As the Houston Rockets enter the 2025-26 NBA season, their most pressing financial issue comes in the form of a looming extension for soon-to-be restricted free agent Tari Eason.
Yet, according to NBA Insider Jake Fischer, the general feeling around the league is that it will be similar in structure to the rookie extensions that Jalen Green and Alperen Sengun received from the organization, taking away a degree of the massive uncertainty that surrounds this potential development for the Rockets.
Both Green and Sengun received four-year deals with a player option after the third year, and, although the exact number Eason receives could result in limited flexibility for Houston moving forward, locking down their dynamic young bench player long-term must be their top priority.