Houston Rockets head coach Ime Udoka has agreed to a long-term contract extension with the franchise that makes him one of the highest paid NBA coaches, after a 52-win season and top-2 seed for the first time in seven years, sources tell ESPN.

https://www.espn.com/contributor/shams-charania/de94b427010eb

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  8. How many extensions are the Knicks going to force other teams into signing? Jason Kidd up next.

  9. Still really wish this dude could’ve kept it in his pants. I love Mazzulla, especially that he’s a New Englander. But I really think we beat the Heat in 23 and can’t see us blowing back to back games against the Knicks if we still have Ime. It’s definitely a superstar driven league and they are more important than the coaches but Ime was what turned the Jay’s into champions.

  11. Damn bruh we really extended Adams and Udoka. We might really win a chip within the next few years

  12. I know people meme about the affair, but the players seem to want to run through a brick wall for him. Couple of Rockets beat writers mentioned this is the closest Rockets locker room they’ve covered in over a decade. Yes, even including the Harden years.

  14. I forgot about the rockets success this year. Playoffs this year have been so good 

  15. He came in and immediately helped change the losing culture under Silas. Very deserved

  16. Coaches like Udoka and Billy Donovan seem to have used the Knicks’ interests in a bargaining chip for their contract extension negotiations.

    Also seems obvious that the Knicks have been asking hired head coaches who are in the midst of such negotiations, knowing that their contract is up

  19. I thought we fired coaches who turn the franchise around and take teams farther than they’ve been in 25 years?

  20. He’ll be fired within 3 years after he’s turned into a scapegoat after a disappointing season. Such is NBA coaching

  21. Idk. Something tells me they will need a better offensive identity to take the next step and develop extremely gifted but offensively challenged youngsters

  23. Leon out here getting other coaches long term deals and yall still have the audacity to besmirch his movement smh

  26. Rightfully deserved…. My fav coach in the league even tho he doesnt coach my team, ime just brings that discipline & holds everyone accountable that players respect the hell out of him

  27. The Knicks are doing wonders for these guys bank balances. Maybe Dolan is getting a kick back.

  28. Is it bad that I’m already thinking about how he’s probably going to be fired in the next couple seasons?

    Seeing all the coach of the year coaches getting fired left and right has me pessimistic.

  29. And now the Knicks will try to ask for permission to interview him again

  30. Still doesn’t make up for him choosing to lose Nia Long

    He could have won a chip in Boston AND be with her

  31. This is kind of a random thought, but Houston sports teams have some really good head coaches.

  32. We’re on track

    All we need to do now is make Astronaut Dunking Jumpman the official logo

  34. The Rockets are doing it all wrong, don’t they know you’re supposed to fire your coach after a good season?

  36. I’m glad we scooped him and I’m glad we extended him. He got that dog on him and he has passed that trait on to our players!

  37. Hell yeah, glad we’ve got him for a while. Rockets management continuing to make sharp decisions

  38. Just don’t let him win Coach of the Year though, or else he’ll be fired within 2 years.

  40. Absolutely deserved but this juxtaposes the absurdity of Thibs being fired. 52 wins, knocked out in round 1 by a lower seed – front office is patient and recognizes the tremendous progress the team has made. 51 wins and an ECF berth after a surprising upset over the defending champs – we’re moving in a different direction.

  41. Imagine how the guy whose wife’s back was getting blown out by Ime feels..

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