10. Otis Thorpe (8,177) 11. Cuttino Mobley (7,448) 12. Steve Francis (7,281) 13. Tracy McGrady (6,888) 14. Allen Leavell (6,684) 15. Vernon Maxwell (6,002) 16. Ralph Sampson (5,995) 17. Kenny Smith (5,910) 18. Luis Scola (5,597) 19. Eric Gordon (5,329) 20. Rodney McCray (5,059) 21. Sleepy Floyd (5,030) 22. Stu Lantz (4,947) 23. Trevor Ariza (4,863) 24. Lewis Lloyd (4,384) 25. Clyde Drexler (4,155) 26. Buck Johnson (4,139) 27. John Block (4,138) 28. Clint Capela (4,075) 29. Don Kojis (4,037) 30. John Lucas II (3,756) Other Statistics (regular season) (as of the end of the 2021–22 season) Minutes Played 1. Hakeem Olajuwon (42,844) 2. Calvin Murphy (30,607) 3. Rudy Tomjanovich (25,714) 4. James Harden (23,006) 5. Robert Reid (21,718) Rebounds 1. Hakeem Olajuwon (13,382) 2. Elvin Hayes (6,974) 3. Moses Malone (6,959) 4. Rudy Tomjanovich (6,198) 5. Otis Thorpe (5,010) Assists 1. James Harden (4,796) 2. Calvin Murphy (4,402) 3. Allen Leavell (3,339) 4. Hakeem Olajuwon (2,992) 5. Mike Newlin (2,581) Steals 1. Hakeem Olajuwon (2,088) 2. Calvin Murphy (1,165) 3. James Harden (1,087) 4. Allen Leavell (929) 5. Robert Reid (881) Blocks 1. Hakeem Olajuwon (3,740) 2. Yao Ming (920) 3. Moses Malone (758) 4. Ralph Sampson (585) 5. Clint Capela (491) Players Current roster 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. This list includes draft rights that were acquired from trades with other teams. Retired numbers 1 Also served as head coach (1991–2003). 2 As Dawson did not play for the Rockets, the team used his initials. The NBA retired Bill Russell's No. 6 for all its member teams on August 11, 2022. Basketball Hall of Famers Notes: 1 All three players were also inducted to the Hall of Fame as members of the 1992 Olympic team. 2 Tomjanovich also played for the Rockets from 1970 to 1981 and served as assistant coach from 1983 to 1992. 3 In total, Newell was inducted into the Hall of Fame twice – as contributor and as a member of the