2023–24 Houston Rockets season

The 2023–24 Houston Rockets season was the 57th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and 53rd season in the city of Houston.^[1]

2023–24 Houston Rockets season
Head coach	Ime Udoka
General manager	Rafael Stone
President	Gretchen Sheirr
Owner(s)	Tilman Fertitta
Arena	Toyota Center
Results
Record	41–41 (.500)
Place	Division: 3rd (Southwest) Conference: 11th (Western)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Space City Home Network
Radio	Sportstalk 790
< 2022–23 2024–25 >

On April 10, 2023, the Houston Rockets fired head coach Stephen Silas after three rebuilding seasons with the team.^[2] Two weeks later, the Rockets hired Ime Udoka as their new head coach, looking to contend for the playoffs.^[3][4] After starting out 0–3 in October, the Rockets had a six-game winning streak to start out November.

The Rockets entered the month of March with a 27–34 record and stood at 11th place in the Western Conference. Despite losing breakout player Alperen Şengün to injury, the Rockets won 13 of their next 14 games, including an 11-game winning streak buoyed by career-best performances from star Jalen Green alongside one-time all-star Fred VanVleet and rookie Amen Thompson, which allowed them to rise to contention for the play-in tournament. Their improved 38–35 record had them trail the Golden State Warriors by one game back from the #10-seed, but afterwards the Rockets fell into a five-game losing streak as the Warriors went on a winning streak of their own, resulting in their elimination from playoff contention for the fourth consecutive season following an overtime loss to the Dallas Mavericks on April 7. The Rockets would finish the season with a 41–41 record, finishing with a non-losing season for the first time in four years.

Draft

Main article: 2023 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College / Club
1	4	Amen Thompson	Point guard	United States	City Reapers (Overtime Elite)
1	20	Cam Whitmore	Small forward	United States	Villanova (Fr.)

The Rockets entered the draft with two first round picks and no second round selections.^[5] For their first pick at four, the Rockets selected point guard Amen Thompson from Overtime Elite's City Reapers team, being the organization's first ever draft pick entering the NBA. With their pick at 20, Houston selected small forward Cam Whitmore, who won the Big East Conference's Freshman of the Year Award for his only season at Villanova University. Before the draft, Whitmore was widely regarded to be a lottery pick with some projections placing him as high as fourth overall.^[6][7][8][9]

Roster

2023–24 Houston Rockets roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From C 12 Adams, Steven  6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1993-07-20 Pittsburgh G/F 9 Brooks, Dillon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1996-01-22 Oregon G/F 25 Bullock, Reggie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1991-03-16 North Carolina F 17 Eason, Tari  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2001-05-10 LSU G 4 Green, Jalen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 2002-02-09 Prolific Prep (CA) F 32 Green, Jeff 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1986-08-28 Georgetown G/F 14 Hinton, Nate (TW) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1999-06-08 Houston G 0 Holiday, Aaron 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1996-09-30 UCLA C 2 Landale, Jock 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1995-10-25 Saint Mary's C 51 Marjanović, Boban 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) 290 lb (132 kg) 1988-08-15 Serbia F 00 Samuels, Jermaine (TW) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1998-11-12 Villanova C 28 Şengün, Alperen  6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 243 lb (110 kg) 2002-07-25 Turkey F 10 Smith, Jabari Jr. 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 2003-05-13 Auburn F 8 Tate, Jae'Sean  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1995-10-28 Ohio State G/F 1 Thompson, Amen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2003-01-30 Pine Crest (FL) G 5 VanVleet, Fred 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 1994-02-25 Wichita State F 7 Whitmore, Cam 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 2004-07-08 Villanova G/F 19 Williams, Nate (TW) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1999-02-12 Buffalo

Head coach Ime Udoka Assistant coach(es) Josh Bostic Will Dunn Cam Hodges Royal Ivey Garrett Jackson Mike Moser Tiago Splitter Ben Sullivan Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate (TW) Two-way affiliate player Injured Roster Last transaction: April 6, 2024

