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• NBA Notes: Rockets, Fred VanVleet, Magic, Jalen Suggs, Hornets

Rockets Barring a last-minute setback, Rockets point guard Fred VanVleet is expected to return to action on Saturday against Sacramento, reports Danielle Lerner of the Houston Chronicle. VanVleet has missed the Rockets’ past 11 games due to a right ankle strain. The team, which was 32-15 entering February, lost the game in which VanVleet was […] The post NBA Notes: Rockets, Fred VanVle...2025
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• Rockets’ VanVleet Set To Return, Smith Moving To Bench

Barring a last-minute setback, Rockets point guard Fred VanVleet will return to action on Saturday against Sacramento, according to Danielle Lerner of The Houston Chronicle (subscription required). VanVleet has missed Houston’s past 11 games due to what the team has referred to as a right ankle strain. The Rockets, who were 32-15 entering the month […]...2025
• Houston Texans News: Texans using Eagles as template for team improvement

Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images Your one-stop shop for Houston Texans, local sports, and news from around the league for Friday, February 28, 2025. Houston Texans News Texans look to champion Eagles as model in trying to improve team (Houston Chronicle) Houston Texans GM Puts NFL on Notice About C.J. Stroud (Sports Illustrated) Nick Caserio: Texans saw value in trading for Joe Mixo...2025
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• Southwest Notes: Thompson, Whitmore, Pelicans Lineup, Brown
With Fred VanVleet out for the past 11 games, Amen Thompson‘s ball-handling role has been amplified, Danielle Lerner of the Houston Chronicle observes. “For sure, I feel like my playmaking’s taken a step up, and they’ve put me in positions where they trust me to do that,” Thompson said. “I feel like it’s just more […]...2025
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• Stephen Curry Ranked As World's 2nd Highest Paid Athlete In 2024

Stephen Curry was the second highest paid athlete in the world in 2024 at a combined total of $153.8 million ($100 million in endorsements, $53.8 million salary). LeBron James ranked fifth at $133.2 million. The pair were two of the 36 basketball players in the top-100. Basketball Players in Sportico Top-1002. Stephen Curry: $153.8 million5. LeBron James: $133.2 million13. Giannis Antetokounmpo: $...2025
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• Fantasy Basketball Pickups: Cam Whitmore among soaring Rockets worth adding

Cam Whitmore and Tari Eason have stepped up with Fred VanVleet (ankle) set to miss multiple games....2025
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• 30 players most likely to be moved at the NBA trade deadline

Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images Let’s jump around the league to find the players most likely to get relocated at the 2025 NBA trade deadline. In a now-annual tradition at SB Nation, we are scouring through the internet’s endless supply of NBA trade rumors and asking around our NBA team site network to ask our local experts (alongside some national analysis from yours truly) to see ...2025
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• Rockets-Heat fight results in NBA suspensions after Tyler Herro thrown to floor

Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images The NBA announced its suspensions and fines in the aftermath of the Tyler Herro-Amen Thompson fight. An argument between Tyler Herro and Amen Thompson escalated into a full-blown brawl between the Miami Heat and Houston Rockets on Sunday night. Five players and one coach were ejected in the aftermath of the scuffle, and now the NBA has announced their suspe...2024
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• Houston Texans News: Texans claim troubled WR off waivers

Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Your one-stop shop for Houston Texans, local sports, and news from around the league for Tuesday, December 24, 2024. Houston Texans News Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans gives update on receiver Tank Dell (KHOU 11 CBS) Diontae Johnson claimed by Texans after Tank Dell’s season-ending knee injury (USA Today) Texans head coach DeMeco Ryan...2024
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• 1 trade for all 30 NBA teams to fix the whole league for Christmas

Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images Are all these trades legal under the NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement? Yes. Will every team involved hate them? Quite possibly. The holiday season is about rebirth and renewal. It’s a moment of reflection, when we are all afforded a chance to improve ourselves in the new year. Many people vow to go to the gym more, to quit smoking, to b...2024
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• NBA Cup’s 4 teams still standing, ranked by who can win in-season tournament

Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images There are four teams left in the NBA Cup as it heads to Las Vegas. Let’s rank the teams still standing. The NBA Cup is in its second year as a mid-season tournament the league hopes to grow into a coveted secondary trophy. The Los Angeles Lakers won the Cup in its inaugural year, and the competition has elevated to an even greater level this season. The NBA...2024
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• Rockets Notes: Green, Thompson, Sengun, NBA Cup, VanVleet, Eason
The Rockets didn’t commit a turnover in the final 20 minutes of their win over the Clippers on Sunday despite the absence of Fred VanVleet, who is recovering from a right knee injury. It was a very encouraging sign for coach Ime Udoka, who leaned on Jalen Green, Amen Thompson and Alperen Sengun to organize […]...2024
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• Rockets PG Fred VanVleet fined $50K, avoids suspension for 'profane language' toward officials following ejection

