Names from former Rockets head coach Jeff Van Gundy to former Rocket and current talking head Kenny Smith and everyone in between had been rumored to be targets to be the next head coach. In the end, the name that Les Alexander picked out of a hat was former Suns coach Mike D'Antoni.
A fan apparently for a very long time of the up and down style of basketball that D'Antoni runs, Alexander finally gave control of the Rockets over to the creator of Seven Seconds or Less™.
During the press conference, Alexander asked D'Antoni to share a story about his time with the Knicks.