2021–22 Houston Rockets season
The 2021–22 NBA season was the Rockets' 55th season in the National Basketball Association, and 51st season in the city of Houston. On August 20, 2021, the NBA announced that the regular season for the league will begin October 19, 2021 and will return to the typical 82-game schedule. After a woeful 17–55 record compiled in the previous season following the departure of James Harden in a trade to the Brooklyn Nets, the Rockets started a new era by drafting Jalen Green from the G League with the second overall pick in the 2021 NBA  draft. The Rockets were eliminated from playoff contention for the second consecutive season, marked the first time the Rockets was missed the playoffs in consecutive seasons since 2010–12. Draft. The Rockets held the second pick in the 2021 NBA draft, along with two other first-round picks from the Portland Trail Blazers and the Milwaukee Bucks entering the draft. This was the Rockets' first time with a lottery pick since the 2012 NBA draft in which they selected Jeremy Lamb with the twelfth overall pick; and it was their first time with a top-4 pick since the 2002 NBA draft  in which Houston selected Yao Ming with the first overall pick. The Rockets traded two future first-round picks to the Oklahoma City Thunder for the draft rights to Alperen Şengün. Standings. Conference. Notes Game log. The preseason and regular season schedule were announced on August 20, 2021. Player statistics. Waived during the season Traded during the season Acquired during the season