Report: Rockets to offer Mike D’Antoni head coaching job

The Houston Rockets’ head coaching job reportedly belongs to Mike D’Antoni if he wants it.

According to Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical, the Rockets are prepared to make D’Antoni a formal offer and are already in the process of assembling a staff around him.

As Rockets move toward formal offer to Mike D'Antoni, organization working to shape strong staff around him, sources tell @TheVertical.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojVerticalNBA) May 19, 2016

D’Antoni suddenly emerged as the leading candidate in Houston after he impressed the team in his first interview and was granted a second with team owner Les Alexander.

For a while, it looked like the Rockets were heading for a reunion with one of their former coaches. D’Antoni was not a popular name mentioned in association with head coaching vacancies, likely because of the way his two-year stint with the Los Angeles Lakers turned out. However, the Lakers have been even worse since D’Antoni left, so perhaps the Rockets feel that mess isn’t his fault.