NBA Fans React To Fred VanVleet Signing With The Rockets On A 3-Year, $130 Million Deal: “Overpay Of The Millennium”

NBA fans reacted to the Houston Rockets landing Fred VanVleet on a three-year, $130 million deal.

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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. 

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VanVleet got a better deal than Kyrie Irving, which amused one fan.

One fan is more eager to watch Rockets games now after VanVleet’s arrival.

One fan praised the acquisition and believes head coach Ime Udoka now has a solid team to work with.

The Rockets were blasted by one fan, who called it the worst contract in sports history.

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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Gautam Varier is a staff writer and columnist for Fadeaway World from Mumbai, India. He graduated from Symbiosis International University with a Master of Business specializing in Sports Management in 2020. This educational achievement enables Gautam to apply sophisticated analytical techniques to his incisive coverage of basketball, blending business acumen with sports knowledge.Before joining Fadeaway World in 2022, Gautam honed his journalistic skills at Sportskeeda and SportsKPI, where he covered a range of sports topics with an emphasis on basketball. His passion for the sport was ignited after witnessing the high-octane offense of the Steve Nash-led Phoenix Suns. Among the Suns, Shawn Marion stood out to Gautam as an all-time underrated NBA player. Marion’s versatility as a defender and his rebounding prowess, despite being just 6’7”, impressed Gautam immensely. He admired Marion’s finishing ability at the rim and his shooting, despite an unconventional jump shot, believing that Marion’s skill set would have been even more appreciated in today’s NBA.This transformative experience not only deepened his love for basketball but also shaped his approach to sports writing, enabling him to connect with readers through vivid storytelling and insightful analysis.
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