After going from missing the playoffs to earning the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference, the Houston Rockets have locked down their head coach with a long-term deal.
On Thursday morning, news surfaced that the Rockets have given coach Ime Udoka a contract extension that will make him one of the highest paid coaches in the NBA.
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The story was first reported by ESPN Senior NBA Insider Shams Charania.
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. pic.twitter.com/fah9NMuWyj
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 19, 2025
The length and dollar-figure of Udoka’s extension have not been released at this time. However, this morning on the Pat McAfee Show, Charania called the extension an “eight-figure deal.”
Udoka led the Rockets to a 52-30 regular season record in the 2024-25 campaign, securing the team’s best record since the James Harden era. For his efforts, he was named one of the three finalists for NBA Coach of the Year.
The extension comes a week after the New York Knicks requested to interview Udoka about their own head coaching vacancy, a request that the Rockets denied.
