Chris Paul is now eligible to sign a four-year, $132 million extension with the Houston Rockets with a starting salary of $29.5 million in 18-19.

Friday marks the six-month anniversary of Paul's trade to the Rockets.

Paul will become eligible to sign a five-year, $205 million contract with the Rockets in July with a starting salary of $35.3 million in free agency.

Gerald Green has agreed to sign a one-year, non-guaranteed deal with the Houston Rockets.

The Rockets have until the NBA's deadline of Jan. 7 to guarantee Green's contract for the season, or waive him.

Green was released by the Milwaukee Bucks at the end of training camp.

Chris Paul asked James Harden to meet at a restaurant in Los Angeles a few days after he was traded to the Rockets.

Paul had been waiting to ask Harden one question.

"What is your ultimate goal in basketball?" asked Paul of Harden.

Harden replied that he wanted to win a title.

"He said he was excited about not having to do it all -- about getting the ball out of his hands a bit," Paul said.

The Houston Rockets plan on pursuing LeBron James in free agency, according to sources.

The Rockets have an attractive core with James Harden and Chris Paul, but will have very limited cap space to sign James to a contract anywhere close to his max. When James was previously a free agent in 2014, he made it clear that he would not accept a contract below his full max.

Clint Capela and Trevor Ariza will also be free agents.

The Houston Rockets believe they have time to contend around James Harden and Chris Paul, if the latter re-signs in the offseason.

"We think we have a five-year window with Chris and James," Mike D'Antoni said.

"It will be up to Chris, but we feel good about it," said Daryl Morey.

Harden will turn 29 this offseason while Paul will turn 33 during the playoffs.

LeBron James and Chris Paul have been named the NBA's Players of the Week.

In four games this past week, James led the Cavaliers to a perfect 4-0 record after averaging 24.8 points on .522 shooting from the field, 10.5 rebounds, an NBA-high 13.5 assists and 1.3 steals in 38.0 minutes. 

Paul averaged 26 points on 53.8% shooting, 45.7% 3p shooting, with 7.8 assists, 6.3 rebounds, and 3.25 steals.

James Harden anticipates continuing to play through pain in his bruised right knee.

Harden nearly sat for Saturday's game against the Bucks.

"I wasn't feeling well at all, but the doc came in and just told me that there's going to be pain for a bit, but you can play through it," Harden said. "It can't get worse, but it's going to be pretty painful until obviously you give it some time. Once he said that, I was like, 'Let's go.'"

Harden acknowledged that the soreness in his knee significantly limited his explosiveness.

"I wasn't moving like I usually move, but we won," said Harden. "Move on to the next game."

Luc Mbah a Moute suffered a dislocated left shoulder during the Rockets' win on Wednesday over Charlotte.

An MRI revealed no significant issues and Mbah a Moute could return within two to three weeks.

The Rockets will likely reduce their rotation from nine to eight players with Mbah a Moute out.

The Houston Rockets are 12-0 in games played by Chris Paul this season.

"It's all good and well. It's nice," said Paul. "I've been on a team that won 17 games in a row, and it didn't feel like that. You know what I mean? Just because it's all about playing the right way, it's all about building. You can win however many games you want in a row. It means nothing if you're not playing the right way, but right now we're playing the right way and still trying to get better."

Paul scored a season-high 31 points to go with seven rebounds and 11 assists during the Rockets' win on Wednesday.

"Just to see him have that confidence and shoot that and be aggressive and get in his bag, as we call it, it's a great sight," said James Harden. "Not only to fans and teammates, but everybody around the world loves to see Chris Paul do that. Hopefully he can continue that and continue to get that confidence to where if he wants to shoot the ball three, four, five, six times in a row, he can do it."

The Houston Rockets have recently been mentioned as a team with a realistic chance of signing LeBron James in 2018.

James is very close friends with Chris Paul and also played on the United States Olympic team in 2012 with perennial MVP candidate James Harden.

League sources say the concept of James and Paul wanting to spend their final NBA seasons together as teammates an overstated assumption.

The Rockets also lack the cap space to sign James, Paul and Harden to max contracts, which would mean James and Paul take significant discounts. All three players are eligible for contracts starting at 35 percent of the cap.