The last week of the regular season poses two very different scenarios for the 30 teams that make up the NBA based on their position in the standings. Although for more than half of them it represents the prelude to the fight for the playoffs, either directly or after previous passage through the ‘play-in’for the most modest It means already thinking about the following season and, in many cases, considering important internal changes.
Some changes that, in the case of the Houston Rockets, are presented as mandatory. It is quite possible that, for the third consecutive season, the Texas franchise will not be able to surpass 20 wins. They currently have a 19-60 record, with only three games to go before closing the course. And it is not only the lack of evolution of the Rockets in terms of the number of wins that is concerned, but also the level of play that is concerned.
Thus, the continuity of Stephen Silas is one of the ones that raises the most doubts within the benches that make up the NBA. The journalist from The Athletic, Kelly Iko, has shared that the Texas management has not yet made a decision about whether to continue to count on his services during the 2023-24 season. In any case, she points out that if Silas continues as ‘head coach’ It will come from the hand of a greater number of veteran players in the squad.
If they do not extend their stay in Houston, the Rockets would already be considering a small list with their three favorite candidates to take over the team: Ime Udoka, Frank Vogel and Nick Nurse, whose name was already leaked last week in the event that he leaves Toronto. .
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