Steven Adams
#12C · Houston Rockets
Day-to-Day
All-Rookie 2nd Team '14
Rebounder
Height
6'11"
Weight
265 lbs
Age
32
College
Pittsburgh
Experience
12 yrs
Wingspan
7'4.5"
Reach
9'1.5"
Hand Size
9.5" × 11"
D-
C-
C+
C+
N/A
Fan VerdictWhat's your verdict?
Grade Steven Adams
Your grade joins the crowd-sourced Fan Verdict.
The Verdict on Steven, in One Read
On the field, Steven Adams grades out as a middling C for Houston Rockets (C+ Impact). That places him 53rd of 97 graded centers. In his on-court role, the grade is middling (C+ Role), reflecting how he produces relative to others at his position. The contract is harder to defend: the Contract Value Index calls it a slight overpay (D-), with the cost outrunning the output. The public read is mixed (C- Sentiment), drawn from current news and social signal rather than the box score. With 12+ seasons of track record, these grades rest on a deep sample.
Career StatsC-
| Year | Team | GP | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3PT% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career |  | 796 | 5.8 | 8.6 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 50.4% | 5.9% | 53.4% |
| 2025-26 | | 32 | 5.8 | 8.6 | 1.5 |
Performance Grade by Season
PeakB-LongevityHall of Fame WorkloadRecentC-
| Season | Team | GP | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | | 32 | 5.8 | 8.6 | 1.5 | 50.4% | C C |
| 2024-25 | | 7 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 0.6 | 60.0% | C- C- |
| 2022-23 |  | 42 | 8.6 | 11.5 | 2.3 | 59.7% | B B |
| 2021-22 | | 7 | 3.4 | 6.4 | 2.1 | 42.9% | D- D- |
| 2020-21 |  | 58 | 7.6 | 8.9 | 1.9 | 61.4% | C+ C+ |
| 2019-20 |  | 7 | 10.1 | 11.6 | 1.3 | 59.6% | C C |
| 2018-19 | | 5 | 11.8 | 7.2 | 1.4 | 66.7% | C+ C+ |
| 2017-18 | | 6 | 10.5 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 58.7% | C+ C+ |
| 2016-17 | | 5 | 8.0 | 6.8 | 1.4 | 64.3% | B- B- |
| 2015-16 | | 18 | 10.1 | 9.5 | 0.7 | 61.3% | C+ C+ |
| 2014-15 | | 70 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 0.9 | 54.4% | C C |
| 2013-14 | | 18 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 0.2 | 68.9% | D+ D+ |
Grades reflect the player's performance in each season. Header grade shows the current season.
Current Contract
Length
3 years
Total Value
$39.0M
Guaranteed
$27.1M
AAV
$14.1M/yr
Guaranteed %70%
Contract Value Index (CVI)
D-
Below Value
OverpayFair ValueGreat Value
Steven Adams' contract earns a D- Contract Value Index, sitting where comparable NBA deals tend to settle. The 2025-26 season delivered a stark illustration of why: across 32 games, he posted 5.8 PPG and 8.6 RPG before undergoing season-ending ankle surgery that will cloud his offseason recovery and reshape how the Rockets evaluate his durability going forward. At $14.1M annually on a three-year deal, Adams is being asked to deliver rim protection and rebounding anchor work at an age—32—where significant surgical procedures carry real implications for the pace and physicality he can sustain. As an established veteran with 12 seasons of NBA wear, he occupies that precarious middle ground where his motor and positional value remain real, yet the injury timing and medical uncertainty now force a reckoning with whether this contract was priced for a more durable version of himself. Media framing has shifted from appreciation of his interior anchoring to legitimate skepticism about his ability to reclaim full effectiveness in a rotation that has grown younger and more athletically dynamic around him—a narrative that directly undermines the premise of his current deal. The Contract Value Index reflects this reality: a solid role player whose value proposition has been complicated by age and significant surgical recovery, entering training camp with both his reputation intact and meaningful questions about recapturing his pre-injury ceiling.
Performance Analysis
C-
#53 of 97 Centers
F
Contracts in the Same Value Band
Other same-position deals the Contract Value Index also places in the D band — a quick read on where Steven's contract sits relative to comparable money.
How Steven Compares at the Position
Steven Adams ranks 53rd of 97 graded centers by performance. That slots Steven between Mason Plumlee (C-) just ahead and Kevon Looney (D+) just behind.
Graded higher
Mason PlumleeSan Antonio SpursC-Bismack BiyomboSan Antonio SpursC-Josh OduroNew Orleans PelicansC-Steven AdamsC-
Graded lower
Kevon LooneyNew Orleans PelicansTransaction History
No transactions found for this player.
News & Buzz
Live Discussion
Auto-moderated fan forum with 5-minute speaker turns
Discussion
Loading discussion...
Explore the leaderboards
About this player
Steven Adams is a veteran in his 12th NBA season listed at C for the Houston Rockets. FanVerdicts covers every NBA player, team, GM, and transaction — and puts your verdict on all of it. Sign in to cast your Fan Verdict on Steven Adams, see where the crowd lands, and argue the call. FanVerdicts also brings its own read — performance, sentiment, and Contract Value Index — as one honest input alongside the crowd's. Where FanVerdicts has weighed in so far: Contract Value Index D-, Performance C-, Sentiment C-.
The crowd's Fan Verdict moves in real time as fans vote on this profile. FanVerdicts' own read updates as new data lands — performance recalculates when NBA game stats post, sentiment shifts with media coverage and fan discussion, and the Contract Value Index recomputes when contract terms change. Contract details below show the structure (years, total value, average annual value, guarantees) behind the Contract Value Index read.
For league-wide context, the NBA hub has team rankings, GM report cards, the transactions feed, and live scoreboards. The NBA player rankings page sorts every active player by performance and contract value within their position.