Standings

Division

Southwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
y – Dallas Mavericks	50	32	.610	–	25‍–‍16	25‍–‍16	11‍–‍5	82
x – New Orleans Pelicans	49	33	.598	1.0	21‍–‍19	28‍–‍14	9‍–‍7	82
Houston Rockets	41	41	.500	9.0	27‍–‍14	14‍–‍27	9‍–‍7	82
Memphis Grizzlies	27	55	.329	23.0	9‍–‍32	18‍–‍23	8‍–‍8	82
San Antonio Spurs	22	60	.268	28.0	12‍–‍29	10‍–‍31	3‍–‍13	82

Conference

Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	c – Oklahoma City Thunder *	57	25	.695	–	82
2	x – Denver Nuggets	57	25	.695	–	82
3	x – Minnesota Timberwolves	56	26	.683	1.0	82
4	y – Los Angeles Clippers *	51	31	.622	6.0	82
5	y – Dallas Mavericks *	50	32	.610	7.0	82
6	x – Phoenix Suns	49	33	.598	8.0	82
7	x – New Orleans Pelicans	49	33	.598	8.0	82
8	x – Los Angeles Lakers	47	35	.573	10.0	82
9	pi – Sacramento Kings	46	36	.561	11.0	82
10	pi – Golden State Warriors	46	36	.561	11.0	82
11	Houston Rockets	41	41	.500	16.0	82
12	Utah Jazz	31	51	.378	26.0	82
13	Memphis Grizzlies	27	55	.329	30.0	82
14	San Antonio Spurs	22	60	.268	35.0	82
15	Portland Trail Blazers	21	61	.256	36.0	82

Game log

Preseason

2023 preseason game log Total: 4–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–1)
Preseason: 4–1 (home: 2–0; road: 2–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 10 Indiana W 122–103 Alperen Şengün (15) Amen Thompson (9) Şengün, VanVleet (4) Toyota Center 12,680 1–0 2 October 12 @ New Orleans W 120–87 Jabari Smith Jr. (22) Jabari Smith Jr. (9) Holiday, Şengün, Thompson, VanVleet (4) Legacy Arena 11,589 2–0 3 October 16 @ San Antonio W 99–89 Thompson, Whitmore (15) Holiday, Smith Jr. (9) Aaron Holiday (6) Frost Bank Center 16,030 3–0 4 October 18 @ San Antonio L 103–117 Jabari Smith Jr. (20) Jeenathan Williams (8) Amen Thompson (4) Frost Bank Center 17,236 3–1 5 October 20 Miami W 110–104 Ja. Green, VanVleet (20) Alperen Şengün (12) Fred VanVleet (6) Toyota Center 18,055 4–1
2023–24 preseason schedule

