Houston Rockets head coach Ime Udoka is staying in the Bayou City, according to a new report. Late Thursday morning, ESPN reporter Shams Charania reported the Rockets and Udoka have agreed to a long-term contract extension that will crown him among the most well-paid skippers in the league.
The financial details of the agreement have yet to be disclosed, but the rich reward for the Rockets leader comes hardly as a surprise for those who've witnessed the franchise's transformation under Udoka's tough-minded watch in the last two years.
Houston Rockets head coach Ime Udoka has agreed to a long-term contract extension with the franchise that makes him one of the highest paid NBA coaches, after a 52-win season and top-2 seed for the first time in seven years, sources tell ESPN.