Tari Eason
Forward · Houston Rockets · #17
Tari Eason: season analysis
Tari Eason is a 25-year-old forward for the Houston Rockets, wearing number 17. Listed at 6-foot-8 and 215 pounds, Eason has 5 years of NBA experience and played college basketball at LSU.
In 2026-27, Eason is averaging 9.3 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 23.7 minutes per game, with 1 starts in 12 games. The shooting line reads 40.6% from the field, 23.3% from three-point range and 94.1% from the free-throw line.
Compared with 2025-26 (10.5 points in 25.8 minutes per game), scoring is down by 1.2 points per game and playing time down by 2.1 minutes.
Before this season, Eason played 4 NBA seasons and 221 games, averaging 10.4 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists. The best scoring season so far was 2024-25 at 12.0 points per game.
Background
Nationality: United States.
Background facts: Wikidata (CC0) · Tari Eason on Wikipedia ↗
Profile
| Team | Houston Rockets |
|---|---|
| Position | Forward |
| Jersey | #17 |
| Age | 25 |
| Born | May 10, 2001 · Los Angeles, CA, USA |
| Height | 6' 8" (2.03 m) |
| Weight | 215 lbs (98 kg) |
| College | LSU |
| NBA experience | 5 years |
| Salary | — |
Rockets teammates
Steven AdamsC · #12
Bogdan BogdanovicG · #31
Clint CapelaC · #30
Quadir CopelandG · #25
Isaiah CrawfordF · #27
Kevin DurantF · #7
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 10 games
| Date | Opponent | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-11 | vs GSW | W 115-108 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-11 | 0-5 | 2-2 | -11 |
| 2026-11-09 | vs DEN | W 110-100 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-11 | 2-6 | 0-0 | +18 |
| 2026-11-07 | @ PHX | L 99-102 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | +7 |
| 2026-11-04 | vs MIN | L 107-117 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | 1-5 | 0-0 | -8 |
| 2026-11-02 | vs BOS | W 109-93 | 27 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5-8 | 3-6 | 0-0 | +16 |
| 2026-10-31 | vs OKC | W 119-98 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3-7 | 2-6 | 0-0 | +10 |
| 2026-10-30 | @ DAL | L 111-116 | 26 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-12 | 0-2 | 3-3 | -5 |
| 2026-10-28 | @ MIL | W 132-100 | 31 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | +12 |
| 2026-10-26 | vs ATL | W 120-110 | 33 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 4-5 | +11 |
| 2026-10-24 | @ ATL | W 121-114 | 31 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8-15 | 0-3 | 3-3 | -1 |
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 | 12 | 1 | 23.7 | 9.3 | 5.8 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 40.6 | 23.3 | 94.1 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 3.6-8.8 | 0.8-3.6 | 1.3-1.4 |
| 2025-26 | houston rockets | 60 | 34 | 25.8 | 10.5 | 6.3 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 41.6 | 35.8 | 77.6 | 2.1 | 4.2 | 4.0-9.7 | 1.6-4.3 | 0.9-1.1 |
| 2024-25 | houston rockets | 57 | 16 | 24.9 | 12.0 | 6.4 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 48.7 | 34.2 | 76.0 | 2.2 | 4.1 | 4.8-9.8 | 1.1-3.2 | 1.4-1.8 |
| 2023-24 | houston rockets | 22 | 0 | 21.8 | 9.8 | 7.0 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 46.6 | 36.0 | 63.6 | 2.1 | 4.9 | 4.0-8.6 | 0.8-2.3 | 1.0-1.5 |
| 2022-23 | houston rockets | 82 | 5 | 21.5 | 9.3 | 6.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 44.8 | 34.3 | 75.2 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 3.6-8.0 | 0.7-2.1 | 1.3-1.8 |
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.