Houston Rockets Future Draft Picks

Houston Rockets Future 1st Round Picks

Year First Round Picks
20261-4 Own; two most / more favorable of HOU 5-30, LAC and OKC to OKC then other to WAS (via OKC to PHL)
2027Own or swap for BRK; PHX (via BRK)
2028Own
2029Two most favorable of HOU, DAL and PHX then other to BRK (via DAL and PHX to BRK; via DAL or PHX to HOU; via HOU swap for DAL or PHX)
2030Own
2031Own
2032Own

Houston Rockets Future 2nd Round Picks

Year Second Round Picks
2026To OKC if HOU 1-4 in 2026; CHI (via WAS)
2027Most favorable of HOU, OKC, IND and MIA to OKC; second and third most favorable to NYK; more favorable of (i) SAN and (ii) least favorable of HOU, OKC, IND and MIA to SAN then other to MIA (via HOU to DET to OKC to NYK; via MIA to OKC to UTH to SAN to MIA); MEM (via LAC); Less favorable of POR and NOP if either or both 56-60 (via POR to BOS)
2028Own (via ATL)
2029To WAS (via OKC); SAC (via WAS)
2030To OKC
203131-55 Own or ATL (via ATL swap for HOU); 56-60 to BOS
2032More favorable of HOU and PHX to MIN then other to PHX (via PHX)

Houston Rockets Future Incoming Traded Pick Details

Incoming Picks
2026 second round draft pick from Chicago
Chicago's 2026 2nd round pick to Houston (via Washington) [Chicago-Washington, 6/28/2023; Houston-New Orleans-Washington, 7/6/2025]
2027 first round draft pick from Brooklyn (swap, Houston outgoing)
Houston has the right to swap its 2027 1st round pick for Brooklyn's 2027 1st round pick [Brooklyn-Cleveland-Houston-Indiana, 1/16/2021]
2027 first round draft pick from Phoenix
Phoenix's 2027 1st round pick to Houston (via Brooklyn) [Brooklyn-Indiana-Milwaukee-Phoenix, 2/9/2023; Brooklyn-Houston, 6/26/2024]
2027 second round draft pick from Memphis
Memphis' 2027 2nd round pick to Houston (via L.A. Clippers) [Houston-L.A. Clippers-Memphis, 2/9/2023; Atlanta-Houston-L.A. Clippers-Memphis-Oklahoma City, 7/8/2023]
2027 second round draft pick from Portland or New Orleans
Houston will receive the less favorable of Portland's 2027 2nd round pick and New Orleans' 2027 2nd round pick if this pick falls outside its protected range of 31-55 (if this pick falls within its protected range and is therefore not conveyed, then Portland's obligation to Houston will be extinguished) (via Portland to Boston) [New Orleans-Portland, 2/8/2022; Charlotte-Philadelphia-Portland-New York, 2/9/2023; Boston-Portland, 2/8/2024; Boston-Houston, 2/6/2025]
2029 first round draft pick from Dallas and / or Phoenix (two most favorable of these and Houston, Houston outgoing to Brooklyn)
Houston will receive the two most favorable of its 2029 1st round pick, Dallas' 2029 1st round pick and Phoenix's 2029 1st round pick and Brooklyn will receive the least favorable of the three (via Dallas and Phoenix to Brooklyn; via Dallas or Phoenix to Houston; via Houston's right to swap for Dallas or Phoenix) [Brooklyn-Dallas, 2/6/2023; Brooklyn-Indiana-Milwaukee-Phoenix, 2/9/2023; Brooklyn-Houston, 6/26/2024]
2029 second round draft pick from Sacramento
Sacramento's 2029 2nd round pick to Houston (via Washington) [Sacramento-Washington, 2/5/2025; Houston-New Orleans-Washington, 7/6/2025]

Houston Rockets Future Outgoing Traded Pick Details

Outgoing Picks
2026 first round draft pick to Oklahoma City or Washington
Oklahoma City will receive the two most / more favorable of its 2026 1st round pick, Houston's 2026 1st round pick protected for selections 1-4 and the L.A. Clippers' 2026 1st round pick and Washington will receive the least / less favorable of these; if the Houston pick falls within its protected range and is therefore not conveyed, then Houston will instead convey its 2026 2nd round pick to Oklahoma City [L.A. Clippers-Oklahoma City, 7/10/2019; Houston-Oklahoma City, 7/16/2019; L.A. Clippers-Oklahoma City-Philadelphia, 11/1/2023; Philadelphia-Washington, 2/6/2025]
2027 second round draft pick to Oklahoma City, New York, San Antonio or Miami
Oklahoma City will receive the most favorable of its 2027 2nd round pick, Houston's 2027 2nd round pick, Indiana's 2027 2nd round pick and Miami's 2027 2nd round pick and New York will receive the second most favorable and the third most favorable of the four; San Antonio will receive the more favorable of (i) its 2027 2nd round pick and (ii) the least favorable of the Oklahoma City pick, the Houston pick, the Indiana pick and the Miami pick and Miami will receive the less favorable of (i) and (ii) (via Houston to Detroit to Oklahoma City to New York; via Miami to Oklahoma City to Utah to San Antonio to Miami) [Detroit-Houston, 11/24/2020; Detroit-Oklahoma City, 3/13/2021; Indiana-Oklahoma City, 11/25/2020; Miami-Oklahoma City, 3/17/2021; Oklahoma City-Utah, 7/30/2021; Portland-San Antonio-Utah, 2/9/2022; Cleveland-Miami-San Antonio, 7/6/2023; New York-Oklahoma City, 6/27/2024]
2029 second round draft pick to Washington
Houston's 2029 2nd round pick to Washington (via Oklahoma City) [Atlanta-Houston-L.A. Clippers-Memphis-Oklahoma City, 7/8/2023; Oklahoma City-Washington, 6/28/2025]
2030 second round draft pick to Oklahoma City
Houston's 2030 2nd round pick to Oklahoma City [Atlanta-Houston-L.A. Clippers-Memphis-Oklahoma City, 7/8/2023]
2031 second round draft pick to Atlanta (Atlanta incoming) [this overlaps with another outgoing pick from Houston]
Atlanta has the right to swap its 2031 2nd round pick for Houston's 2031 2nd round pick protected for selections 56-60 (if this pick falls within its protected range and is therefore not conveyable, then Houston's obligation to Atlanta will be extinguished) [Atlanta-Brooklyn-Golden State-Houston-L.A. Lakers-Minnesota-Phoenix, 7/6/2025]
2031 second round draft pick to Boston [this overlaps with another outgoing pick from Houston]
Houston's 2031 2nd round pick to Boston protected for selections 31-55 (if this pick falls within its protected range and is therefore not conveyed, then Houston's obligation to Boston will be extinguished) [Boston-Houston, 2/6/2025]
2032 second round draft pick to Minnesota or Phoenix
Minnesota will receive the more favorable of Phoenix's 2032 2nd round pick and Houston's 2032 2nd round pick and Phoenix will receive the less favorable of the two (via Phoenix) [Atlanta-Brooklyn-Golden State-Houston-L.A. Lakers-Minnesota-Phoenix, 7/6/2025]