<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/houston-rockets/rockets-rumors-fred-vanvleet-sign-50-million-contract-extension');   ga('set', 'title', 'Rockets rumors: Fred VanVleet to sign $50 million contract after Kevin Durant trade');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Rockets-Fred-VanVleet-shooting-vs.jpg"><figcaption>Troy Taormina-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Rockets rumors: Fred VanVleet to sign $50 million contract after Kevin Durant trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-25T09:31:21-07:00">June 25th, 9:31am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-25T09:52:01-07:00">June 25th, 9:52am</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter, Dallas Wings beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Houston Rockets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Fred VanVleet is likely staying in Houston. According to Shams Charania of ESPN, VanVleet <a href="https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/1937906900072354157" rel="noopener">intends to sign</a> a $50 million contract for two years with the Houston Rockets.</p><p>“Houston Rockets guard Fred VanVleet intends to sign a two-year, $50 million contract to stay with the franchise, with a player option in 2026-27, sources tell ESPN. Rockets are declining VanVleet’s $44.9 million team option and land the new deal with Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul,” Charania wrote on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>The news comes after the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/rockets-news-kevin-durant-trade-suns-jalen-green">Rockets agreed to acquire Kevin Durant in a trade</a> with the Phoenix Suns. Houston enjoyed a strong 2024-25 season, but Durant’s presence on the roster could help them reach the next level. Keeping a veteran such as <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/rockets-rumors-potential-scenario-for-kevin-durant-fred-vanvleet-after-trade">VanVleet will also help the Rockets</a>.</p><p>The 31-year-old guard averaged 14.1 points, 5.6 assists, 3.7 rebounds and 1.6 steals per outing in 2024-25 — his second season in Houston. VanVleet played in Toronto with the Raptors from the 2016-17 campaign through 2022-23 before joining the Rockets in 2023-24. An All-Star and an NBA champion, VanVleet has enjoyed an overall strong career.</p><p>Winning another championship is the goal with Houston, however. The fact that the Rockets included a potential future star in Jalen Green in the trade for Durant speaks to Houston’s win-now mindset.</p><p>There is still plenty of offseason remaining. The Rockets will be a team to closely monitor throughout the summer. It remains to be seen if Houston will strike another massive trade or land a star free agent, but at the very least Houston may try to add more depth around the star players.</p><p>It is important to note that Fred VanVleet’s contract is not official yet. Assuming no unforeseen circumstances occur, though, the veteran guard will sign a two-year, $50 million contract with the Rockets as Houston looks to compete for an NBA championship over the next couple of seasons.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Rockets rumors: Fred VanVleet to sign $50 million contract after Kevin Durant trade

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/houston-rockets/rockets-rumors-potential-scenario-for-kevin-durant-fred-vanvleet-after-trade');   ga('set', 'title', 'Rockets rumors: ‘Potential scenario’ for Kevin Durant, Fred VanVleet after trade');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Kevin-Durant-and-Fred-VanVleet-on-March-30-2025.jpg"><figcaption>Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Rockets rumors: ‘Potential scenario’ for Kevin Durant, Fred VanVleet after trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-24T07:21:27-07:00">June 24th, 7:21am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-24T07:21:27-07:00">June 24th, 7:21am</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Houston Rockets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Coming off the news that the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/houston-rockets/rockets-news-kevin-durant-trade-suns-jalen-green">Houston Rockets will land Kevin Durant</a> in a trade, it’s time for the team to look at the rest of the roster and see how the contracts fit. With the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/houston-rockets/rockets-rumors-fred-vanvleet-44-9m-contract-option-key-update">Rockets approaching a decision on Fred VanVleet’s contract</a>, since it’s a team option at $44.9 million, the latest reporting speaks on the most likely situation to happen because of it.</p><p>Marc Stein of “The Stein Line” wrote about Houston’s conundrum with VanVleet now that Durant is on the roster and will command a sizable amount with an expected contract extension. Stein would report that on top of the expectation that VanVleet and the team will “do a new deal,” meaning they’ll decline the option, but a<a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/the-nbas-latest-trade-talk-and-contract?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=392205&amp;post_id=166688231&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=39f60&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email" rel="noopener"> “potential scenario”</a> is that both of their contracts will “line up.”</p><p>“The expectation is that VanVleet and the Rockets would simply ‘do a new deal,’ according to one source, if the team indeed relinquishes the option it holds by Sunday’s deadline,” Stein wrote. “The parties, remember, mutually agreed to move the option deadline to June 29 after VanVleet’s contract initially stipulated a decision five days after Houston’s season ended.”</p><p>“Durant, meanwhile, will become eligible with his new team on July 6 to tack on a two-year extension in excess of $120 million to his expiring $54.7 million salary for 2025-26,” Stein continued. “One potential scenario: Contracts for VanVleet and Durant that ultimately line up length-wise and take them to age 34 and 39, respectively.”