Regular season

2023–24 game log Total: 41–41 (Home: 27–14; Road: 14–27)
October: 0–3 (home: 0–1; road: 0–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 25 @ Orlando L 86–116 Brooks, Şengün, VanVleet (14) Alperen Şengün (8) Alperen Şengün (6) Amway Center 18,846 0–1 2 October 27 @ San Antonio L 122–126 (OT) Alperen Şengün (25) Alperen Şengün (14) Fred VanVleet (12) Frost Bank Center 18,354 0–2 3 October 29 Golden State L 95–106 Jalen Green (21) Jalen Green (9) Alperen Şengün (7) Toyota Center 18,055 0–3
November: 8–5 (home: 8–0; road: 0–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 4 November 1 Charlotte W 128–119 Jalen Green (23) Alperen Şengün (7) Fred VanVleet (11) Toyota Center 16,263 1–3 5 November 4 Sacramento W 107–89 Dillon Brooks (26) Jabari Smith Jr. (11) Fred VanVleet (12) Toyota Center 18,055 2–3 6 November 6 Sacramento W 122–97 Jalen Green (23) Alperen Şengün (8) Alperen Şengün (12) Toyota Center 15,130 3–3 7 November 8 L.A. Lakers W 128–94 Jalen Green (28) Tari Eason (9) Fred VanVleet (10) Toyota Center 18,055 4–3 8 November 10 New Orleans W 104–101 Jalen Green (25) Eason, Şengün (8) Fred VanVleet (8) Toyota Center 16,236 5–3 9 November 12 Denver W 107–104 Fred VanVleet (26) Ja. Green, Şengün (8) Ja. Green, Şengün (5) Toyota Center 18,055 6–3 10 November 17 @ L.A. Clippers L 100–106 Alperen Şengün (23) Şengün, VanVleet (8) Fred VanVleet (10) Crypto.com Arena 19,370 6–4 11 November 19 @ L.A. Lakers L 104–105 Dillon Brooks (24) Alperen Şengün (10) Fred VanVleet (16) Crypto.com Arena 18,997 6–5 12 November 20 @ Golden State L 116–121 Alperen Şengün (30) Alperen Şengün (13) Fred VanVleet (14) Chase Center 18,064 6–6 13 November 22 Memphis W 111–91 Jalen Green (34) Smith Jr., Tate (9) Ja. Green, Tate, VanVleet (4) Toyota Center 18,055 7–6 14 November 24 Denver W 105–86 Jalen Green (25) Şengün, Smith Jr. (15) Fred VanVleet (11) Toyota Center 18,055 8–6 15 November 28 @ Dallas L 115–121 Alperen Şengün (31) Şengün, Smith Jr. (9) Fred VanVleet (12) American Airlines Center 20,103 8–7 16 November 29 @ Denver L 124–134 Jalen Green (26) Şengün, Smith Jr. (7) Jalen Green (9) Ball Arena 19,590 8–8
December : 7–7 (home: 4–4; road: 3–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 17 December 2 @ L.A. Lakers L 97–107 Fred VanVleet (22) Alperen Şengün (13) Fred VanVleet (7) Crypto.com Arena 18,997 8–9 18 December 6 Oklahoma City W 110–101 Dillon Brooks (23) Jabari Smith Jr. (18) Fred VanVleet (9) Toyota Center 16,291 9–9 19 December 8 @ Denver W 114–106 Fred VanVleet (26) Şengün, Smith Jr. (10) Alperen Şengün (7) Ball Arena 19,544 10–9 20 December 11 San Antonio W 93–82 Tari Eason (18) Tari Eason (14) Smith Jr., VanVleet (5) Toyota Center 16,481 11–9 21 December 13 Memphis W 117–104 Tari Eason (25) Tari Eason (14) Fred VanVleet (9) Toyota Center 16,813 12–9 22 December 15 @ Memphis W 103–96 Dillon Brooks (26) Jabari Smith Jr. (12) Fred VanVleet (8) FedExForum 16,941 13–9 23 December 17 @ Milwaukee L 119–128 Fred VanVleet (22) Alperen Şengün (8) Jalen Green (7) Fiserv Forum 17,341 13–10 24 December 18 @ Cleveland L 130–135 (OT) Fred VanVleet (27) Eason, Şengün, VanVleet (8) Fred VanVleet (17) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 13–11 25 December 20 Atlanta L 127–134 Jabari Smith Jr. (34) Jabari Smith Jr. (13) Fred VanVleet (15) Toyota Center 18,055 13–12 26 December 22 Dallas W 122–96 Alperen Şengün (22) Alperen Şengün (15) Green, Thompson, VanVleet (4) Toyota Center 18,055 14–12 27 December 23 @ New Orleans W 106–104 Alperen Şengün (37) Şengün, Smith Jr. (11) Alperen Şengün (6) Smoothie King Center 17,399 15–12 28 December 26 Indiana L 117–123 Alperen Şengün (30) Alperen Şengün (16) Fred VanVleet (9) Toyota Center 18,055 15–13 29 December 27 Phoenix L 113–129 Alperen Şengün (24) three players (5) Fred VanVleet (6) Toyota Center 18,055 15–14 30 December 29 Philadelphia L 127–131 Fred VanVleet (33) Tari Eason (11) Fred VanVleet (10) Toyota Center 18,055 15–15
