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.

It was June 14, 1995, when Hakeem Olajuwon’s Rockets completed perhaps the most iconic run to a championship in NBA history.

The Houston Rockets have made one of the biggest moves of the offseason, and free agency hasn't even started. The team has signed veteran center Steven Adams to a new three-year, $39 million contract extension to keep him off the open market.

There is "mutual interest" between the Houston Rockets and guard Fred VanVleet as the July 29 deadline nears for the franchise to make a decision on the $44.9 million team option it has for the 2025-26 season.

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.

During the 1995 playoffs, the Houston Rockets played the Utah Jazz (60), Phoenix Suns (59) and San Antonio Spurs (62) in the Western Conference. To which they then met the Orlando Magic (57) in the NBA Finals.

Steven Adams was a surprise difference maker for the Houston Rockets' frontcourt last season. Houston opted to make sizable investment in the 31-year-old center early Saturday afternoon. Adams and the Rockets agreed to a three-year,

ESPN's Shams Charania reported that the Rockets re-signed their center Steven Adams. Adams is a fan favorite, and Houston will be delighted to bring him back. Adams will be 32 next season, and just signed a three-year extension worth $39 million.