Steven Adams will be returning to the Houston Rockets for next season and beyond, as the veteran center agreed to a new three-year, $39 million contract extension Saturday that will keep him in Houston and take him off the free agent market, according to ESPN.

HOUSTON (AP) — Center Steven Adams has agreed to a three-year, $39 million contract extension to remain with the Houston Rockets, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Saturday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal won’t become official until July. The extension was first reported by ESPN.

The Houston Rockets have reached an agreement on a contract extension with veteran center Steven Adams, his agent Darren Matsubara and a team source confirmed to the Chronicle on Saturday. Adams was set to become an unrestricted free agent on June 30 but instead will return to the Rockets on a three-year,