January : 7–10 (home: 5–4; road: 2–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 31 January 1 Detroit W 136–113 Alperen Şengün (26) Jabari Smith Jr. (6) Alperen Şengün (9) Toyota Center 18,055 16–15 32 January 3 Brooklyn W 112–101 Alperen Şengün (30) Jabari Smith Jr. (12) Fred VanVleet (10) Toyota Center 16,563 17–15 33 January 5 Minnesota L 95–122 Jalen Green (20) Jabari Smith Jr. (9) Fred VanVleet (8) Toyota Center 18,055 17–16 34 January 6 Milwaukee W 112–108 Alperen Şengün (21) Jabari Smith Jr. (12) Fred VanVleet (7) Toyota Center 18,055 18–16 35 January 8 @ Miami L 113–120 Fred VanVleet (32) Alperen Şengün (11) Fred VanVleet (7) Kaseya Center 19,694 18–17 36 January 10 @ Chicago L 119–124 (OT) Alperen Şengün (25) Jabari Smith Jr. (15) Fred VanVleet (10) United Center 21,149 18–18 37 January 12 @ Detroit W 112–110 Alperen Şengün (29) Jabari Smith Jr. (11) Fred VanVleet (12) Little Caesars Arena 13,987 19–18 38 January 13 @ Boston L 113–145 Cam Whitmore (22) Şengün, Thompson (10) Fred VanVleet (7) TD Garden 19,156 19–19 39 January 15 @ Philadelphia L 115–124 Jalen Green (20) Alperen Şengün (9) Alperen Şengün (6) Wells Fargo Center 20,822 19–20 40 January 17 @ New York L 94–109 Fred VanVleet (24) Alperen Şengün (10) Fred VanVleet (12) Madison Square Garden 19,439 19–21 41 January 20 Utah W 127–126 (OT) Alperen Şengün (37) Alperen Şengün (14) Fred VanVleet (7) Toyota Center 16,618 20–21 42 January 21 Boston L 107–116 Dillon Brooks (25) Amen Thompson (14) Alperen Şengün (10) Toyota Center 18,055 20–22 43 January 24 Portland L 131–137 (OT) Alperen Şengün (30) Alperen Şengün (10) Alperen Şengün (8) Toyota Center 18,055 20–23 44 January 26 @ Charlotte W 138–104 Jalen Green (36) Cam Whitmore (11) Amen Thompson (8) Spectrum Center 16,164 21–23 45 January 27 @ Brooklyn L 104–106 Brooks, Ja. Green, Whitmore (19) Alperen Şengün (11) Fred VanVleet (8) Barclays Center 17,732 21–24 46 January 29 L.A. Lakers W 135–119 Jalen Green (34) Ja. Green, Şengün (12) Fred VanVleet (14) Toyota Center 18,055 22–24 47 January 31 New Orleans L 99–110 Jalen Green (31) Alperen Şengün (10) Şengün, VanVleet (5) Toyota Center 18,055 22–25
February : 3–9 (home: 3–1; road: 0–8) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 48 February 2 Toronto W 135–106 Cam Whitmore (25) Alperen Şengün (13) Alperen Şengün (8) Toyota Center 18,055 23–25 49 February 4 @ Minnesota L 90–111 Alperen Şengün (15) Alperen Şengün (10) Jalen Green (7) Target Center 18,024 23–26 50 February 6 @ Indiana L 129–132 Jalen Green (30) Amen Thompson (13) Şengün, Thompson (6) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 15,571 23–27 51 February 9 @ Toronto L 104–107 Dillon Brooks (20) Jabari Smith Jr. (10) Aaron Holiday (5) Scotiabank Arena 19,800 23–28 52 February 10 @ Atlanta L 113–122 Jalen Green (26) Jalen Green (14) Jalen Green (10) State Farm Arena 17,503 23–29 53 February 12 New York W 105–103 Dillon Brooks (23) Amen Thompson (13) Alperen Şengün (6) Toyota Center 16,790 24–29 54 February 14 @ Memphis L 113–121 four players (19) Amen Thompson (12) Alperen Şengün (6) FedExForum 15,012 24–30 