July 27th news , as the 2025-26 season approaches, the Houston Rockets have officially finalized the 17-man roster for the new season. According to the NBA's official player flow records, after the Rockets recently signed two-way contracts with Isaiah Crawford and JD Davidson, their current personnel configuration has reached the league's limit.

At the same time, Kevin Harris , who played for the Development League team College Park Skyhawks last season, also won a two-way contract with his outstanding performance. He played 30 games in the Development League in the 2024-25 season , averaging 19.8 points, 7.1 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.6 steals per game, showing comprehensive offensive and defensive capabilities.

His shooting percentage reached 43.9% , and his three-point shooting percentage was as high as 40.0% , showing a stable outside shooting ability. In the just-concluded summer league, Harris played 4 games on behalf of the Rockets, averaging 14.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.8 steals per game, once again proving his potential and combat effectiveness.

According to NBA regulations, each team can retain up to 21 players before the season starts , and before the regular season officially starts, the team needs to reduce the roster to 14 to 15 players with standard contracts and retain up to three players with two-way contracts. So far, the Rockets have signed all 14 standard contracts and used up the three two-way contract quotas, and the staffing has met the requirements.

Among them, Reid Sheppard already has a standard contract, and he will form the core framework of the Rockets in the new season together with Durant, Shin Kyung, VanVleet, Jabari Smith Jr. and other main players. Other players with standard contracts include veteran Steven Adams , Dorian Finney - Smith , Armen Thompson , Clint Capela , Aaron Holiday, Jeff Green , Tari Eason , JaeSean Tate and Josh Okogie .

Standard contract players

Kevin Durant , Alperen Shin - kyung, Fred VanVleet , Jabari Smith Jr. , Steven Adams, Dorian Finney - Smith , Reid Shepard , Armen Thompson , Clint Capela , Aaron Holiday , Jeff Green , Tari Eason , Jae'Sean Tate , Josh Okogie .

Two-way contract players

JD Davidson, Kevin Harris , Isaiah Crawford .