was 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 retired the number 11 of former center Yao Ming in February 2017.

The Rockets finished the regular season with a 55–27 record, securing the 3rd seed. In the playoffs, the Rockets defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder in five games in the First Round, advancing to the Conference Semifinals, where they lost in six games to the San Antonio Spurs.

Draft picks

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

2016–17 Houston Rockets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
PF 3 Anderson, Ryan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1988-05-06 UC Berkeley
SF 1 Ariza, Trevor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1985-06-30 UCLA
PG 2 Beverley, Patrick 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1988-07-12 Arkansas
PG 8 Brown, Bobby 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1984-09-24 Cal State Fullerton
C 15 Capela, Clint 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1994-05-18 INSEP (FRA)
SF 7 Dekker, Sam 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1994-05-06 Wisconsin
SG 10 Gordon, Eric 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1988-12-25 Indiana
SG 13 Harden, James (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1989-08-26 Arizona State
PF 5 Harrell, Montrezl 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1994-01-26 Louisville
C 42 Nenê 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1982-09-13 Brazil
PF 21 Onuaku, Chinanu 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1996-11-01 Louisville
PG 17 Taylor, Isaiah 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1994-07-11 Texas
SG 12 Williams, Lou 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1986-10-27 South Gwinnett HS (GA)
SF 14 Williams, Troy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1994-12-30 Indiana
PF 30 Wiltjer, Kyle 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

RosterTransactions

Standings

Division

Southwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
ySan Antonio Spurs 61 21 .744 0.0 31–10 30–11 11–5 82
xHouston Rockets 55 27 .671 6.0 30–11 25–16 10–6 82
xMemphis Grizzlies 43 39 .524 18.0 24–17 19–22 8–8 82
New Orleans Pelicans 34 48 .415 27.0 21–20 13–28 6–10 82
Dallas Mavericks 33 49 .402 28.0 21–20 12–29 5–11 82

Conference

Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 zGolden State Warriors * 67 15 .817 82
2 ySan Antonio Spurs * 61 21 .744 6.0 82
3 xHouston Rockets 55 27 .671 12.0 82
4 xLos Angeles Clippers 51 31 .622 16.0 82
5 yUtah Jazz * 51 31 .622 16.0 82
6 xOklahoma City Thunder 47 35 .573 20.0 82
7 xMemphis Grizzlies 43 39 .524 24.0 82
8 xPortland Trail Blazers 41 41 .500 26.0 82
9 Denver Nuggets 40 42 .488 27.0 82
10 New Orleans Pelicans 34 48 .415 33.0 82
11 Dallas Mavericks 33 49 .402 34.0 82
12 Sacramento Kings 32 50 .390 35.0 82
13 Minnesota Timberwolves 31 51 .378 36.0 82
14 Los Angeles Lakers 26 56 .317 41.0 82
15 Phoenix Suns 24 58 .293 43.0 82

Game log

Preseason

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

Regular season

2016–17 game log
Total: 55–27 (Home: 30–11; Road: 25–16)
2016–17 season schedule

Playoffs

2017 playoff game log
Total: 6–5 (Home: 4–2; Road: 2–3)
2017 playoff schedule

Player statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Regular season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Ryan Anderson 72 72 29.4 .418 .403 .860 4.6 .9 .4 .2 13.6
Trevor Ariza 80 80 34.7 .409 .344 .738 5.7 2.2 1.8 .3 11.7
Patrick Beverley 67 67 30.7 .420 .382 .768 5.9 4.2 1.5 .4 9.5
Corey Brewer 58 8 15.9 .414 .234 .727 2.0 1.1 .6 .2 4.2
Bobby Brown 25 0 4.9 .383 .400 1.000 .2 .6 .0 .0 2.5
Clint Capela 65 59 23.9 .643 .531 8.1 1.0 .5 1.2 12.6
Sam Dekker 77 2 18.4 .473 .321 .559 3.7 1.0 .5 .3 6.5
Tyler Ennis 31 0 6.3 .391 .375 .667 .6 1.1 .2 .0 1.9
Eric Gordon 75 15 31.0 .406 .372 .840 2.7 2.5 .6 .5 16.2
James Harden 81 81 36.4 .440 .347 .847 8.1 11.2 1.5 .5 29.1
Montrezl Harrell 58 14 18.3 .652 .143 .628 3.8 1.1 .3 .7 9.1
K. J. McDaniels 29 0 7.3 .456 .333 .900 1.0 .1 .2 .3 2.8
Nenê 67 8 17.9 .617 .333 .589 4.2 1.0 .8 .6 9.1
Chinanu Onuaku 5 1 10.4 .714 1.000 2.0 .6 .6 .2 2.8
Isaiah Taylor 4 0 13.0 .143 .000 .500 .8 .8 .3 .3 .8
Lou Williams 23 0 25.7 .386 .318 .867 3.0 2.4 .7 .4 14.9
Troy Williams 6 3 23.2 .500 .381 .857 4.0 1.0 .5 .2 9.7
Kyle Wiltjer 14 0 3.1 .286 .308 .500 .7 .1 .2 .1 .9

