"Earlier this afternoon, ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania announced on X that Houston Rockets guard Fred VanVleet suffered a torn ACL. Charania added that it's "A devastating, potentially season-ending loss for the Rockets with their starting point guard and leader." Charania later explained in a follow-up piece for ESPN that VanVleet "suffered the injury at a recent offseason workout." He also mentioned that VanVleet "could miss the entire 2025-26 season.""
"Houston was able to secure VanVleet on a new team-friendly deal back in June, locking him down to a two-year, $50 million extension. VanVleet was coming off a decent 2024-25 season, where he averaged 14.1 points with a 37.8% shooting percentage from the field, 34.5% from three, along with 5.6 assists, 3.7 rebounds, and 1.6 steals. But before that, I think we all know VanVleet made a name for himself as a member of the Toronto Raptors."
"After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA Draft, he quickly became a key part of the team's plans and even proved to be a crucial difference-maker in the franchise's 2019 championship campaign. In seven seasons with Toronto, Fred VanVleet would average 14.6 points, 5.3 assists, and 3.3 rebounds, across a span of 417 total games played during his Raptors tenure."
Fred VanVleet sustained a torn ACL at a recent offseason workout and could miss the entire 2025-26 NBA season. The injury was described as a devastating, potentially season-ending loss for the Houston Rockets, who relied on VanVleet as their starting point guard and veteran leader. VanVleet signed a two-year, $50 million extension in June and averaged 14.1 points, 5.6 assists, 3.7 rebounds, and 1.6 steals in 2024-25. VanVleet rose from undrafted 2016 status to become a core contributor and a key part of the Toronto Raptors' 2019 championship run.
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