[1] He was previously the Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations for the Houston Rockets, where he worked for 16 seasons, and served under Daryl Morey.
During Rosas's tenure in Houston the Rockets made the playoffs 12 times, advancing to the Western Conference Finals in 2015 and 2018.
Rosas played significant roles in developing the team's philosophy and roster, including the successful pursuits of Most Valuable Player James Harden and All-Star Chris Paul via trade acquisitions along with the free agent recruitment of P.J.
Rosas served as the general manager of the Dallas Mavericks in the summer of 2013, becoming the first Latino GM in the history of the NBA, before returning to Houston.
Rosas traded for forward Jake Layman and signed undrafted free agent center Naz Reid.
He followed those acquisitions up by making a splash in the 2020 NBA Draft that saw the Timberwolves select Anthony Edwards with the first overall pick in the draft and trade for Jaden McDaniels and the recently named Spanish ACB League Most Spectacular Player Leandro Bolmaro, while additionally acquiring Ricky Rubio from the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Following the All-Star break, the Timberwolves doubled their win total and saw improvements throughout the roster including performance and metrics from Karl-Anthony Towns, Russell and Edwards.