The Houston Rockets have moved on from Stephen Silas as their head coach, and they have a pivotal decision to make for the future of their franchise.
While we don’t yet know who will take over for Silas next season, this may be one of the most enticing jobs available on the market. They have a very intriguing young core, including Jalen Green and Alperen Sengun, and loads of usable cap space and draft assets as well.
Plus, they have among the highest odds to potentially win the lottery and select top prospect Victor Wembanyama in the 2023 NBA Draft.
Put all of that together, and Rockets executive Rafael Stone believes this is an “attractive” destination for head coaching candidates (via Rockets Wire):
“I think this is a very attractive situation,” Stone said at Monday’s press conference on the coaching change. “Based on my phone ringing today, I think a lot of other people do, too.”
Now that the Toronto Raptors have officially parted ways with Nick Nurse, his name will come up a lot in these conversations.
Here is more on Nurse and ten other intriguing candidates for Houston: