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Jun 29, 2026, 8:56 AM ET

Houston Rockets guard Fred VanVleet is opting into his $25 million player option for 2026-27, Rich Paul tells ESPN's Shams Charania. VanVleet missed all of last season after tearing his right ACL, and he returns to a backcourt that changed without him. Reed Sheppard broke out as the lead guard, posting 13.5 points, 3.4 assists, and 1.5 steals while shooting 39.0 percent from deep, so VanVleet reclaiming point guard reps caps Sheppard's third-year leap. At 32 and a year removed from a major injury, VanVleet is a wait-and-see fantasy pick behind Kevin Durant and Alperen Sengun.--Brian Dailisan
Source: Shams Charania
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