Houston Rockets Star point guard Fred Wanwett Sources told ESPN on Monday that a torn ACL had suffered and may remember the entireness of the 2025–26 season.
Sources told ESPN that he was recently hurt in an offsen workout.
Vanvleet, one-time all-star and former NBA Champion (with 2019 Toronto rapter), Houston has helped the turnaround of rockets from lottery team to playoff contenders in two sessions with Houston.
They signed Two years, $ 50 million extension With rockets in June, with a player with a player option in 2026–27.
After signing a three -year deal with the team in summer of 2023, an immediate fit, Vanvet helped Houston to improve with 41 wins in his first year. Rockets then won 52 games in the last season to grab the number 2 seeds at the Western Conference, ending the four -year -old Postsen drought.
He scored 14.1 points in the 2024–25 season, which was the lowest in a season since 2018-19, but an average of 18.7 points per game in the playoffs.
It now focuses on point guard Reed shapeard And Aeron halideAlso franchise’s ascending two-way stallwart Amen ThompsonAccording to ESPN’s Bobby Marx, Houston cannot fill his open roster spot with a free agent, as they are $ 1.25 million under the first apron.
Vanvleet is a hard-nouted defender that succeeds on crime through playmaking and volume 3-point shooting; He finished second in the team in 3-point attempts per game this last season with 7.7 in the previous season. However, he struggles with efficiency, and he shot below 40% from the ground in 2024–25 for the fourth time in his career.
The nine -year -old veteran has scored 14.9 points and 5.7 in his career.
ESPN Research contributed to this report.
