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2016-17
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How much flexibility did the Houston Rockets actually have in 2016-17?

HOU 2016-17 carried $90,956,067 of selected player charges (96.6% of the cap), placing it in under cap on selected player charges. Its highest contracted function cost was passing connectivity at 16.4% of the cap; highest measured need was rim protection. Exact exception and transaction legality is withheld without team cap-hold and exception-use ledgers.

Current cap position

Current position on selected player charges — not every cap hold or dead-money charge.
SupportedUnder cap on selected player charges
Selected player charges
$91.0M
Share of cap
97%
Tax line
$22.3M under
First apron
$26.3M under
Second apron
No governed line that season
Exact thresholds
Salary cap: $94,143,000Luxury tax line: $113,287,000First apron: $117,287,000Second apron: —Selected player charges: $90,956,067Source-reported payroll: $90,956,067

Option exposure

Optional decisions ahead — reported amounts, not commitments.
Player options (0)
None
Team options (0)
None

Where the money maps

Which basketball functions the payroll is actually buying — shown beside need, never blended.

The largest contracted function cost is passing connectivity at $15.5M; the highest measured need is rim protection.

2 critical-need functions2 underfunded needs3 redundant-cost functionsmapping covers 89% of charges

Acquisition paths

Threshold candidates only — a candidate route is not exact transaction legality.
Cap room candidate threshold onlyRoom exception candidate threshold onlyMinimum signing
WithheldExact transaction legality withheld — no exception-usage, cap-hold, and transaction ledger evidence

Cash cost: Withheld — no cash-salary sample.

Selected player charges do not include every cap hold, dead-money charge or roster charge.

Threshold route candidates are not exact transaction legality.

Cash, cap and economic commitment remain separate; no universal flexibility or front-office score.