</p><h2><b>Reports suggesting that Fred VanVleet won’t be anywhere but the Rockets</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Fred-VanVleet.jpg"><figcaption>Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>If the guard were to return, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/houston-rockets/fred-vanvleets-heartfelt-message-to-jalen-green-dillon-brooks-after-rockets-kd-trade">VanVleet would be on a Rockets team without Jalen Green</a> and Dillon Brooks, since they were part of the deal that is being sent to the Phoenix Suns for Durant. However, while Houston is “still deciding” what they will do with VanVleet’s team option, there seems to be “no scenario in circulation” that the 31-year-0ld will be another team.</p><p>“League sources say that the Rockets are still deciding how to proceed with Fred VanVleet’s $44.9 million team option,” Stein wrote. “There is no scenario in circulation, however, to suggest that VanVleet will be anywhere other than Houston when training camp opens in late September.”</p><p>“Sources say that the Rockets have not signaled to rival teams that they would entertain sign-and-trade proposals for Van Vleet in the event they passed on picking up the team option and allowed their lead guard to become an unrestricted free agent,” Stein continued.</p><p>Last season, VanVleet averaged 14.1 points, 5.6 assists, and 3.7 rebounds per game while shooting 37.8 percent from the field and 34.5 percent from beyond the arc in 60 games.</p><p>At any rate, the Rockets are looking to further improve after finishing second in the Western Conference with a 52-30 record before they were eliminated in seven games by the Golden State Warriors in the first round of the NBA Playoffs.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Rockets rumors: ‘Potential scenario’ for Kevin Durant, Fred VanVleet after trade

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/houston-rockets/fred-vanvleets-heartfelt-message-to-jalen-green-dillon-brooks-after-rockets-kd-trade');   ga('set', 'title', 'Fred VanVleet’s heartfelt message to Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks after Rockets’ KD trade');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Rockets-forward-Dillon-Brooks-9-Houston-Rockets-guard-Jalen-Green-4-and-Houston-Rockets-guard-Fred-VanVleet-5-sit-on-the-bench-1.jpg"><figcaption>© Erik Williams-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><h1>Fred VanVleet’s heartfelt message to Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks after Rockets’ KD trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-23T20:35:05-07:00">June 23rd, 8:35pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-23T20:35:05-07:00">June 23rd, 8:35pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Houston Rockets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In a trade where most pundits and fans believe that the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/kevin-durant-trade-grades-rockets-suns-after-blockbuster-deal">Houston Rockets came out on top</a>, they managed to bring in future Hall of Famer Kevin Durant from the Phoenix Suns in exchange for a package involving Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, the 10th overall pick of the 2025 NBA Draft, and five second-round picks. Considering how much the Suns gave up for Durant, that return isn’t nearly enough, but then again, Durant is set to turn 37 years old prior to the start of next season.</p><p>Green and Brooks were instrumental parts of the Rockets squad that finally saw its rebuild bear fruit. And another one of the team’s culture-shifters, veteran point guard Fred VanVleet, bid the two farewell with a <a href="https://twitter.com/spacecitybr/status/1937338140840312980" rel="noopener">heartfelt message</a> on his Instagram story.</p><p>“4L 🖤🤞@jalen proud of you,” VanVleet told Green.</p><p>“@dillonbrooks24 boo sum 💪🤝real warrior thank you for shifting this culture with me,” VanVleet said of Brooks.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="pt">Capitão do time, Fred VanVleet se despede de Dillon Brooks e Jalen Green nos stories do Instagram! </p><p>“Pra sempre, tenho orgulho de você” – Jalen Green. </p><p>“Um guerreiro de verdade, obrigado por me ajudar a mudar essa cultura junto comigo.” – para Dillon Brooks <a href="https://t.co/cbsjuCdrqr">pic.twitter.com/cbsjuCdrqr</a></p><p>— Space City br 🎙🚀 (@spacecitybr) <a href="https://twitter.com/spacecitybr/status/1937338140840312980?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 24, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>VanVleet and Brooks certainly helped transform the Rockets from an also-ran to a serious team with serious contending aspirations. They both came into the team via free agency in the same year (2023) and they brought a hard-nosed, no-nonsense approach to the game that helped teach Houston’s young core winning habits.</p><p>Meanwhile, Green, despite having a stinker of a playoff run, grew up a ton alongside VanVleet in the Rockets backcourt. He was more locked into doing the little things, and he at least bought into the challenge of being a better defender.</p><p>But now, Green and Brooks will continue their careers elsewhere — and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/phoenix-suns/the-suns-cant-keep-new-big-3-together-after-kevin-durant-trade">whether or not that would be with the Suns</a> is far from certain.</p><h2><b>Rockets win the Kevin Durant trade by a landslide</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Durant-vs-the-Suns.jpg"><figcaption>Troy Taormina-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Durant might be near the end of his career, but he surely isn’t playing like it. He averaged 26.6 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 4.2 assists last season, and unlike with the Suns, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/houston-rockets/rockets-rumors-ime-udoka-role-kevin-durant-trade">Rockets can give him the requisite support</a> he needs to compete.</p><p>Even a 37-year-old Durant is much better than Green on every aspect of the game, while the defensive void Brooks’ departure leaves behind will easily be filled in by Amen Thompson and Tari Eason. Durant’s not too shabby on that end of the floor, either.</p><p>Moreover, Durant is surely about to make the Rockets’ offense that much smoother. There were plenty of stretches last season where the Rockets’ halfcourt offense was a mess and they had to rely on their bruising presence on the offensive glass to manufacture points. And for what they gave up, this cannot be construed as anything other than a landslide win in Houston’s favor.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Fred VanVleet’s heartfelt message to Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks after Rockets’ KD trade

