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 Rockets center Steven Adams has agreed to a three-year, $39 million contract extension to stay with the franchise, sources told ESPN.

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.