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The Rockets are discussing extending Mike D'Antoni's contract

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In the aftermath of the Houston Rockets' playoff elimination to the Golden State Warriors, the future of head coach Mike D'Antoni has been called into question. Yet, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski is reporting that the Rockets are discussing a new contract with the 68-year-olds:

The Houston Rockets and coach Mike D'Antoni have had preliminary discussions on the framework of a contract extension that would keep the two-time NBA Coach of the Year from entering the final year of his deal.

It is unclear how significant of a commitment the Rockets are willing to make to D'Antoni, who told ESPN he prefers to avoid entering the final year of his original four-year contract in 2019-20 without an extension.

The veteran coach has spent three seasons with the Rockets, and ESPN's report is also stating that D'Antoni favors another three seasons with the team.