Sources: Rockets, Adams achieve $39M extension

Houston Rockets middle Steven Adams has agreed to a three-year, $39 million contract extension to stick with the franchise, assets informed ESPN on Saturday.

Rockets officers and Adams’ brokers at Wasserman negotiated the brand new, totally assured contract via 2028, assets stated.

Adams, who turns 32 subsequent month, used to be slated to turn out to be an unrestricted unfastened agent this summer time. He used to be a vital precedence for the Rockets after enjoying a key rotation and management position in Houston’s first playoff run since 2020. Adams expressed a want to stick with the Rockets longer term, and Houston’s entrance place of work matched the keenness to succeed in an settlement Saturday.

The deal takes probably the most most sensible facilities off the unfastened company marketplace.

Adams had till June 30 to signal an extension with the Rockets. Houston now has till June 29 to come to a decision on guard Fred VanVleet‘s $44.9 million staff choice, and there’s mutual passion on a reunion, assets stated.

After lacking all of 2023-24 because of knee surgical procedure, Adams seemed in 58 video games this season and averaged 22.1 mins in keeping with recreation within the playoffs. He used to be a a very powerful a part of the zone protection that flummoxed the Warriors every now and then of their first-round sequence; the Rockets had been plus-44 with Adams at the courtroom in opposition to Golden State and minus-44 with him off.

A veteran of 11 NBA seasons, Adams is a prolific offensive rebounder who led the NBA in offensive rebounding share and helped the Rockets turn out to be the highest staff at the offensive glass this season.