Fred VanVleet is the highest-paid Rockets player this season. He’s scheduled to make $42.8 million in total cash (with a cap hit of $42.8 million).
Here are the team’s highest-paid players by total cash:
Highest-Paid Rockets Players for 2024-25
1. Fred VanVleet – $42.8 Million
VanVleet is in the second season of a three-year, $128.5 million contract that runs through the 2025-26 season. He’s scheduled to become a free agent in 2026.
2. Dillon Brooks – $22.3 Million
Brooks is in the second season of a four-year, $86 million contract that runs through the 2026-27 season. He’s scheduled to become a free agent in 2027.
3. Jalen Green – $12.5 Million
Green is in the final season of a four-year, $40.8 million contract that runs through the 2024-25 season. His next three-year, $105.3 million contract will begin in 2025.
He’s scheduled to become a free agent in 2028.
4. Reed Sheppard – $10.1 Million
Sheppard is in the first season of a four-year, $45.9 million contract that runs through the 2027-28 season. He’s scheduled to become a free agent in 2028.
5. Jabari Smith Jr. – $9.8 Million
Smith Jr. is in the third season of a four-year, $40.3 million contract that runs through the 2025-26 season. He’s scheduled to become a free agent in 2026.
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