Rockets refuse to let Ime Udoka interview for Knicks open head coach position

Alex Walsh

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The Rockets finished last season as the two seed in the West, and have their eyes set on getting back to where they were.

It might require some moves to be made, as well as protecting some of the assets the team has.

One asset the team has is not a player, but their coach.

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Why is Houston not letting Udoka interview for the Knicks job?

Kelly Iko of The Athletic reported that after it was said Udoka was on the list of coaches the Knicks had an interest in, "Both parties are committed to the longterm project and are actively preparing for a busy offseason."

The Rockets have a lot of young depth and some big contract decisions to make in the coming months.

We have also heard the Rockets consistently as one of the teams interested in bringing in a veteran forward like Kevin Durant to fill the gap of their missing piece.

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The Rockets lost their first-round series in seven games, which wasn't a complete shock against a good Warriors team but was a disappointment considering they were the two seed.

Udoka is in the middle of a four-year contract that lasts through the 26-27 NBA season.

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Alex Walsh

Alex is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. A current Sports Media major at Hofstra University in New York, he is a huge Celtics and NBA fan who gets way too many notifications from NBA insiders on X. He became interested in PDC Darts at the beginning of 2024 and has been obsessed ever since.