Rockets, Jae’Sean Tate agree to a one-year deal

Tate holds five years of NBA experience — all with the Rockets — and his projected minimum salary for next season is approximately $2.67M. Houston would have to dip into one of its exceptions to give him a slight raise over the minimum.

Tate, 29, went undrafted in 2018 after four college seasons at Ohio State. He played a couple of years overseas before catching on with the Rockets in 2020-21.

In 52 games in 2024-25, Tate averaged career lows of 3.6 points and 2.3 rebounds in 11.8 minutes per contest. His shooting slash line was .473/.348/.681.

While the 6-foot-4 combo forward’s role has steadily declined during his time with Houston, clearly the Rockets still value his contributions, otherwise they wouldn’t be bringing him back.

Tate is one of three veteran role players expected to re-sign with Houston in free agency, with Aaron Holiday and Jeff Green being the others.