Rockets Sign Tari Eason to 5-Year, $81.5M Fully Guaranteed Extension

Houston locks up Tari Eason

Eason returns to Houston on a big payday. The Washington native averaged 10.5 points, 6.3 rebounds and 35% from three last year.

He raised his game in the playoffs though, averaging 13 points and 6 rebounds with more than 2 steals per contest...

The Houston Rockets locked up Tari Eason on Thursday with a five-year, $81.5 million contract that is fully guaranteed.

Restricted free agent Tari Eason has agreed to a five-year, $81.5 million deal to return to the Houston Rockets, sources tell ESPN. The deal is fully guaranteed for Eason. pic.twitter.com/C3eRhwXis2

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 3, 2026

Eason, 25, agreed to the extension as a restricted free agent. Houston originally took him 17th overall in the 2022 draft, and now the forward is set to enter his fifth season with the Rockets - and a much bigger paycheck.

The DC native is coming off a year where he put up 10.5 points on 41% shooting, including 35% from three, plus 6.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game.

The Rockets have romped to victory over the Lakers and in doing so have avoided the clean sweep. Tari Eason was everywhere with 20 points, 8 rebounds, 5 steals, 2 assists and a block in what was a dominant display by the young roster. They head to LA for game 5 and must win to… pic.twitter.com/zGUIgOQpeR

— NBA Australia (@NBA_AU) April 27, 2026

He raised his game in the playoffs though, averaging 13 points and 6 rebounds with more than 2 steals per contest. That included a 16-point, 10-rebound double-double and a 20-point, 8-rebound, 5-steal performance in Game 4 vs. the Lakers.