Fred VanVleet: Everything you need to know

Fred VanVleet

#5 PG

Houston Rockets

Status

OUT - Knee - Surgery Expected Return: 2026-06-01

STATS

Career Averages

PTS

REB

AST

BLK

STL

14.9

3.4

5.7

0.5

1.4

Year	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL	TO	DD2	TD3	3PM	3PA	3P%	2PM	2PA	2P%	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OREB	DREB	PF	A/TO	+/-	TS%
2024-25	60	60	35.2	14.1	3.7	5.6	0.4	1.6	1.5	4	0	2.7	7.7	34.5%	2.1	5.0	43.0%	4.8	12.7	37.8%	1.9	2.3	81.0%	0.5	3.2	2.3	3.8	+264	51.5%
2023-24	73	73	36.8	17.4	3.8	8.1	0.8	1.4	1.7	20	0	3.1	8.0	38.7%	2.7	5.9	45.4%	5.8	13.9	41.6%	2.7	3.1	86.0%	0.5	3.4	2.5	4.7	+183	56.8%
2022-23	69	69	36.7	19.3	4.1	7.2	0.6	1.8	2.0	10	1	3.0	8.8	34.2%	3.3	7.3	45.5%	6.3	16.1	39.3%	3.7	4.1	89.8%	0.4	3.6	2.8	3.5	+195	54.0%
2021-22	65	65	37.9	20.3	4.4	6.7	0.5	1.7	2.6	10	1	3.7	9.9	37.7%	3.1	7.0	44.0%	6.8	16.9	40.3%	3.0	3.4	87.4%	0.7	3.8	2.5	2.6	+212	55.2%
2020-21	52	52	36.5	19.6	4.2	6.3	0.7	1.7	1.8	5	0	3.3	9.2	36.6%	3.2	7.6	41.6%	6.5	16.7	38.9%	3.3	3.7	88.5%	0.6	3.6	2.3	3.5	+140	53.4%
2019-20	54	54	35.7	17.6	3.8	6.6	0.3	1.9	2.2	8	0	2.7	6.9	39.0%	3.2	7.4	43.4%	5.9	14.3	41.3%	3.1	3.7	84.8%	0.3	3.4	2.4	3.0	+204	55.3%
2018-19	64	28	27.5	11.0	2.6	4.8	0.3	0.9	1.3	1	0	1.8	4.6	37.8%	2.1	4.8	44.1%	3.8	9.4	41.0%	1.5	1.8	84.3%	0.3	2.3	1.7	3.7	+298	53.9%
2017-18	76	0	20.0	8.6	2.4	3.2	0.3	0.9	1.0	0	0	1.4	3.4	41.4%	1.6	3.7	43.7%	3.1	7.2	42.6%	1.1	1.3	83.2%	0.3	2.1	1.7	3.3	+352	55.6%
2016-17	37	0	7.9	2.9	1.1	0.9	0.1	0.4	0.4	0	0	0.3	0.8	37.9%	0.8	2.2	34.1%	1.1	3.0	35.1%	0.5	0.6	81.8%	0.1	1.0	1.0	2.3	+0	44.3%
Career	550	401	31.3	14.9	3.4	5.7	0.5	1.4	1.7	58	2	2.5	6.8	37.1%	2.5	5.7	43.7%	5.0	12.5	40.1%	2.3	2.7	86.2%	0.4	3.0	2.2	3.4	+1848	54.4%

Career Averages

PTS

REB

AST

BLK

STL

11.0

2.4

3.6

0.3

0.9

Year	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL	TO	DD2	3PM	3PA	3P%	2PM	2PA	2P%	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OREB	DREB	PF	A/TO	+/-	TS%
2024-25	7	7	40.0	18.7	4.1	4.4	0.3	1.0	1.9	0	3.9	8.9	43.5%	1.9	4.4	41.9%	5.7	13.3	43.0%	3.4	3.4	100.0%	0.4	3.7	2.3	2.4	+21	63.2%
2021-22	4	4	35.0	13.8	3.0	6.3	1.0	1.8	1.0	0	3.0	9.0	33.3%	1.8	4.5	38.9%	4.8	13.5	35.2%	1.3	1.5	83.3%	0.5	2.5	3.0	6.3	-40	48.6%
2019-20	11	11	39.1	19.6	4.4	6.9	0.6	1.6	2.0	2	3.9	10.0	39.1%	3.0	7.3	41.3%	6.9	17.3	40.0%	1.9	2.3	84.0%	0.5	3.9	2.5	3.5	+8	53.7%
2018-19	24	0	24.7	8.0	1.7	2.6	0.3	0.8	0.9	0	1.6	4.1	38.8%	1.1	2.8	39.7%	2.7	6.9	39.2%	1.0	1.3	77.4%	0.3	1.4	2.0	3.0	+33	53.4%
2017-18	6	1	19.0	6.8	1.7	2.2	0.0	0.0	0.7	0	1.3	4.7	28.6%	0.8	1.8	45.5%	2.2	6.5	33.3%	1.2	1.3	87.5%	0.0	1.7	1.3	3.3	+6	48.2%
2016-17	7	0	4.1	2.0	0.1	0.6	0.0	0.1	0.1	0	0.3	0.7	40.0%	0.6	0.6	100.0%	0.9	1.3	66.7%	0.0	0.0	0.0%	0.0	0.1	0.4	4.0	+0	77.8%
Career	59	23	26.9	11.0	2.4	3.6	0.3	0.9	1.1	2	2.2	5.7	38.3%	1.5	3.6	42.0%	3.7	9.3	39.7%	1.4	1.6	86.2%	0.3	2.1	1.9	3.2	+28	54.8%

Fred VanVleet: Breaking News

VanVleet suffered a torn ACL and may be out for the entire 2025-26 campaign, Shams Charania of ESPN reports. VanVleet struggled with efficiency during his second season in Houston, but the Rockets' win-loss record with him on the court (41-19) spoke volumes about his overall impact on the team. With VanVleet sidelined, the runway is clear for Reed Sheppard, who barely had a role as a rookie after being selected with the No. 3 overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft. Amen Thompson could also handle a ton of ball-handling responsibilities in VanVleet's absence, but Aaron Holiday is the only other true point guard on the roster currently.

VanVleet will sign a two-year, $50 million contract with the Rockets, ESPN's Shams Charania reports. In order to do this, the Rockets will officially decline VanVleet's $44.9 million team option for 2025-26. His new two-year deal will include a player option for 2026-27. A reunion always seems like the most likely outcome, with both sides seemingly motivated to get this done right away. In 60 regular-season contests in 2024-25, VanVleet shot just 37.8 percent from the field with averages of 14.1 points, 5.6 assists and 3.7 rebounds.

The Rockets are expected to decline VanVleet's $44.9 million option, Kelly Iko of The Athletic reports. This has always been the most likely scenario for VanVleet. However, both sides have mutual interest in a reunion, and Iko notes that they are in discussions for a multi-year contract extension. Assuming he sticks around, VanVleet will have a new weapon to play alongside in Houston's offense, as Kevin Durant is making his way to Houston with Jalen Green heading the opposite direction.