This, then, is a rather important development when evaluating the Western Conference landscape: League sources tell The Stein Line that Houston and Fred VanVleet have mutual interest in prolonging
The Rockets wanted more veteran leadership on the team, so they decided to make Dillon Brooks and Fred VanVleet the main focus of their offseason. All the moves paid off as the Rockets went from ...
VanVleet has been the glue for a talented but young roster, key to Houston's jump up the Western Conference standings.
Fred VanVleet tried to pull off the slickest move on an opponent during Thursday night's game between his Houston Rockets and the Memphis Grizzlies. Jaren
Fred VanVleet is an American professional basketball player currently with the Houston Rockets. He played college basketball for Wichita State University before joining the NBA. VanVleet began his NBA career with the Toronto Raptors,
With Fred VanVleet out and Houston on night two of a road back-to-back, the Rockets had their five-game winning streak snapped in Sacramento.
In their third road game in four nights and playing without All-Star center Alperen Sengun, the Rockets ran out of steam late in Memphis.
Rockets star Alperen Sengun earned the first NBA All-Star selection of his career, only needing one word to react to the news.
NBA legend Carmelo Anthony offered a word of advice to Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler this week amid his ongoing drama ahead of the Feb. 6 NBA trade
We are less than one week away from the NBA trade deadline and the Houston Rockets are one of the teams expected to make a move. Rumors have surrounded the Rockets for the last couple of months concerning their attempts to build a championship contender.
That is supported by Yahoo’s Kevin O’Connor, who wrote that the Heat have “lowered their asking price for Butler because they’re tired of his act”. “And they’d like to get something in return instead of letting him walk in free agency for nothing,” he added.
VanVleet hasn’t been the sole reason for the Rockets’ improvement — they added fellow vet Dillon Brooks and are seeing growth from young players like Amen Thompson, Alperen Sengun, Jalen Green, Tari Eason and more — but there’s no coincidence that his arrival coincided so directly with Houston’s climb to the top of the standings.