The Rockets have signed free agent big man Oscar Tshiebwe, the team announced today in a press release. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, but it seems likely to be a non-guaranteed contract, given Houston’s cap and roster situations. Tshiebwe, 26, has appeared in 49 regular season games for the Pacers and Jazz since going undrafted out of Kentucky in 2023. In the last two NBA regular season games of 2025/26, Tshiebwe got a chance to play significant minutes for the Jazz and averaged 22.5 PPG and 19.5 RPG in 30.0 MPG. If Crawford and Tate make the regular season roster and the Rockets want to duck back out of the tax, JD Davison and Tshiebwe would be the likely odd men out, but it’s possible the club will hold a competition for the 14th roster spot in training camp and the preseason.