Rockets, Wizards' Updated Roster, Salary Cap, Draft Picks After Cam Whitmore Trade
The Houston Rockets have traded Cam Whitmore to the Washington Wizards for a pair of second-round draft picks, per ESPN's Shams Charania.
Here's a look at both teams' rosters post-move, via Spotrac.
Kevin Durant, SF: $54.7M (2026)
Alperen Şengün, C: $33.9M (2030)
Fred VanVleet, PG: $24M (2027)
Steven Adams, C: $14.1M (2028)
Jabari Smith Jr., PF: $12.3M (2031)
Dorian Finney-Smith, PF: $12.3M (2029)
Reed Sheppard, SG: $10.6M (2028)
Amen Thompson, PG: $9.7M (2027)
Clint Capela, C: $6.8M (2028)
Tari Eason, PF: $5.7M (2026)
Jeenathan Williams, SG: $2.3M (2028)
Jae'Sean Tate, SF: $2.2M (2026)
Jeff Green, PF: $2.2M (2026)
Aaron Holiday, PG: $2.2M (2026)
Khris Middleton, SF: $33.3M (2026)
C.J. McCollum, SG: $30.7M (2026)
Marcus Smart, PG: $21.6M (2026)
Corey Kispert, SF: $14M (2028)
Kelly Olynyk, PF: $13.4M (2026)
Richaun Holmes, C: $13.3M (2026)
Alex Sarr, PF: $11.8M (2028)
Tre Johnson, SG: $8.2M (2029)
Bilal Coulibaly, SF: $7.3M (2027)
Bub Carrington, PG: $4.7M (2028)
Cam Whitmore, SF: $3.5M (2027)
Will Riley, SF: $3.5M (2029)
AJ Johnson, PG: $3.1M (2028)
Kyshawn George, SG: $3M (2028)
Dillon Jones, SF: $2.8M (2028)
Justin Champagnie, SF: $2.3M (2028)
Jaylen Martin, F: Two-Way (2026)
Jamir Watkins, G: Contract TBD
ESPN's Marks gave rundowns of both the Rockets' and Wizards' offseasons, including their 2025-26 payrolls relative to the luxury tax threshold and first apron.
The NBA previously announced salary cap, tax level, first and second apron information for 2025-26.
Michael Scotto of HoopsHype provided insight on the second-round picks.
Marks also gave some financial details on Whitmore's contract.
Regarding the nature of the second-round picks, Michael Scotto of HoopsHype provided insight there.
A breakdown of the Rockets' and Wizards' future picks from 2026-2032 can be found via RealGM.
Whitmore was the 20th overall pick in the 2023 NBA draft. The 6'7", 232-pound small forward posted 9.4 points and 3.0 rebounds per contest last year. He hit 44.4 percent of his shots (35.5 percent from three) and 3.0 rebounds per game.
He hasn't seen too much playing time in his two years, notably averaging just 16.2 minutes per game last year. He's fared well when given the chance, though, with a 34-point outing versus the Los Angeles Lakers on April 11 being a high point.
The problem was the young Whitmore was on a deep, competitive and playoff-contending Rockets team. Washington is a young and rebuilding team that just went an Eastern Conference-worst 18-64, so one can guess Whitmore will get more opportunities in Washington to showcase his talents.
