Steven Adams will be returning to the Houston Rockets for next season and beyond, as the veteran center agreed to a new three-year, $39 million contract extension Saturday that will keep him in Houston and take him off the free agent market, per Shams Charania.

Adams, coming off knee surgery that had kept him out all of the 2023-24 season, became a key part of the Rockets' frontcourt

Steven Adams expressed a tremendous desire to stay with the Rockets long-term, and Houston’s front office matched the enthusiasm.”