via Houston Chronicle:
The first step of the Houston Rockets’ pivotal summer is now complete as the franchise reportedly reached an agreement Monday to hire Im Odoka as its head coach, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Udoka, 45, comes to Houston after an NBA career that spanned two decades. He played for five different franchises from 2002-12, then quickly transitioned into coaching where he took an assistant role on Gregg Popovich’s staff at San Antonio. Udoka parlayed this role into the head coaching position with the Celtics in 2021-22, as Boston went 51-31 before reaching the NBA Finals.