What should the Rockets do with one of their top veterans?
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Back in August, we asked you if this would be Fred VanVleet’s last year as a Rocket. At that time, 65 percent of you thought it would be Fred’s last year in Houston.
We thought it was important to ask something similar now, especially in light of VanVleet’s terrible game one performance in Houston’s loss to the Golden State Warriors. VanVleet had 10 points and 7 assists for the Rockets but shot just 4-for-19 from the floor in the defeat. He’s shot it terribly all year, finishing the season with a 37.8 percent field goal percentage, his worst since his rookie season.
However, he was one of the main catalysts of Houston’s big turnaorund. Despite a down year for VanVleet, he was coach Ime Udoka’s coach on the floor for the Rockets, and despite his fewest points and assists since the 2018-2019 season, he was one of the important pieces that helped lead Houston to the second seed in the Western Conference this season.
After this season, VanVleet has $44 million team option, meaning the Rockets can decide to bring him back at that rate, not bring him back at all, or bring him back on a restructured/cheaper deal.
So we’re asking the question in a bit of a different way, and we’ll also compare the results to the beginning of the season. So we’re asking, should the Rockets bring back Fred VanVleet? You have three options of answers on this one.
Thanks for voting. We’ll be back in a few days with the results.