Steven Adams
Center · Houston Rockets · #12
Steven Adams: season analysis
Steven Adams is a 33-year-old center for the Houston Rockets, wearing number 12. Listed at 6-foot-11 and 265 pounds, Adams has 14 years of NBA experience and played college basketball at Pittsburgh.
In 2026-27, Adams is averaging 4.0 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 8.0 minutes per game, coming off the bench in all 1 games. The shooting line reads 100.0% from the field.
Compared with 2025-26 (5.8 points in 22.8 minutes per game), scoring is down by 1.8 points per game and playing time down by 14.8 minutes.
Before this season, Adams played 12 NBA seasons and 796 games, averaging 8.7 points, 8.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists. The best scoring season so far was 2018-19 at 13.9 points per game.
Injury report: Adams is listed as out.
Background
Adams was drafted by the Oklahoma City Thunder franchise. NBA teams so far: Oklahoma City Thunder, New Orleans Pelicans. Nationality: United Kingdom and New Zealand. Honors include the Wellingtonian of the Year (supreme award) (2014).
Background facts: Wikidata (CC0) · Steven Adams on Wikipedia ↗
Injury status
Out · reported 2026-11-09
Profile
| Team | Houston Rockets |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| Jersey | #12 |
| Age | 33 |
| Born | July 20, 1993 · Rotorua, New Zealand |
| Height | 6' 11" (2.11 m) |
| Weight | 265 lbs (120 kg) |
| College | Pittsburgh |
| NBA experience | 14 years |
| Salary | $13,000,000 (2026-27) |
Rockets teammates
Bogdan BogdanovicG · #31
Clint CapelaC · #30
Quadir CopelandG · #25
Isaiah CrawfordF · #27
Kevin DurantF · #7
Tari EasonF · #17
Julian PhillipsF · #3
Alperen SengunC · #28
Reed SheppardG · #15
Marcus SmartG · #36
Jabari Smith Jr.F · #10
Jae'Sean TateF · #8
Amen ThompsonG · #1
Bruce ThorntonG · #2
Oscar TshiebweC · #9
Fred VanVleetG · #5
Last 8 games
| Date | Opponent | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-11 | vs GSW | W 115-108 | Did not play — right soleus strain | ||||||||||
| 2026-11-09 | vs DEN | W 110-100 | Did not play — right soleus strain | ||||||||||
| 2026-11-07 | @ PHX | L 99-102 | Did not play — right soleus strain | ||||||||||
| 2026-11-04 | vs MIN | L 107-117 | Did not play — right soleus strain | ||||||||||
| 2026-11-02 | vs BOS | W 109-93 | Did not play — right soleus strain | ||||||||||
| 2026-10-31 | vs OKC | W 119-98 | Did not play — right leg | ||||||||||
| 2026-10-23 | @ SAS | W 114-110 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +3 |
| 2026-10-21 | vs DAL | W 128-110 | Did not play — right calf | ||||||||||
Season-by-season averages
| Season | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG% | 3P% | FT% | OR | DR | FG | 3PT | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | houston rockets | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0-2.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 |
| 2025-26 | houston rockets | 32 | 11 | 22.8 | 5.8 | 8.6 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 50.4 | 0.0 | 58.0 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 2.2-4.3 | 0.0-0.0 | 1.5-2.5 |
| 2024-25 | houston rockets | 58 | 3 | 13.7 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 54.5 | 0.0 | 46.2 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 1.6-2.9 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.7-1.6 |
| 2022-23 | memphis grizzlies | 42 | 42 | 27.0 | 8.6 | 11.5 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 59.7 | 0.0 | 36.4 | 5.1 | 6.5 | 3.7-6.3 | 0.0-0.0 | 1.1-3.1 |
| 2021-22 | memphis grizzlies | 76 | 75 | 26.3 | 6.9 | 10.0 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 54.7 | 0.0 | 54.3 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 2.8-5.1 | 0.0-0.0 | 1.4-2.6 |
| 2020-21 | new orleans pelicans | 58 | 58 | 27.7 | 7.6 | 8.9 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 61.4 | 0.0 | 44.4 | 3.7 | 5.2 | 3.3-5.3 | 0.0-0.1 | 1.0-2.3 |
| 2019-20 | oklahoma city thunder | 63 | 63 | 26.7 | 10.9 | 9.3 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 59.2 | 33.3 | 58.2 | 3.3 | 6.0 | 4.5-7.6 | 0.0-0.0 | 1.9-3.2 |
| 2018-19 | oklahoma city thunder | 80 | 80 | 33.4 | 13.9 | 9.5 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 59.5 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 6.0-10.1 | 0.0-0.0 | 1.8-3.7 |
| 2017-18 | oklahoma city thunder | 76 | 76 | 32.7 | 13.9 | 9.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 62.9 | 0.0 | 55.9 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 5.9-9.4 | 0.0-0.0 | 2.1-3.8 |
| 2016-17 | oklahoma city thunder | 80 | 80 | 29.9 | 11.3 | 7.7 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 57.1 | 0.0 | 61.1 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.7-8.2 | 0.0-0.0 | 2.0-3.2 |
| 2015-16 | oklahoma city thunder | 80 | 80 | 25.2 | 8.0 | 6.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 61.3 | 0.0 | 58.2 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 3.3-5.3 | 0.0-0.0 | 1.4-2.5 |
| 2014-15 | oklahoma city thunder | 70 | 67 | 25.3 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 54.4 | 0.0 | 50.2 | 2.8 | 4.6 | 3.1-5.7 | 0.0-0.0 | 1.5-2.9 |
| 2013-14 | oklahoma city thunder | 81 | 20 | 14.8 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 50.3 | 0.0 | 58.1 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 1.1-2.3 | 0.0-0.0 | 1.0-1.7 |
Profile, injury status and averages from ESPN's public NBA data, refreshed daily. MIN, PTS, REB… are per-game averages; OR/DR = offensive/defensive rebounds; FG, 3PT, FT = made-attempted per game.