As the Houston Rockets enter the 2025-26 season, much attention has deservedly been devoted to their peculiar arrangement of centers and the roles that each one will take on.
Yet, while signing center Clint Capela to a three-year, $21.5 million deal might have been a confusing move on the part of the organization, it does signal a certain lack of faith in the continued availability and dominance of backup center Steven Adams.
While the fact that Adams, 32, also re-signed with the organization this offseason on a three-year, $39 million deal makes it clear that the Rockets still have a profound need for his services, the lingering questions regarding his long-term health may ultimately prove to be what spurred the Capela move.