While the Rockets' negotiations with center Clint Capela remain a stalemate, their offer has been much closer to Capela's demands that had been described in recent days.
The Rockets on July 1 offered $85 million over five years, with the contract potentially reaching $90 million with incentives, two individuals with knowledge of the offer said on Tuesday.
That offer would be much larger than deals given other centers this off-season but falls short of the contracts received by Rudy Gobert and Steven Adams in 2016 when the NBA cap spike sent contracts for free agents that summer skyrocketing.