Overview
- VanVleet is set to sign a two-year, $50 million contract that includes a player option for the 2026-27 season.
- Houston declined his $44.9 million team option for 2025-26 before finalizing the new deal.
- The nine-year veteran has helped lift the Rockets from a lottery team to a 52-win squad that secured the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference.
- Houston’s roster was further strengthened by a blockbuster trade for 15-time All-Star Kevin Durant.
- VanVleet averaged a career-low 14.1 points per game in 2024-25 but delivered 24.3 points on 56 percent shooting over the final four games of a seven-game playoff series.