Houston Rockets

===Retained draft rights===
The Rockets currently do not own the draft rights to unsigned draft picks who have been playing outside the NBA.

A drafted player, either an international draftee or a college draftee who is not signed by the team that drafted him, is allowed to sign with any non-NBA teams. In this case, the team retains the player's draft rights in the NBA until one year after the player's contract with the non-NBA team ends.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbafaq.com/salarycap.htm|title=NBA Salary Cap FAQ – 2011 Collective Bargaining Agreement|quote=If the player is already under contract to, or signs a contract with a non-NBA team, the team retains the player's draft rights for one year after the player's obligation to the non-NBA team ends. Essentially, the clock stops as long as the player plays pro ball outside the NBA.|first=Larry|last=Coon|author-link=Larry Coon|access-date=April 13, 2014}}</ref> This list includes draft rights that were acquired from trades with other teams.

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! style="{{NBA color cell|Houston Rockets}};"|Draft
! style="{{NBA color cell|Houston Rockets}};"|Round
! style="{{NBA color cell|Houston Rockets}};"|Pick
! style="{{NBA color cell|Houston Rockets}};"|Player
! style="{{NBA color cell|Houston Rockets}};"|Pos.
! style="{{NBA color cell|Houston Rockets}};"|Nationality
! style="{{NBA color cell|Houston Rockets}};"|Current team
! style="{{NBA color cell|Houston Rockets}};"|Note(s)
! class="unsortable" style="{{NBA color cell|Houston Rockets}};"|Ref
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[2018 NBA draft|2018]]
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|44
| {{sortname|Issuf|Sanon}}
| style="text-align:center;"|G
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| [[BC Prometey|Prometey]] ([[Latvian-Estonian Basketball League|Latvia]])
| Acquired from the [[Washington Wizards]] (via [[New York Knicks|New York]])
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[2017 NBA draft|2017]]
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|60
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| style="text-align:center;"|F/C
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| [[Valencia Basket|Valencia]] ([[Liga ACB|Spain]])
| Acquired from the [[Atlanta Hawks]]
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Rockets Acquire Dillon Brooks as Part of Five-Team Trade|url=https://www.nba.com/rockets/news/rockets-acquire-dillon-brooks-as-part-of-five-team-trade|website=NBA.com|date=July 8, 2023|access-date=July 9, 2023}}</ref>
|}