OT- Fred VanVleet out for season

LoganAndWade · Post #1 » by **LoganAndWade** » Mon Sep 22, 2025 8:10 pm

Just in: Houston Rockets' Fred VanVleet has suffered a torn ACL, sources tell ESPN. A devastating, potentially season-ending loss for the Rockets with their starting point guard and leader.

Clay Davis · Post #2 » by **Clay Davis** » Mon Sep 22, 2025 8:12 pm

Terrible

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But if anyone WILL make a full recovery as a 31 year undersized guard, it WILL be Fred van Vleet Sr. Just another first for the kid from Rockford, Illinois... the RIZZ of STEADY FREDDY!!

YogurtProducer · Post #3 » by **YogurtProducer** » Mon Sep 22, 2025 8:17 pm

Yeah, FVV is toast now I would say. Small guard, 31 years old, torn ACL... he will be a bench 18mpg guy at best now I say.

Clay Davis · Post #4 » by **Clay Davis** » Mon Sep 22, 2025 8:19 pm

YogurtProducer wrote:Yeah, FVV is toast now I would say. Small guard, 31 years old, torn ACL... he will be a bench 18mpg guy at best now I say.

They said this when he was an undrafted kid from Wichita! I believe in him!

The rizz of resilience... RIZZILIENCE.

Spida888 · Post #5 » by **Spida888** » Mon Sep 22, 2025 8:28 pm

Damn that sucks, best of luck to him. Houston pretty thin on PG depth. Will they trade for a starting PG or throw Sheppard in the fire, not sure he's ready.

mtcan · Post #6 » by **mtcan** » Mon Sep 22, 2025 8:33 pm

KD is cursed.

kalel123 · Post #7 » by **kalel123** » Mon Sep 22, 2025 8:47 pm

Sucks but does he even impact their chances that much? Might be blessing in disguise for them if they have to throw Reed Sheppard in there and he starts showing something. He had some hype to him at the beginning of last year and already 21.

Brinbe · Post #8 » by **Brinbe** » Mon Sep 22, 2025 8:57 pm

awful news. that's a bad injury, especially for someone whose athleticism has already been declining. he might be cooked

Post #9 » by **Duffman100** » Mon Sep 22, 2025 8:58 pm

Yikes. That's gonna kill his already declining lateral quicks.

Post #10 » by **niQ** » Mon Sep 22, 2025 9:15 pm

That's unfortunate. Likely out for the year. Hope he takes the time to fully recover.

Will we see Amen starting at PG for them and Reed coming off the bench?

wegotthabeet · Post #11 » by **wegotthabeet** » Mon Sep 22, 2025 9:47 pm

When betting on yourself goes wrong.

DreamTeam09 · Post #12 » by **DreamTeam09** » Mon Sep 22, 2025 10:03 pm

wegotthabeet wrote:When betting on yourself goes wrong.

it didn't go wrong at all, he secured his bag several times

kalel123 · Post #13 » by **kalel123** » Mon Sep 22, 2025 10:11 pm

DreamTeam09 wrote:
wegotthabeet wrote:When betting on yourself goes wrong.

it didn't go wrong at all, he secured his bag several times

Yep and the last year of his deal is player option. Guessing, he's going to pick that up now for sure.

wegotthabeet · Post #14 » by **wegotthabeet** » Mon Sep 22, 2025 10:15 pm

kalel123 wrote:
DreamTeam09 wrote:
wegotthabeet wrote:When betting on yourself goes wrong.

it didn't go wrong at all, he secured his bag several times

Yep and the last year of his deal is player option. Guessing, he's going to pick that up now for sure.

Thankfully the Raps won’t be paying for it.

Shakril · Post #15 » by **Shakril** » Mon Sep 22, 2025 11:54 pm

How the heck did he even injured it? Training Camp hasnt even started yet. Is it the Curse of KD?

anotherhomer · Post #16 » by **anotherhomer** » Tue Sep 23, 2025 12:39 am

i did the math....FVV really ended up getting more, by going to houston...increased his estimated take-home pay by 72% . Take home pay ends up being 56M vs 32.6M
https://basketballnoise.com/nba-player-salary-calculator/

Signed Extension with Raps NBA Earnings Take-home pay
2023-2024 $22,500,000.00 $6,525,000.00
2024-2025 $30,000,000.00 $8,700,000.00
2025-2026 $30,000,000.00 $8,700,000.00
2026-2027 (PO) $30,000,000.00 $8,700,000.00
Total $112,500,000.00 $32,625,000.00

Contract with Houston NBA Earnings Take-home pay
2023-2024 $40,806,300.00 17,138,646.00
2024-2025 $42,846,615.00 17,995,578.30
2025-2026 25,000,000 10,500,000.00
2026-2027 (PO) 25,000,000 10,500,000.00
Total $133,652,915.00 $56,134,224.30

AbC? · Post #17 » by **AbC?** » Tue Sep 23, 2025 12:45 am

Big blow esp with how weak their guard rotation is. Rockets were 41-19 with him and 11-11 when he was out. His impact on winning is undeniable.

gp2015 · Post #18 » by **gp2015** » Tue Sep 23, 2025 12:46 am

Shakril wrote:How the heck did he even injured it? Training Camp hasnt even started yet. Is it the Curse of KD?

He tripped over the bags of money that Houston gave him.

C_Money · Post #19 » by **C_Money** » Tue Sep 23, 2025 2:04 am

Shakril wrote:How the heck did he even injured it? Training Camp hasnt even started yet. Is it the Curse of KD?

Players go too hard in the summer these days. Let’s not forget Quickley showed up to training camp injured last year as well.

DelAbbot · Post #20 » by **DelAbbot** » Tue Sep 23, 2025 2:28 am

wegotthabeet wrote:When betting on yourself goes wrong.

I don't think FVV had a choice of longer term contract / bigger total from ANYONE than the 2/50 he got from the Rockets, because over the past 3 years his stats already show a steady age-related decline.

He was already cooked and only the Rockets had to pay him, given his "impact" and "leadership".