US EditionCoach Ime Udoka Agrees to a Contract Extension with the Houston Rockets, AP Source Says
- Ime Udoka, who has been leading the Houston Rockets since 2023, recently signed an extended deal with the team to continue his tenure as head coach.
- Udoka joined Houston after his suspension and firing by the Boston Celtics in 2022-23 for multiple team rules violations.
- He guided Houston to a 52-win, 30-loss season, earning the team the second seed in the Western Conference and ending a five-year absence from the playoffs.
- Shams Charania reported the extension is an "eight-figure deal annually," positioning Udoka among the NBA's highest-paid coaches.
- The extension reflects confidence in Udoka after Houston won 93 games under him and denied the Knicks' request to interview him recently.
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Coach Ime Udoka agrees to a contract extension with the Houston Rockets, AP source says
HOUSTON (AP) — Coach Ime Udoka has agreed to a contract extension with the Houston Rockets, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Thursday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal hadn’t been announced. No details on the terms of the contract were available. The move comes after Udoka led the Rockets to the second-best record in the Western Conference this season and their first playoff berth …
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