Traded mid-season

Postseason

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Ryan Anderson 11 9 30.5 .391 .283 .875 5.2 .6 .4 .2 9.4
Trevor Ariza 11 11 37.5 .423 .377 .929 5.1 2.1 1.3 .2 10.7
Patrick Beverley 11 11 29.5 .413 .404 .786 5.5 3.0 1.5 .2 11.1
Bobby Brown 5 0 4.4 .500 .455 .4 .2 .0 .0 5.0
Clint Capela 11 11 26.0 .561 .000 .615 8.7 1.1 .7 2.5 10.5
Sam Dekker 4 0 7.8 .250 .500 2.5 .3 .3 .3 2.3
Eric Gordon 11 2 32.5 .421 .386 .722 3.9 2.0 .7 .5 12.9
James Harden 11 11 37.0 .413 .278 .878 5.5 8.5 1.9 .5 28.5
Montrezl Harrell 5 0 4.2 .333 .500 1.2 .4 .0 .0 1.0
Nenê 9 0 17.9 .706 .000 .581 4.7 .6 .7 .4 10.0
Isaiah Taylor 3 0 3.3 .000 .000 .7 .3 .0 .0 .0
Lou Williams 11 0 24.7 .424 .308 .897 2.7 1.3 .6 .1 12.5
Troy Williams 5 0 3.8 .000 .000 .500 1.4 .2 .0 .0 .2
Kyle Wiltjer 1 0 5.0 1.000 1.000 .0 .0 .0 .0 3.0

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
Capela, ClintClint Capela December 17, 2016 January 17, 2017 Fractured fibula 15
Beverley, PatrickPatrick Beverley December 26, 2016 December 29, 2016 Thigh bruise 1
Beverley, PatrickPatrick Beverley December 31, 2016 January 5, 2017 Sprained right wrist 2
Gordon, EricEric Gordon January 8, 2017 January 13, 2017 Sprained left big toe 2
Anderson, RyanRyan Anderson January 17, 2017 January 23, 2017 Illness (Flu) 3
Gordon, EricEric Gordon January 25, 2017 January 29, 2017 Lower back tightness 2
, NenêNenê February 3, 2017 February 8, 2017 Sore groin 1
Gordon, EricEric Gordon February 9, 2017 February 15, 2017 Lower back soreness 2
Anderson, RyanRyan Anderson March 6, 2017 March 10, 2017 Lower back tightness 1
Anderson, RyanRyan Anderson March 24, 2017 April 7, 2017 Sprained right ankle 6
Harden, JamesJames Harden April 2, 2017 April 5, 2017 Illness (Flu) 1
Dekker, SamSam Dekker April 2, 2017 May 1, 2017 Fractured left hand 10
, NenêNenê May 7, 2017 Rest of season Torn left adductor muscle 2

Source: [3]

Transactions

Trades

September 22, 2016[4] To Houston Rockets
Tyler Ennis
To Milwaukee Bucks
Michael Beasley
February 21, 2017[5] To Houston Rockets
Lou Williams
To Los Angeles Lakers
Corey Brewer
First round draft pick (2017)
February 23, 2017[6] To Houston Rockets
Cash considerations
To Brooklyn Nets
K. J. McDaniels
February 23, 2017[6] To Houston Rockets
Marcelo Huertas
To Los Angeles Lakers
Tyler Ennis

Free agents

Re-signed
Player Signed Contract Ref.
Harden, JamesJames Harden July 9, 2016 4 years, $118 million [7]
Additions
Player Signed Contract Former team Ref.
D'Antoni, MikeMike D'Antoni (head coach) May 26, 2016 4 years, $17 million Philadelphia 76ers (associate coach) [2]
Anderson, RyanRyan Anderson July 9, 2016 4 years, $80 million New Orleans Pelicans [8]
Gordon, EricEric Gordon July 9, 2016 4 years, $53 million New Orleans Pelicans [8]
, NenêNenê July 19, 2016 1 year, $2.9 milion Washington Wizards [9]
Prigioni, PabloPablo Prigioni July 28, 2016 2 year, $2.2 million Los Angeles Clippers [10]
Brown, BobbyBobby Brown September 23, 2016 1 year, $980,000 Turkey Beşiktaş Sompo Japan [11]
Wiltjer, KyleKyle Wiltjer September 23, 2016 2 year, $1.4 million Gonzaga Bulldogs (NCAA) [12]
Taylor, IsaiahIsaiah Taylor February 27, 2017 3 year, $3.1 million Rio Grande Valley Vipers [13]
Williams, TroyTroy Williams March 10, 2017 10-day contract Iowa Energy [14]
Subtractions
Player Reason left Date New Team Ref.
Goudelock, AndrewAndrew Goudelock Waived July 9, 2016 Israel Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv [15]
Jones, TerrenceTerrence Jones Free Agency July 9, 2016 New Orleans Pelicans [16]
Terry, JasonJason Terry Free Agency July 9, 2016 Milwaukee Bucks [17]
Smith, JoshJosh Smith Free Agency July 9, 2016 China Sichuan Blue Whales [18]
Howard, DwightDwight Howard Free Agency July 12, 2016 Atlanta Hawks [19]
Prigioni, PabloPablo Prigioni Waived October 24, 2016 Spain Saski Baskonia [20]
Motiejūnas, DonatasDonatas Motiejūnas Free Agency December 15, 2016 New Orleans Pelicans [21]
Huertas, MarceloMarcelo Huertas Waived February 25, 2017 None [22]

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

Player Award Date awarded Ref.
Harden, JamesJames Harden Western Conference Player of the Week November 14, 2016 [23]
Harden, JamesJames Harden Western Conference Player of the Week December 19, 2016 [24]
Harden, JamesJames Harden Western Conference Player of the Week January 2, 2017 [25]
Harden, JamesJames Harden Western Conference Player of the Month (December) January 3, 2017 [26]
D'Antoni, MikeMike D'Antoni Western Conference Coach of the Month (December) January 4, 2017 [27]
Harden, JamesJames Harden Western Conference All-Star January 19, 2017 [28]
Gordon, EricEric Gordon NBA Three-Point Contest Champion February 18, 2017 [29]
Harden, JamesJames Harden Western Conference Player of the Week March 27, 2017 [30]
Harden, JamesJames Harden All-NBA First Team May 18, 2017 [31]

Records

Milestones

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