This off-season the Rockets had on again, off again contract negotiations with Mike D’Antoni. At one point it was reported they were close to an extension and then later there were reports of D’Antoni rejecting the Rockets proposed offers. We also have to keep in mind that D’Antoni’s agent could have been the one leaking reports out, which is a fairly common practice for agents during contract negotiations.
Although we don’t know what happened behind the scenes, the fact remains that Mike D’Antoni did not get a new contract, despite having a 70.