The Houston Rockets re-signed forward Jae’Sean Tate, the team announced Thursday.
Tate’s contract is a one year, partially guaranteed deal for the veteran minimum, according to a person with knowledge of the deal.
Tate will make up to about $3.07 million next season. Next season will be his seventh in the NBA after joining Houston as an undrafted free agent in November 2020.
The 30-year-old is the longest-tenured active Rocket. He is just one of just 15 players in franchise history to play at least seven seasons with the team.
Tate played 46 games last season, averaging 11.5 points and 6.5 rebounds per 36 minutes. He shot a career-high 51.4% from the field. Tate should give the Rockets a reliable defender deeper down the bench along with a strong locker-room presence.
On Wednesday, the Rockets also re-signed Isaiah Crawford to a four-year contract worth up to about $11.3 million, according to a person with knowledge of the deal.
Crawford’s contract is entirely non-guaranteed with a team option in year four. His salary for each year becomes guaranteed if the Rockets don’t request waivers on him by certain dates (the first day of the regular season for next season, July 1 for the next three).
Crawford, 24, was on a two-way contract for Houston last season and played just 14 NBA games, averaging 10.9 points and 6.3 rebounds per game while shooting just 41.7% from the field.
In 20 G League games, he averaged 19 points and 7.6 rebounds per game, shooting 52.1% from the field.
Those signings bring the Rockets up to 15 players on standard contracts and puts Houston $2.57 million over the luxury tax threshold. The Rockets could get back under that mark by waiving JD Davison, who is on a non-guaranteed $2.58 million contract for the 2026-27 season.