| Rockets extend qualifying offers to Scola, Lowry |
Wed Jun 30 19:47:20 2010 EST |
| Houston, TX (Sports Network) - The Houston Rockets extended qualifying offers to forward Luis Scola and guard Kyle Lowry prior to a Wednesday night deadline. The team also exercised a team option to extend the contract of center/forward Chuck Hayes to include the upcoming 2010-11 season. The deadline for teams to extend qualifying offers is midnight, Wednesday. The Rockets can match any offer Scola or Lowry sign with another team to retain the services of either player. Scola hasn't missed a ga |
| Yao exercises player option with Rockets |
Tue Jun 29 15:45:53 2010 EST |
| Houston, TX (Sports Network) - Houston Rockets center Yao Ming has exercised the player option in his contract that will allow him to return to the team for the 2010-11 season. Yao had the option of terminating his contract early and becoming an unrestricted free agent, but he will not do so, as he is slated to make $17.69 million for next season. "We're excited to have Yao Ming back. He's the centerpiece of the Rockets for many years, the foundation of our franchise," Houston general manager D |
| Report: Yao to exercise player option with Rockets |
Tue Jun 29 13:44:25 2010 EST |
| Houston, TX (Sports Network) - Houston Rockets center Yao Ming will reportedly exercise the player option in his contract that will allow him to return to the team for the 2010-11 season. According to KRIV-TV in Houston, Yao had the option of terminating his contract early and becoming an unrestricted free agent on Wednesday, but he will not do so, as he is slated to make $17.69 million for next season. Yao missed the entire 2009-10 season after undergoing reconstructive surgery on his let foot |
| Rockets' fans caught up in free agent frenzy |
Mon Jun 28 20:08:00 2010 EST |
HOUSTON (AP) -The Houston Rockets have come up with a unique pitch to lure the big-name free agents hitting the market this week. General manager Daryl Morey sent off a caravan of Rockets fans in pickup trucks from the Toyota Center on Monday for a road trip expected to end in the city where Morey will meet with one of Houston's primary free agent targets. The fans, taken from a group of season ticket holders called the Red Rowdies, will begin their journey in Hope, Ark., an aptly named s |
| Report: Nets' Thorn to leave team on July 15 |
Fri Jun 25 21:13:56 2010 EST |
| onnel and player-related issues. He drafted Kenyon Martin (top overall pick) in 2000 and engineered two major deals in June of 2001. On June 27, Thorn traded the Nets' first pick (seventh overall) in the 2001 NBA Draft (Eddie Griffin) to the Houston Rockets in exchange for first-round picks Richard Jefferson, Jason Collins and Brandon Armstrong. One day later, he worked out a six-player blockbuster deal with Phoenix that landed Jason Kidd in New Jersey and sent Stephon Marbury to the Suns. The |
| Bulls name Thibodeau head coach |
Wed Jun 23 12:26:24 2010 EST |
| ience and knowledge of the NBA, I am confident he will be a great leader for our team." Thibodeau, 52, began his NBA career as an assistant with the expansion Minnesota Timberwolves in 1989 and joined the Seattle SuperSonics in 1991-92 as a scout. He then worked for the San Antonio Spurs, Philadelphia 76ers, New York Knicks and Houston Rockets before joining Boston prior to the 2007-08 season. Thibodeau will take over for Vinny Del Negro, who was fired on May 4 following two seasons in Chicago. |
| Report: Thibodeau accepts Bulls' three-year head coaching offer |
Sat Jun 5 18:11:12 2010 EST |
| l defense, including this year's Celtics, who were second in points allowed. Thibodeau began his NBA career as an assistant with the expansion Minnesota Timberwolves in 1989 and joined the Seattle SuperSonics in 1991-92 as a scout. He then worked for the San Antonio Spurs, Philadelphia 76ers, New York Knicks and Houston Rockets before joining Boston prior to the 2007-08 season. The 50-year-old Thibodeau will take over for Vinny Del Negro, who was fired on May 4 following two seasons in Chicago. |
| Artest sets the tone |
Fri Jun 4 12:50:22 2010 EST |
| st was watching. The eccentric, often outspoken Artest was safely tucked away in Sacramento at the time and his signature grit and toughness wasn't a problem for the Celtics. A quick trip to south Texas ensued for Artest, where he helped the Houston Rockets advance past the first round of the postseason for the first time in 11 seasons last year. He also happened to get ejected from both Games 2 and 3 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Lakers for tangling with Bryant and Pau Gasol |
| Report: Nets' Thorn to take on general manager role |
Fri May 21 00:23:35 2010 EST |
| onnel and player-related issues. He drafted Kenyon Martin (top overall pick) in 2000 and engineered two major deals in June of 2001. On June 27, Thorn traded the Nets' first pick (seventh overall) in the 2001 NBA Draft (Eddie Griffin) to the Houston Rockets in exchange for first-round picks Richard Jefferson, Jason Collins and Brandon Armstrong. One day later, he worked out a six-player blockbuster deal with Phoenix that landed Jason Kidd in New Jersey and sent Stephon Marbury to the Suns. The |
| Heat president Riley gets new contract |
Mon May 3 16:26:29 2010 EST |
| he 1980s, leading those teams to four championships in a span of seven years. Riley later went on to have a four-year coaching stint with the New York Knicks, winning the Eastern Conference in 1993-94 and coming within a game of toppling the Houston Rockets for a championship. He's 1,210-694 for his career during the regular season, although he hasn't coached since the end of the 2007-08 season. Erik Spoelstra has been the head coach since; the Heat finished 47-35 this season and lost to the Bo |
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