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WASHINGTON, July 27 (Xinhua) -- The Houston Rockets confirmed on Friday that they have reached an agreement with star center Clint Capela on a 5-year, 90 million US dollars contract.
Once Dwight Howard's understudy, Capela's rapid rise eventually led to him replacing Howard as the Rockets' starting center and he became the ideal pick-and-roll partner for James Harden, who developed a spectacular chemistry with his 24-year-old big man.
Capela improved enormously last season as he posted career highs in average playing time (27.5), points (13.9), rebounds (10.8) and blocks (1.9). After posting 25 double-doubles in his first three seasons combined, Capela registered 42 last season.
