Houston Rockets reserve point guard Vassilis Spanoulis is strongly considering a return to Euroleague champions Panathinaikos.
Sources close to the 24-year-old who failed to receive meaningful playing time as a rookie with the Houston Rockets, have told PA SportsTicker that Spanoulis wants to be in Athens again for personal and family reasons.
Spanoulis, who is now back in the Greek capital, had only good things to say about the Rockets in his blog that was published on the popular Greek website, www.sport24.gr.
"This year was a great exp erience for me," he wrote. "I keep only the positive things. The team supported me the whole year and people in Houston loved me and that was very important for me."
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As much as Bonzi Wells has said about his preference to return to the Rockets, he has not said that he would not opt out of his contract, as he always had planned.
Wells' agent, Billy Duffy, said he and Wells have not reached a decision about whether Wells will become a free agent, but would meet with Rockets officials at the NBA predraft camp beginning Tuesday in Orlando to see what the team has in mind.
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May 24, 2007 10:25 PM EST
Dikembe Mutombo wants a 17th season in the NBA.
The 40-year-old Mutombo was contemplating retirement after the Rockets were ousted by the Jazz in the first round of the playoffs. But dinner with Hakeem Olajuwon changed all that.
"To have someone like that, who I admire so much, tell me I have too much to offer to walk away meant a great deal. What Hakeem had to say really motivated me," Mutombo told Houston television station KRIV.
"I talked with my wife and kids and they want me to play and my brother keeps telling me to play as well," Mutombo said.
Mutombo, who is set to be a free agent, said he told Rockets owner Leslie Alexander he wanted to continue playing for the team.
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Rockets May 2007 Archive
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ESPN | May 23, 2007
Guard Bonzi Wells, who mysteriously left the Houston Rockets team with five games left in the regular season, said Tuesday he would like to return to the team.
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ESPN | May 23, 2007
Yao Ming worked out with Hakeem Olajuwon at the Toyota Center on Tuesday, the cornerstone of the Rockets' future getting his first lesson from the greatest center in franchise history.
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ESPN | May 21, 2007
Rick Adelman will reportedly fly to Houston on Tuesday and be introduced on Wednesday as the new head coach of the Rockets.
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Journal Times | May 21, 2007
While Rick Adelman appears to be the frontrunner for the Houston Rockets’ job, it is known that Rockets management has a high regard for Del Harris.
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Dallas Morning News | May 19, 2007
The Rockets appear close to hiring either Rick Adelman or Larry Brown as Jeff Van Gundy's successor.
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AP | May 18, 2007
Rockets coach Jeff Van Gundy was fired Friday
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Houston Chronicle | May 18, 2007
The Rockets offered Jeff Van Gundy a job on Thursday.
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Houston Chronicle | May 17, 2007
While Jeff Van Gundy was enthusiastic and upbeat Wednesday about his new job — working NBA playoff games on ABC and ESPN as a guest analyst beginning Friday — he was considerably more guarded about his future as coach of the Rockets, saying the final word rests with team owner Leslie Alexander and general manager Daryl Morey.
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Houston Chronicle | May 15, 2007
Rockets officials, while saying there are "scenarios" in which Jeff Van Gundy could return as coach, have held a preliminary meeting with former Trail Blazers and Kings coach Rick Adelman and investigated other options, a person with knowledge of the team's decision-making said.
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Houston Chronicle | May 13, 2007
Jeff Van Gundy seemed ambivalent about coming back all season.
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Houston Chronicle | May 11, 2007
Daryl Morey officially succeeded Carroll Dawson as Rockets general manager Thursday, the Rockets announced, though he had been the acting general manager since the season ended.
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Houston Chronicle | May 8, 2007
Rockets center Yao Ming said he has discussed working with former Rockets star Hakeem Olajuwon in the offseason.
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FoxSports | May 7, 2007
A report in the New York Post the day after the Rockets were eliminated said Jeff Van Gundy was going to retire, but he says he will take some time to think about it.
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Houston Chronicle | May 7, 2007
Will he retire or will he return? Jeff Van Gundy is not saying either way
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rockets.com | May 7, 2007
Rockets reserve center Dikembe Mutombo is once again considering retirement after having a reduced role in the second half of the season and playoffs.
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Houston Chronicle | May 6, 2007
Jeff Van Gundy said Sunday he has not decided to step down and Rockets owner Leslie Alexander said he has not reached any decision about Van Gundy's future.
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New York Post | May 6, 2007
Is Jeff Van Gundy done with the NBA?
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Houston Chronicle | May 6, 2007
Before the playoffs started, Tracy McGrady made a simple proclamation: "It's on me.
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Houston Chronicle | May 6, 2007
Jeff Van Gundy was in no mood to discuss his future with the Rockets in the wake of his team's 103-99 loss to the fifth-seeded Jazz.
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Yahoo! | May 6, 2007
Tracy McGrady had 29 points and 13 assists in Game 7, but fell to 0-6 in the playoffs
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Yahoo! | May 5, 2007
Tracy McGrady said he would take the blame if the Rockets failed to win a first-round series in the NBA playoffs.
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Yahoo! | May 4, 2007
Andre Kirilenko easily had his best game of the first round with 14 points and five blocks to lead the Utah Jazz to a 94-82 victory over the Rockets on Thursday night, tying the series and forcing a Game 7 Saturday in Houston.
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AP | May 2, 2007
Former Rockets guard Mario Elie interviewed Tuesday for the Bobcats' vacant head coaching job.
