The Houston Rockets on Monday announced that they would not be picking up the fourth-year option on Stephen Silas' contract.
The Houston Rockets are declining to pick up the fourth-year option on coach Stephen Silas’ contract, ending his three-year run leading the franchise’s rebuild, sources tell ESPN. pic.twitter.com/aJqxY91d31
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When Silas was first hired, he was under the assumption that he would be coaching two future Hall of Famers and a veteran lead team. With the departure of Russell Westbrook and, eventually, James Harden, that all changed as the Rockets leaned into a full-scale rebuild.