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Steven Adams
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Houston Rockets

Steven Adams

#12 · Houston Rockets · 6-11 (211 cm) · 279 lb · Pittsburgh

Out · Returns: 2026-11-15

Steven Adams plays for the Houston Rockets. On the depth chart he's listed as #2 at center. Steven Adams is out. He's expected back on 2026-11-15. In the 2026-27 season he has played 1 game, 0 as a starter, averaging 8.9 minutes per game. He plays most of his minutes at center (73 %) and power forward (27 %). In the 2025-26 season he averaged 5.8 points, 8.6 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game. In the 2026-27 season he mostly guards Victor Wembanyama, De'Aaron Fox, and Julian Champagnie, who score 31.0 points per 100 possessions with him on them. The player who guards him most is De'Aaron Fox.

Next game

vs
UTA
Utah Jazz
Utah Jazz ·

Out: won't play.

Rockets vs Jazz → Rockets schedule → Probable starters →

Injury update

10 Nov.: El entrenador jefe, Ime Udoka, declaró el lunes que Adams podría volver ya en el partido del domingo en Washington, según informa Lachard Binkley de SI.com.

On the depth chart

  • Center 2nd

Positions he can play: Power Forward / Center

See the full Rockets depth chart →

On-court role

2026-27 season, based on the lineups he has played in.

Games
1
Min/game
8.9
Starts
0

Minutes by position

  • Center73 %
  • Power Forward27 %

Stats

Per-game averages and percentages for the whole regular season, with all his teams (stats.nba.com).

Season GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG% 3P% FT% TS% USG%
2026-27 1 8.4 4.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 9.1
2025-26 32 22.8 5.8 8.6 1.5 0.7 0.6 50.4 0.0 58.0 53.5 11.6

Game log

His latest games of the 2026-27 season.

Best games of the season: 4 pts @ Spurs (Oct 23) · 2 reb @ Spurs (Oct 23) · 1 ast @ Spurs (Oct 23)

Date Opp Result MIN PTS REB AST FG 3PT FT +/-
Nov 11 vs
GSW
Golden State Warriors
Warriors
W 115-108 DND - Injury/Illness
Nov 9 vs
DEN
Denver Nuggets
Nuggets
W 110-100 DNP - Coach's Decision
Nov 7 @
PHX
Phoenix Suns
Suns
L 99-102 DNP - Coach's Decision
Nov 4 vs
MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
Timberwolves
L 107-117 DNP - Coach's Decision
Nov 2 vs
BOS
Boston Celtics
Celtics
W 109-93 DNP - Coach's Decision
Oct 31 vs
OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
Thunder
W 119-98 DNP - Coach's Decision
Oct 26 vs
ATL
Atlanta Hawks
Hawks
W 120-110 Inactive - Injury/Illness
Oct 24 @
ATL
Atlanta Hawks
Hawks
W 121-114 Inactive - Injury/Illness
Oct 23 @
SAS
San Antonio Spurs
Spurs
W 114-110 8:26 4 2 1 2-2 0-0 0-0 +3
Oct 21 vs
DAL
Dallas Mavericks
Mavericks
W 128-110 DNP - Coach's Decision

Injury history

Each stretch listed as out or questionable on the injury report, with the team games he missed. Tracked since October 2026.

Compare with another player

Who guards whom

2026-27 season, based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Who he guards

Possessions
13
Pts/100 poss.
31.0
FG%
100%

Opponents he guarded most in 1 game:

Opponent Poss. PTS FG
Victor Wembanyama 3 0 0/0
De'Aaron Fox 2 2 1/1
Julian Champagnie 2 0 0/0
Luke Kornet 2 2 1/1
Carter Bryant 1 0 0/0

Who guards him

Possessions
14
Pts/100 poss.
49.0
FG%
33%

Defenders who guarded him most in 1 game:

Defender Poss. PTS FG
De'Aaron Fox 3 4 1/1
Victor Wembanyama 3 1 0/1
Luke Kornet 3 2 0/0
Julian Champagnie 2 0 0/1
Stephon Castle 1 0 0/0