On Wednesday, the Rockets officially announced their contract extension with veteran center Steven Adams. The deal is reportedly worth $39 million over three seasons.

OFFICIAL: The Rockets have signed Steven Adams to a contract extension.

Since December, he ranked second in team plus/minus (+189) and averaged 7.5 offensive boards per 36 minutes played, the highest ever in a season by any player with 40+ games played. pic.twitter.com/qHiH9DvGSS

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Last Saturday, it was reported that veteran center Steven Adams would re-sign with the Houston Rockets on a three-year deal worth $39 million.

On Wednesday, the Rockets officially confirmed that news. As his existing team, Adams was able to negotiate with Houston prior to the NBA’s 2025 free agency window, which starts at the end of June.

The press release reads:

The Rockets announced that they have signed center Steven Adams to a contract extension. He was originally acquired via trade with Memphis on Feb. 1, 2024, but made his debut with the Rockets this past season.

In 58 games with three starts with Houston in 2024-25, Adams averaged 3.6 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 1.1 assists in 13.7 minutes per game. From the start of December, he ranked second on the team in plus/minus rating (+189).

Last season, Adams ranked second in the NBA in rebounds per 36 minutes played (14.8 per) of players with at least 15 games played. He also averaged 7.5 offensive boards per 36 minutes played, which is the highest in a season by any player in NBA history with 40-plus games played.

Dating back to 1996-97, the Rockets were the third team to have a total rebounding differential of 500 or better in a season. Adams also played for the other two teams (Oklahoma City in 2015-16 and Memphis in 2021-22).

The deal is fully guaranteed and does not include any player or team options, per Kelly Iko of The Athletic. According to Keith Smith of Spotrac, the contract is frontloaded and descends in annual value, which could be useful in future years as more members of Houston’s young core land contract extensions with significant raises.

Adams’ deal will be worth $14.1 million in the 2025-26 season, $13.0 million in 2026-27, and $11.9 million in 2027-28, Smith reports.