Stephen Silas Rockets
The rockets hope to have john lucas return to their coaching staff under.
Stephen silas rockets. Stephen silas born 1973 is an american basketball coach who is currently an assistant coach for the dallas mavericks of the national basketball association nba. Per jonathan feigen of the houston chronicle candidates for the assistant coaching roles beneath silas include john lucas jeff hornacek and nate mcmillan. With stephen silas set to become a head coach for the first time the houston rockets are reportedly planning to surround the 47 year old with assistants who do have prior lead experience in the nba. The rockets have filled their head coaching vacancy.
According to sources the rockets will hire former dallas mavericks assistant stephen silas as the franchise s newest head coach. He worked under his father at the new orleans hornets from 2000 to 2003 and for the cleveland cavaliers in 2003 to 2005. Stephen silas had gone from impressive to intriguing until finally the more the rockets looked and talked the overriding sense was that he was the right choice for them. The houston rockets are set to hire stephen silas as their new head coach ahead of the nba 2020 21 season.
He is the son of longtime nba head coach paul silas. Stephen silas 47 will be the first hire of new rockets general manager rafael stone who recently replaced daryl morey.