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Jeff Bzdelik agrees to return to the Rockets

Houston Rockets assistant head coach Jeff Bzdelik, who retired in the offseason, has just agreed to come out of retirement and come back to the Rockets to help tighten up the defense, according to the Houston Chronicle’s Jonathan Feigen and ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.

Jeff Bzdelik, the Rockets associate head coach for the past two seasons, to end his retirement and return to the Rockets, a person with knowledge of the decision said.

— Jonathan Feigen (@Jonathan_Feigen) November 5, 2018

Bzdelik has agreed to a deal for rest of the season, but won’t return full-time to Rockets until near the end of the month, league source tells ESPN.