The Houston Rockets desperately needed some veteran leadership in their locker room and Fred VanVleet had been rumored to be one of their top targets. The 29-year-old averaged 19.3 PPG, 4.1 RPG, 7.2 APG, 1.8 SPG, and 0.6 BPG last season and was one of the top free agents in the market in 2023.
The Rockets did manage to get their man on the first day of free agency, but it came at a big price, with VanVleet landing a three-year, $130 million contract and NBA fans reacted to it.
One fan felt this was a massive overpay.
https://twitter.com/nijigasakilove/status/1674942997543149568
VanVleet got a better deal than Kyrie Irving, which amused one fan.
HE GETTING MORE THAN KYRIE 💀
— The Celtics hub ☘️ (@Thecelticshub) July 1, 2023
One fan is more eager to watch Rockets games now after VanVleet’s arrival.
Now I'm more eager to watch this Rockets team next year! Sheesh.
— 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧' 𝐍𝐁𝐀 (@_Talkin_NBA) July 1, 2023
One fan praised the acquisition and believes head coach Ime Udoka now has a solid team to work with.
Big time get. Udoka going to have a decent team to work with.
— Warren Shaw 🇯🇲 (@TheWarrenShaw) July 1, 2023
The Rockets were blasted by one fan, who called it the worst contract in sports history.
Worst contract in sports history. Oh my goodness
— Zuck (@zuckk13) July 1, 2023
It had been reported previously that the Rockets could offer VanVleet $40 million per year and it ended up being a bit more than that at $43.3 million. What makes this rather interesting, though is that they are already loaded on the backcourt.
They had agreed to a four-year, $82.5 million deal with Kevin Porter Jr. last season and just drafted Amen Thompson with the fourth pick of the 2023 NBA Draft. They also have Jalen at the two-guard spot, so it’ll be interesting to see how their backcourt shapes up in 2023-24.
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