Rick Higgins to join Rockets coaching staff

Orlando player development coach Rick Higgins is joining Stephen Silas as an assistant with the Houston Rockets, sources tell ESPN.

Source: Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN (Twitter)

ANALYSIS: Rick Higgins spent the last two seasons as a player development coach for Steve Clifford and the Orlando Magic. Higgins is the son of ex-NBA player and GM Rod Higgins and has been around the game of basketball since he was a kid. Higgins will now join John Lucas and Jeff Hornacek on the new Rockets coaching staff under head coach Stephen Silas.