All-Star Game 55 February 22 @ New Orleans L 105–127 Amen Thompson (22) Alperen Şengün (9) Fred VanVleet (6) Smoothie King Center 17,421 24–31 56 February 23 Phoenix W 114–110 Fred VanVleet (23) Jabari Smith Jr. (16) Fred VanVleet (5) Toyota Center 18,055 25–31 57 February 25 Oklahoma City L 110–123 Smith Jr., VanVleet (20) Jabari Smith Jr. (17) Ja. Green, Smith Jr. (4) Toyota Center 18,055 25–32 58 February 27 @ Oklahoma City L 95–112 Alperen Şengün (23) Jabari Smith Jr. (13) Alperen Şengün (6) Paycom Center 17,164 25–33 59 February 29 @ Phoenix L 105–110 Jalen Green (34) Jabari Smith Jr. (16) Fred VanVleet (5) Footprint Center 17,071 25–34
March : 13–2 (home: 6–2; road: 7–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 60 March 2 @ Phoenix W 118–109 Jalen Green (34) Alperen Şengün (10) Fred VanVleet (11) Footprint Center 17,071 26–34 61 March 5 San Antonio W 114–101 Alperen Şengün (45) Alperen Şengün (16) Fred VanVleet (10) Toyota Center 16,734 27–34 62 March 6 L.A. Clippers L 116–122 Alperen Şengün (23) Alperen Şengün (19) Alperen Şengün (14) Toyota Center 17,033 27–35 63 March 8 @ Portland W 123–107 Jalen Green (27) Şengün, Smith Jr. (9) Fred VanVleet (10) Moda Center 18,139 28–35 64 March 10 @ Sacramento W 112–104 Fred VanVleet (22) Jabari Smith Jr. (11) Fred VanVleet (9) Golden 1 Center 18,022 29–35 65 March 12 @ San Antonio W 103–101 Fred VanVleet (21) Jabari Smith Jr. (9) Fred VanVleet (7) Frost Bank Center 18,751 30–35 66 March 14 Washington W 135–119 Jalen Green (37) Amen Thompson (10) Fred VanVleet (9) Toyota Center 18,055 31–35 67 March 16 Cleveland W 117–103 Jalen Green (26) Jalen Green (11) Fred VanVleet (16) Toyota Center 18,055 32–35 68 March 19 @ Washington W 137–114 Jalen Green (42) Jabari Smith Jr. (14) Fred VanVleet (11) Capital One Arena 14,137 33–35 69 March 21 Chicago W 127–117 Jalen Green (26) Jock Landale (12) Fred VanVleet (12) Toyota Center 17,016 34–35 70 March 23 Utah W 147–119 Jalen Green (41) Amen Thompson (10) Fred VanVleet (7) Toyota Center 18,055 35–35 71 March 25 Portland W 110–92 Jalen Green (27) Landale, Thompson (9) Holiday, VanVleet (4) Toyota Center 16,537 36–35 72 March 27 @ Oklahoma City W 132–126 (OT) Jalen Green (37) Amen Thompson (15) Jalen Green (7) Paycom Center 17,438 37–35 73 March 29 @ Utah W 101–100 Jalen Green (34) Amen Thompson (14) Green, VanVleet (6) Delta Center 18,206 38–35 74 March 31 Dallas L 107–125 Jabari Smith Jr. (28) Smith Jr., Thompson (7) Fred VanVleet (7) Toyota Center 18,055 38–36
April: 3–5 (home: 1–2; road: 2–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 75 April 2 @ Minnesota L 106–113 Jalen Green (26) Amen Thompson (9) Jalen Green (6) Target Center 18,024 38–37 76 April 4 Golden State L 110–133 Jabari Smith Jr. (24) Jock Landale (6) Fred VanVleet (9) Toyota Center 18,055 38–38 77 April 5 Miami L 104–119 Jalen Green (21) Jabari Smith Jr. (8) Fred VanVleet (8) Toyota Center 18,055 38–39 78 April 7 @ Dallas L 136–147 (OT) Dillon Brooks (29) Jabari Smith Jr. (9) Fred VanVleet (12) American Airlines Center 20,317 38–40 79 April 9 Orlando W 118–106 Fred VanVleet (37) Thompson, VanVleet (8) Fred VanVleet (6) Toyota Center 18,055 39–40 80 April 11 @ Utah L 121–124 Fred VanVleet (42) Amen Thompson (10) Fred VanVleet (7) Delta Center 18,206 39–41 81 April 12 @ Portland W 116–107 Jalen Green (26) Amen Thompson (15) Amen Thompson (6) Moda Center 18,630 40–41 82 April 14 @ L.A. Clippers W 116–105 Cam Whitmore (21) Amen Thompson (11) Amen Thompson (10) Crypto.com Arena 19,370 41–41
2023–24 season schedule

