Houston Rockets vs Dallas Mavericks — Oct 9, 2026

Who is unavailable, in each club’s own words to the league. A day-to-day designation still allows a start, so a name here is not always a scratch; an injured-list stint is.

Houston Rockets3 listed

Kevin DurantF · is day to day. Back 2026-10-01.

Fred VanVleetG · is day to day. Back 2026-10-01.

Steven AdamsCatcher · is day to day. Back 2026-10-01.

Dallas Mavericks3 listed

Santi AldamaF · is day to day. Back 2026-10-01.

Kyrie IrvingG · is day to day. Back 2026-10-01.

Dereck Lively IICatcher · is day to day. Back 2026-10-01.

Each club's active roster, as filed with ESPN. Nobody posts a projected line for this sport, so this is the group available to play, sorted by position.

Houston Rockets18 players

Guards9

Bogdan Bogdanovic6' 5"34 yrs9 yr

Quadir Copeland6' 6"22 yrsRookie

13Tristen Newton6' 5"25 yrs2 yr

Sean Pedulla6' 1"23 yrs1 yr

15Reed Sheppard6' 2"22 yrs2 yr

Marcus Smart6' 3"32 yrs12 yr

1Amen Thompson6' 7"23 yrs3 yr

Bruce Thornton6' 0"22 yrsRookie

5Fred VanVleet6' 0"32 yrs9 yrDay-To-Day

Forwards5

27Isaiah Crawford6' 6"24 yrs2 yr

7Kevin Durant6' 11"37 yrs19 yrDay-To-Day

17Tari Eason6' 8"25 yrs4 yr

10Jabari Smith Jr.6' 11"23 yrs4 yr

8Jae'Sean Tate6' 4"30 yrs6 yr

Centers4

12Steven Adams6' 11"33 yrs13 yr

30Clint Capela6' 10"32 yrs12 yr

Rafael Castro6' 9"23 yrs

28Alperen Sengun6' 11"24 yrs5 yr

Dallas Mavericks19 players

Guards6

00Max Christie6' 5"23 yrs4 yr

Jett Howard6' 8"22 yrs3 yr

11Kyrie Irving6' 2"34 yrs14 yrDay-To-Day

Vsevolod Ishchenko6' 8"21 yrsRookie

1John Poulakidas6' 6"23 yrs1 yr

25Marcus Sasser6' 1"25 yrs3 yr

Forwards11

Santi Aldama7' 0"25 yrs5 yrDay-To-Day

Tarik Biberovic6' 7"25 yrsRookie

55Sergio de Larrea6' 7"20 yrsRookie

32Cooper Flagg6' 9"19 yrs1 yr

21Daniel Gafford6' 10"27 yrs7 yr

14Morez Johnson Jr.6' 9"20 yrsRookie

Tobi Lawal6' 8"23 yrsRookie

3Naji Marshall6' 6"28 yrs6 yr

16Caleb Martin6' 5"30 yrs7 yr

10Zaccharie Risacher6' 8"21 yrs2 yr

25P.J. Washington6' 7"28 yrs7 yr

Centers2

30Moussa Cisse6' 11"23 yrs1 yr

2Dereck Lively II7' 1"22 yrs3 yr