Rockets Changed Course On James Harden Pursuit After Arrival Of Ime Udoka

The Houston Rockets were long linked with a pursuit of James Harden as he had maintained a fondness for the franchise and for the city. The Rockets also wanted to accelerate their rebuild as they also enter the offseason with cap space.

But the situation may have shifted with the arrival of Ime Udoka as head coach.

“I think once Ime Udoka came in as head coach, they started looking at the roster,” said Adrian Wojnarowski. “What they wanted to do in free agency. I think Fred VanVleet has moved to the top of the list in Houston.

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