In-Season Tournament

Main article: 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament

This was the first regular season where all the NBA teams competed in a mid-season tournament setting due to the implementation of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament.^[10][11] During the in-season tournament period, the Rockets competed in Group B of the Western Conference, which included the Denver Nuggets, the Los Angeles Clippers, the New Orleans Pelicans, and the Dallas Mavericks.

West group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification		NOP	HOU	DAL	DEN	LAC
1	New Orleans Pelicans	4	3	1	463	430	+33	Advance to knockout stage		—	101–104	131–110	115–110	116–106
2	Houston Rockets	4	2[lower-alpha 1]	2	424	414	+10			104–101	—	115–121	105–86	100–106
3	Dallas Mavericks	4	2[lower-alpha 1]	2	489	497	−8			110–131	121–115	—	114–125	144–126
4	Denver Nuggets	4	2[lower-alpha 1]	2	432	442	−10			110–115	86–105	125–114	—	111–108
5	Los Angeles Clippers	4	1	3	446	471	−25			106–116	106–100	126–144	108–111	—

Source: NBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:

1. Tied on head-to-head results. Overall point difference is used as the tiebreaker.

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

Houston Rockets statistics

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Dillon Brooks	72	72	30.9	.428	.359	.844	3.4	1.7	.9	.1	12.7
Reggie Bullock	44	0	9.5	.415	.403	1.000	1.7	.3	.3	.1	2.2
Tari Eason	22	0	21.8	.466	.360	.636	7.0	1.2	1.4	.9	9.8
Jalen Green	82	82	31.7	.423	.332	.804	5.2	3.5	.8	.3	19.6
Jeff Green	78	6	16.8	.456	.331	.819	2.3	.9	.2	.4	6.5
Nate Hinton	15	0	5.0	.423	.500	.800	1.5	.7	.2	.1	2.2
Aaron Holiday	78	1	16.3	.446	.387	.921	1.6	1.8	.5	.1	6.6
Jock Landale	56	3	13.6	.515	.250	.800	3.1	1.2	.4	.6	4.9
Boban Marjanović	14	0	5.1	.529	.000	.643	2.3	.4	.1	.1	3.2
Jermaine Samuels	14	0	4.3	.643	.000	1.000	.9	.2	.1	.1	1.4
Alperen Şengün	63	63	32.5	.537	.297	.693	9.3	5.0	1.2	.7	21.1
Jabari Smith Jr.	76	76	31.9	.454	.363	.811	8.1	1.6	.7	.8	13.7
Jae'Sean Tate	65	9	15.9	.472	.299	.667	3.0	1.0	.6	.2	4.1
Amen Thompson	62	23	22.4	.536	.138	.684	6.6	2.6	1.3	.6	9.5
Fred VanVleet	73	73	36.8	.416	.387	.860	3.8	8.1	1.4	.8	17.4
Cam Whitmore	47	2	18.7	.454	.359	.679	3.8	.7	.6	.4	12.3
Nate Williams	22	0	5.9	.540	.400	.538	1.0	.3	.2	.0	2.9

Transactions

Main article: List of 2023–24 NBA season transactions

Overview

Trades

Free agency

Re-signed

Player	Signed	Ref.

Additions

Date	Player	Former team	Ref.
July 6	Jock Landale	Phoenix Suns	[12]
July 7	Fred VanVleet	Toronto Raptors	[13]
	Jeff Green	Denver Nuggets	[14]
July 10	Aaron Holiday	Atlanta Hawks	[15]

Subtractions

Date	Player	Reason left	New team	Ref.

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