This is the 30th anniversary of the 1995 Houston Rockets going back-to-back, the most unlikely, unpredictable, unsinkable and irrepressible run to a championship in NBA history.

VanVleet signed with the Rockets in July 2023 after an eight-season stint with the Toronto Raptors. In Houston, he’s transitioned into a lead point guard role, delivering clutch playoff performances—especially in Game 6 against Golden State, where he scored 29 points and drilled six threes to force a Game 7.

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Given that context, it's hard to call the Rockets '24/25 season anything but a huge success for the franchise. Houston won 52 games, its highest single-season total since the James Harden years, and held the No. 2 seed in a competitive Western Conference for much of the season, including from March 19 onward.

ESPN reported that Steven Adams signed a three-year, USD 39 million contract extension with the Houston Rockets earlier this week.