After a lengthy coaching search, the Houston Rockets are poised to make Stephen Silas their next head coach. The Rockets interviewed multiple candidates after receiving word that Mike D’Antoni was disinterested in re-signing with the team.
In recent weeks it had been reported that the Rockets had narrowed their search down to three candidates, which were former Rockets coach Jeff Van Gundy, Rockets developmental coach John Lucas, and of course, Silas. The first two on that list have extensive head coaching experience, although Van Gundy’s last coaching job was 13 years ago, when he coached the Houston Rockets.