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After two seasons in which Mike D'Antoni won the NBA coach of the year and then the most games in Rockets history, the Rockets moved to tie up the loose end in his contract.
More than that, they wanted to make it clear before free agent recruiting begin late on Saturday than their coach would not be going anywhere, picking up their option on the final season of his contract, according to a person with knowledge of the move.