The Knicks want the Rockets to trade Uduka, but Houston refuses directly. It has been confirmed that they will stay in the coach for a long time.

On June 11, according to the report of Knicks' reporter Ian Begley, the Knicks officially issued a request to the Rockets, hoping to get Rockets coach Uduka through the trade. But the Rockets management has clearly rejected the Knicks' negotiations because the team returns to the playoffs, and Uduka makes a huge contribution. In the two seasons of Uduka joining the Rockets, the team has undergone considerable changes, the team's defense has improved, and young players have also made progress, so the Rockets will not sell Uduka.

TA Rockets reporter Kelly Iko also posted a message saying that the Rockets are not interested in the Knicks trading coach Uduka. The cooperation between the Rockets and Uduka is more focused on long-term planning, and both sides are currently preparing for next season. The Knicks made a completely wishful request, and the Rockets management is still very satisfied with head coach Uduka. After the Knicks failed in the Eastern Conference Final, they fired their head coach Thibodeau and wanted to find a new head coach again.

But what is unexpected is that the Knicks actually want to get a new head coach through a trade, and the current targets are coaches such as Uduka, Kidd and Finch. But the teams where these coaches are doing well and probably won't pay attention to the Knicks' request. Although the Rockets were eliminated by the Warriors in the first round, their return to the playoffs has proved Uduka's success. At the same time, the obvious progress of young players Amen Thompson and Shin Kyung also made the Rockets give Uduka a contribution.

More importantly, the team has returned to the playoffs, and it is not that they have failed to win the championship for many years, and they will not change the head coach rashly, unless there is a big conflict between the team and the head coach. According to the current Rockets players, perhaps only Whitmore is not convinced by head coach Uduka, and other players still trust Uduka more.