On Monday, The Athletic‘s Kelly Iko reported that the Rockets will interview ex-Celtics coach Ime Udoka on Wednesday for the team’s head coaching position.
Houston declined to pick up the fourth year of head coach Stephen Silas’ contract, leading to them scheduling interviews with Udoka and several other candidates, the publication reported.
In their three years under Silas, the Rockets finished in last place in the NBA twice and had the third worst record this past season. Any coach hired will inherit a roster that didn’t feature a starter over the age of 22 in the last two months of the season and contains the No.