
Danielle Lerner
Sports Enterprise Reporter at Houston Chronicle
Rockets beat writer @HoustonChron. Past: @dailymemphian, @TheAthleticCBB, @courierjournal. #MizzouMade 🏳️🌈 Email: [email protected]
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houstonchronicle.com | Danielle Lerner
Houston Rockets coach Ime Udoka speaks during a press conference at the Toyota Center in Houston on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. Elizabeth Conley/Houston ChronicleThe Houston Rockets and head coach Ime Udoka agreed to a multi-year contract extension, a source told the Chronicle on Thursday. The exact length of the extension was not immediately clear. Udoka's original contract with the Rockets, signed when he was hired prior to the 2024-24 season, took him through the 2026-27 season.
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houstonchronicle.com | Danielle Lerner
Avery Patterson of the United States looks on against China PR during an international friendly at Allianz Field on May 31, 2025 in St Paul, Minnesota. Brace Hemmelgarn/USSF/Getty ImagesAvery Patterson was years removed from being bribed with slushies and ring pops to play 3-on-3 soccer when her club coach in Jacksonville, Fla., told her to journal about her short-term, mid-term and long-term goals.
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houstonchronicle.com | Danielle Lerner
Avery Patterson of the United States looks on against China PR during an international friendly at Allianz Field on May 31, 2025 in St Paul, Minnesota. Brace Hemmelgarn/USSF/Getty ImagesAvery Patterson was years removed from being bribed with slushies and ring pops to play 3-on-3 soccer when her club coach in Jacksonville, Fla., told her to journal about her short-term, mid-term and long-term goals.
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houstonchronicle.com | Danielle Lerner
Houston center Steven Adams, who played a big role in the Rockets' big lineup in playoffs against Warriors, will be re-signing to stay with team. Elizabeth Conley/Houston ChronicleThe Houston Rockets have reached an agreement on a contract extension with veteran center Steven Adams, his agent Darren Matsubara and a team source confirmed to the Chronicle on Saturday.
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houstonchronicle.com | Danielle Lerner
How the Rockets use Jabari Smith Jr. next season is one of many questions facing Houston. Elizabeth Conley/Houston ChronicleThere are only a few weeks until the NBA draft and the start of free agency, and intrigue is steadily building about what the Houston Rockets might do this offseason. The Rockets mostly control their own fate when it comes to the current roster, with the majority of players under contract for 2025-26.
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FYI Adams' new deal will be finalized in June, not July, because this was a contract extension and not a free agent deal. Hat tip to @HoopsRumors for pointing that out.

Steven Adams has agreed to return to the Houston Rockets on a three-year contract, his agent as well as a team source confirmed to the Chronicle. Deal becomes official in July. ESPN first. https://t.co/rzOMbwbr80