Given that context, it's hard to call the Rockets '24/25 season anything but a huge success for the franchise. Houston won 52 games, its highest single-season total since the James Harden years, and held the No. 2 seed in a competitive Western Conference for much of the season, including from March 19 onward.

Center Steven Adams has agreed to a three-year, $39 million contract extension to remain with the Houston Rockets, according to a person familiar with the deal.