Fred VanVleet will sign a two-year, $50 million contract to remain with the Houston Rockets, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. The deal includes a player option for the 2026-27 season.
The $44.9 million team option for the 2025-26 season in VanVleet’s contract was declined by the Rockets, and the two sides have reportedly worked out a new deal.
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VanVleet, 31, just finished his second season in Houston where he averaged 14.1 points, 5.6 assists and 3.7 rebounds in 60 games. After claiming the No. 2 seed in the West, the Rockets fell in seven games to the Golden State Warriors in the first round of the playoffs. He spent the first seven seasons of his NBA career with the Toronto Raptors where he helped them to the 2019 NBA title.
VanVleet’s new deal comes days after the Rockets added 15-time All-Star Kevin Durant from the Phoenix Suns in a trade for Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks and the No. 10 pick in Wednesday’s NBA draft, plus five second-round picks as part of the trade.
The Rockets signed VanVleet in 2023 to a three-year, $128.5 million contract that included a team option for the third year. Houston improved by 19 wins in his first season and then won 52 this past season to return to the postseason for the first time since 2019-20.
Fred VanVleet will sign a two-year, $50 million contract to remain with the Houston Rockets, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. The deal includes a player option for the 2026-27 season.
The $44.9 million team option for the 2025-26 season in VanVleet’s contract was declined by the Rockets, and the two sides have reportedly worked out a new deal.
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VanVleet, 31, just finished his second season in Houston where he averaged 14.1 points, 5.6 assists and 3.7 rebounds in 60 games. After claiming the No. 2 seed in the West, the Rockets fell in seven games to the Golden State Warriors in the first round of the playoffs. He spent the first seven seasons of his NBA career with the Toronto Raptors where he helped them to the 2019 NBA title.
VanVleet’s new deal comes days after the Rockets added 15-time All-Star Kevin Durant from the Phoenix Suns in a trade for Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks and the No. 10 pick in Wednesday’s NBA draft, plus five second-round picks as part of the trade.
The Rockets signed VanVleet in 2023 to a three-year, $128.5 million contract that included a team option for the third year. Houston improved by 19 wins in his first season and then won 52 this past season to return to the postseason for the first time since 2019-20.
