Rockets Coach Stephen Silas Giving Harden 'Space' Amid Preseason Transactions

  • by Florence Jennings
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  • — Dec 6, 2020
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The Washington Wizards traded Wall to the Rockets on Wednesday along with a lottery-protected 2023 first-round pick for former NBA MVP Russell Westbrook.

Westbrook's trade continues the off-season upheavals for the Rockets as James Harden, the league's leading scorer, was seeking a trade from the team.

"When stuff like this kind of happens where there's a little indecision and stuff going on, I kind of take a step back and allow guys some space", Silas said per ESPN. "I will say, 'thank you'". Guys like that need that. He has $133 million and three years remaining on his contract.

Silas, a longtime National Basketball Association assistant coach who most recently was the Dallas Mavericks' offensive coordinator, anticipates the Rockets being a more versatile team than in recent seasons, when their offense was heavily reliant on isolation plays.

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Wall, 30, hasn't played in almost two years after tearing his Achilles, and is guaranteed roughly $133 million over the next three years.

"He had a preference of John Wall over Russell Westbrook", Wojnarowski said of Harden.

The Rockets are in the midst of opening training camp after an off-season that saw Westbrook and Harden reportedly request trades out of Houston. "As I've said, I'm giving him the space to do his thing, but I'm confident he'll be here when we get started". "He is one of the toughest and most gifted players I've ever been around and we all wish him nothing but the best moving forward".

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