Udoka was hired in 2023 and top coaches salaries have gone up since then, so he will get a healthy raise out of this.

The Houston Rockets and head coach Ime Udoka agreed to a multi-year contract extension, a source told the Chronicle on Thursday. The exact length of the extension was not immediately clear. Udoka's original contract with the Rockets,

Houston Rockets head coach Ime Udoka is staying in the Bayou City, according to a new report. Late Thursday morning, ESPN reporter Shams Charania reported the Rockets and Udoka have agreed to a long-term contract extension that will crown him among the most well-paid skippers in the league.

Duchene and the Dallas Stars have agreed to a four-year, $4.5 million AAV contract that runs through the 2028-29 season, the team announced on Thursday. Duchene, 34, played the last two seasons on one-year deals with the Stars.

The Stars have reached a deal with one of their most notable pending free agents, re-signing forward Matt Duchene to a four-year contract worth $18 million.