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He graduated from the University of Oregon in 2016 with a film degree but has since dedicated his career to sports writing.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Houston Rockets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/houston-rockets/rockets-rumors-ime-udoka-role-kevin-durant-trade">Houston Rockets pulled off a big trade and landed Kevin Durant</a> from the Phoenix Suns. Now that the 36-year-old forward is in Houston, rumors are that the front office plans to address Fred VanVleet’s contract option.</p><p>Reports indicate that the Rockets plan to decline VanVleet’s contract option, making him a free agent, according to Kelly Iko of The Athletic. However, the front office <a href="https://x.com/KellyIko/status/1937226446604501303" rel="noopener">does plan to re-sign</a> VanVleet to a new, long-term deal.</p><p>“The Houston Rockets are likely to decline the $44.9 million team option on veteran guard Fred VanVleet and discuss a new multi-year extension in the coming days, sources tell The Athletic.”</p><p>It’s unclear exactly how much the Rockets may re-sign Fred VanVleet for. But it appears all signs point toward Houston bringing back the 31-year-old guard. That would round out the potential starting lineup with VanVleet, Amen Thompson, Kevin Durant, Jabari Smith Jr., and Alperen Sengun.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/ranking-3-best-fred-vanvleet-free-agency-destinations-if-he-leaves-rockets">Keeping Fred VanVleet on the roster</a> might be the right choice for the Rockets. The team wouldn’t have to go out of its way to find a new point guard and keep most of the roster intact after trading Jalen Green to Phoenix. Houston will want his production as well, as VanVleet provides consistent scoring, solid ball facilitation, and decent perimeter defense.</p><p>The onetime All-Star ended the 2024-25 campaign averaging 14.1 points, 3.7 rebounds, 5.6 assists, and 1.6 steals per game while shooting 37.8% from the floor and 34.5% from beyond the arc. His 37.8% field-goal percentage was the lowest of his career since his rookie season.</p><p>But the Rockets should feel comfortable bringing him back regardless, especially considering that Durant should open up more scoring opportunities for Fred VanVleet and his teammates.</p><p>VanVleet’s contract situation likely won’t be resolved until after the NBA Draft. Teams can begin negotiating deals with free agents on June 30. 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Rockets rumors: Fred VanVleet’s $44.9M contract option gets key update

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He is a big fan of the Yankees, Oklahoma City Thunder and the Syracuse Orange. In his free time, he likes to be outside or read.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Houston Rockets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Houston Rockets and general manager Rafael Stone face a big decision early this offseason regarding Fred Vanvleet. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/houston-rockets/rockets-news-fred-vanvleet-declares-intentions-free-agency">Rockets guard wants to stay with the team</a> and have them pick up his $44.9 million team option. He helped Alperen Sengun keep Houston’s offense afloat against the Golden State Warriors, proving his value in the playoffs. However, picking up his option would send the team into the first apron, limiting the moves they can make around him.</p><p>In order to buy themselves more time, both sides pushed back the deadline for a decision to be made from Friday to June 29th. ESPN’s Bobby Marks explained the situation and the <a href="https://x.com/BobbyMarks42/status/1920201482848092405" rel="noopener">two avenues</a> that the Rockets could go down. On one hand, the team can decline the option and hope that Vanvleet will be open to negotiating a lower contract spread out over a few years. If they do that, though, they risk another team offering him a better deal and losing him for nothing.</p><p>On the other hand, the team can pick up his option, keeping him and Sengun at the offensive controls. Stone would have the team in the first apron, but he can justify the decision with the team’s success. Vanvleet was a key part of the puzzle for Houston, so keeping him around is the safer call. However, if he doesn’t sign, the Rockets have access to a $14.1 million non-tax mid-level exception.</p><p>The 31-year-old guard took a chance on himself in 2023 and it paid off when he signed with Houston. He and Dillon Brooks helped to grow the team into a serious contender in the West. They gave balance to a team full of young and unproven players, showing them how to win. This offseason, though, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/houston-rockets/ranking-houston-rockets-superstar-trade-options-after-flaming-out-warriors">Houston expects to be active on the trade market</a>.</p><p>Regardless of what decision Houston makes, they can’t deny Vanvleet’s impact on their team. If they do move on, they need to be sure they have a suitable replacement. Amen Thompson and Reed Sheppard are candidates to fill his shoes as players, but not experienced leaders.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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