Players who played for the Detroit Pistons and Houston Rockets
29 players
29 players have played for both the Detroit Pistons and the Houston Rockets. Otis Thorpe spent the most seasons with the two: 2 with the Detroit Pistons and 7 with the Houston Rockets. On a roster now: Dennis Schroder. Rosters are on file in full from 1993-94; before that only some of the stars are.
| Player | Pos | DET | HOU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otis Thorpe | C | 1995–1997 · 2 seasons | 1988–1995 · 7 seasons |
| Tracy McGrady | SG | 2010–2011 · 1 season | 2004–2010 · 6 seasons |
| Kenny Smith | G | 1996–1997 · 1 season | 1990–1996 · 6 seasons |
| Kelvin Cato | C | 2005–2006 · 1 season | 1999–2004 · 5 seasons |
| Reggie Bullock Jr. | SF | 2015–2019 · 4 seasons | 2023–2024 · 1 season |
| Charles J Jones | F | 1993–1994 · 1 season | 1994–1998 · 4 seasons |
| Chuck Nevitt | C | 1986–1988 · 2 seasons | 1982–1990 · 3 seasons |
| Boban Marjanovic | C | 2016–2018 · 2 seasons | 2022–2024 · 2 seasons |
| Brandon Knight | PG | 2011–2020 · 3 seasons | 2018–2019 · 1 season |
| Ish Smith | PG | 2016–2019 · 3 seasons | 2010–2011 · 1 season |
| Marcus Morris Sr. | F | 2015–2017 · 2 seasons | 2011–2013 · 2 seasons |
| Josh Smith | PF | 2013–2015 · 2 seasons | 2014–2016 · 2 seasons |
| Carlos Delfino | SG | 2004–2007 · 3 seasons | 2012–2013 · 1 season |
| Jon Barry | SG | 2001–2003 · 2 seasons | 2004–2006 · 2 seasons |
| Earl Cureton | F | 1983–1986 · 3 seasons | 1993–1994 · 1 season |
| Christian Wood | F | 2019–2020 · 1 season | 2020–2022 · 2 seasons |
| D.J. Augustin | G | 2014–2015 · 1 season | 2020–2022 · 2 seasons |
| Khyri Thomas | SG | 2018–2020 · 2 seasons | 2020–2021 · 1 season |
| John Lucas III | PG | 2014–2015 · 1 season | 2005–2007 · 2 seasons |
| Mike James | PG | 2003–2004 · 1 season | 2004–2008 · 2 seasons |
| Tracy Moore | G | 1993–1994 · 1 season | 1995–1997 · 2 seasons |
| Pete Chilcutt | F | 1993–1994 · 1 season | 1994–1996 · 2 seasons |
| Tree Rollins | C | 1990–1991 · 1 season | 1991–1993 · 2 seasons |
| Dennis Schroder | G | 2024–2025 · 1 season | 2021–2022 · 1 season |
| Kelly Olynyk | F | 2021–2022 · 1 season | 2020–2021 · 1 season |
| Avery Bradley | PG | 2017–2018 · 1 season | 2020–2021 · 1 season |
| Bob Sura | PG | 2003–2004 · 1 season | 2004–2005 · 1 season |
| Bill Curley | F | 1994–1995 · 1 season | 1999–2000 · 1 season |
| David Wood | F | 1993–1994 · 1 season | 1990–1991 · 1 season |
Regular season, under every name each club has played as. A season split by a trade counts for both clubs where the game logs reach it (NBA from 1993-94, NFL 1994, NHL 1996, MLB 2001). Longest stay with the two first.