Steven Adams

HOU · C · Age 32 · 6'11"

25-26 season · 32 GP · 22.8 MPG

Overall

$14,130,434

25-26 salary

5.8

PPG

8.6

RPG

1.5

APG

0.7

SPG

0.6

BPG

53.5%

TS%

26-27 projection

BPM

-1.1-0.6

range -3.6–1.5 · now -0.5

WS / 48

0.117-0.024

range 0.063–0.170 · now 0.141

Bands are the projected range for 26-27. See the full projections.

Contract

Steven Adams

VETERAN EXTENSIONUFA

Steven Adams signed a 3 year, $39,000,000 contract with the Houston Rockets on Jun 14, 2025. The contract has a cap hit that ranges from $11,869,566 to $14,130,434.

Total value: $39,000,000
Guaranteed: $39,000,000 (100%)
AAV: $13,000,000
Length: 3 years
Avg cap %: 7.8%
Signing method: Bird Exception
Signing team: HOU
Signed: June 14, 2025

Season	Option	Cap hit	% Cap	Base	Guaranteed	Likely inc.	Unlikely inc.
2025-26current	—	$14,130,434	9.1%	$14,130,434	$14,130,434	$0	$0
2026-27	—	$13,000,000	7.9%	$13,000,000	$13,000,000	$0	$0
2027-28	—	$11,869,566	6.5%	$11,869,566	$11,869,566	$0	$0

Cap hold 2028-29: $22,552,175

Updated 6/13/2026

Past contracts (4)

Adams's earlier deals — career earnings history

2023-24 – 2024-25VETERAN EXTENSION

Total $25,200,000AAV $12,600,000Avg cap 9.1%Length 2 yearsTeam MEMVia Bird ExceptionOctober 1, 2022

Season	Cap hit	% Cap	Base	Guaranteed
2023-24	$12,600,000	9.3%	$12,600,000	$12,600,000
2024-25	$12,600,000	9.0%	$12,600,000	$12,600,000

2021-22 – 2022-23VETERAN EXTENSION

Total $35,000,000AAV $17,500,000Avg cap 14.8%Length 2 yearsTeam OKC (Sign & Trade: NOP)Via Bird ExceptionNovember 23, 2020

Season	Cap hit	% Cap	Base	Guaranteed
2021-22	$17,073,171	15.2%	$17,073,171	$17,073,171
2022-23	$17,926,829	14.5%	$17,926,829	$17,926,829

2017-18 – 2020-21ROOKIE SCALE EXTENSION

Total $100,000,000AAV $25,000,000Avg cap 24.3%Length 4 yearsTeam OKCVia Bird ExceptionOctober 31, 2016

Season	Cap hit	% Cap	Base	Guaranteed
2017-18	$22,471,911	22.7%	$22,471,911	$22,471,911
2018-19	$24,157,304	23.7%	$24,157,304	$24,157,304
2019-20	$25,842,697	23.7%	$25,842,697	$25,842,697
2020-21	$29,592,695	27.1%	$27,528,088	$27,528,088

2013-14 – 2016-17ROOKIE SCALE CONTRACT

Total $9,695,397AAV $2,423,849Avg cap 3.4%Length 2 - 4 yearsTeam OKCVia Rookie ExceptionJuly 12, 2013

Season	Cap hit	% Cap	Base	Guaranteed
2013-14	$2,090,880	3.6%	$1,742,400	$1,742,400
2014-15	$2,184,960	3.5%	$1,820,800	$1,820,800
2015-16team opt ✓	$2,279,040	3.3%	$1,899,200	$1,899,200
2016-17team opt ✓	$3,140,517	3.3%	$2,617,098	$2,617,098

25-26 scorecard

Overall Impact

PER15.8D

BPM-0.5D

VORP0.3D

Win Shares2.1F

PIE10.0%D

Net Rtg11.8A

Scoring & Efficiency

PPG5.8F

TS%53.5%—

eFG%50.4%—

FG%50.4%—

3P%——

FT%58.0%D

Corner 3FG%——

Playmaking

APG1.5D

AST%8.3%D

TOV%16.7%D

Rebounding

A-

RPG8.6B

ORB/G4.5A+

TRB%21.0%B+

ORB%22.3%A+

Defense

C-

SPG0.7C

BPG0.6D

STL%1.5%C+

BLK%2.5%D

DBPM-0.3D

Defensive WS1.0D

Def Rtg105.5A+

Style & Role

USG%12.1%

3PAr0.00

FTr0.58

Dunks13

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