On June 29, Nene declined his $3.83 million option to return to the Houston Rockets for another season. At 36 years old, Nene was unlikely to make more than that anywhere else, especially with his injury history. It looked like he was either going to retire or chase a ring with a different contender.
Fortunately, Nene wanted to stay in Houston.
Despite having an unfair reputation as a cold and strictly analytics-driven organization, the Rockets are very good to their players. Nene explained that he wanted to re-sign with Houston because the team has been good to him over the years, via Mark Berman of FOX 26.