Fred VanVleet is $50,000 lighter but avoided suspension after nearly poking a referee in the face....2024
• Rockets' Fred VanVleet fined $50,000 for 'profane' outburst, pointing finger in referee's face

The NBA did not suspend the Houston guard, however...2024
• Fred VanVleet exploded at refs for the most profane rant of the young NBA season

Fred VanVleet was not happy with the officials, and let them know while getting ejected from the Rockets’ loss to Portland. Fred VanVleet is no stranger to blowing up at NBA officials, but his tiff with the referees in the closing seconds of the Houston Rockets’ 104-98 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers was extreme even by his standards. It’s not immediately clear what VanVleet was so upset about...2024
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• 8 NBA teams that need to make a trade (and 1 move they could make)

Photo by Tyler Kaufman/Getty Images We ranked eight NBA teams that need to make a move, and took our best shot at coming up with one trade each of them could pull off. It’s fake trade season in the NBA. It’s not actual trade season for a while. Teams don’t buy or sell when they either theoretically liked their roster going into the season or hated it but need teams to get more desperate b...2024
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• Fred VanVleet and the University of Toronto Team Up to Create Scholarship
Toronto Raptors guard Fred VanVleet and the University of Toronto announced Monday the launching of the “Fred VanVleet Scholarship.” The scholarship is the latest of many community initiatives created by VanVleet that includes partnerships with DoorDash, Uninterrupted Canada, which is launching a docuseries highlighting restaurants and small business owners in Canada. According to mult...2021
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"The Houston Rockets and Fred VanVleet have mutual interest in extending their partnership, sources tell Jake Fischer."

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"He’s previously had his issues with the Raptors, specifically last year when then-Raptors guard Fred VanVleet got angry at his officiating."

2023
"Anunoby, Pascal Siakam and Fred VanVleet — who shot 84, 77 and 90 percent from the line, respectively, during the year — combined to miss 14."

2022
"Fred VanVleet is having one hell of a season."

2021
"After dedicating all of this past season to rebuilding and developing new talent, the Raptors have put together a nice core that features Fred VanVleet, OG Anunoby, Pascal […] The post 3 players Raptors need to risk it all for in 2021 free agency appeared first on ClutchPoints."

2020
"Fred VanVleet put up 30 points and 11 assists, and the Toronto Raptors beat the Brooklyn Nets on Monday to take a 1-0 lead in their best-of-seven first-round series."

2019
"Toronto Raptors star guard Fred VanVleet is 6-foot and 197 pounds soaking wet."

2018
" A post shared by Fred VanVleet (@fredvanvleet) on Jan 12, 2018 at 11:15am PST The Raptors (33-15) have the second best record in the Eastern conference and have raised their overall both-ends-of-floor play this season."

2017
"We want you to be as comfortable writing about Fred VanVleet and Nicolas Brussino as you…"

2016
"Peep our exclusive footage of Fred VanVleet as he preps for the '16 Draft."

2015
"Wichita State received a huge boost today when it was announced that guards Fred VanVleet and Ron Baker will return for their senior seasons."

• Houston Texans News: Texans using Eagles as template for team improvement
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• Fantasy Basketball Pickups: Cam Whitmore among soaring Rockets worth adding
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• Rockets, Fred VanVleet have mutual interest in longer-term contract

VanVleet has been the glue for a talented but young roster, key to Houston's jump up the Western Conference standings....2025
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• Fred VanVleet, Rockets Have Mutual Interest On Multi-Year Deal In Offseason

The Houston Rockets and Fred VanVleet have mutual interest in extending their partnership, sources tell Jake Fischer. VanVleet signed with the Rockets from the Toronto Raptors during the 2023 offseason on a three-year, $130 million deal with a team option for 25-26 worth $44.9 million. The Rockets could decline their option on VanVleet and negotiate a multi-year deal. Houston's payroll will become...2025
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• Houston Texans News: Will Anderson knows ‘Texans need more home playoff games’

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Your one-stop shop for Houston Texans, local sports, and news from around the league for Monday, January 20, 2025. Houston Texans News NFL News: Joe Mixon delivers strong message about referees following Texans’ loss to Chiefs (Bolavip) Texans’ Kris Boyd explains tossing helmet, shoving coach: ‘I was lit’ (USA Today) Houston Texans Linked to High-Impact D...2025
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• Houston Texans News: Stroud’s ‘competitive nature’ taking course for Texans

Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images Your one-stop shop for Houston Texans, local sports, and news from around the league for Friday, January 10, 2025. Houston Texans News ‘A year of sowing seeds’: How C.J. Stroud’s competitive nature is taking course for Texans (ESPN.com) One Massive Houston Texans X-Factor Against Chargers (Sports Illustrated) The Texans and the Saturday afternoon Wild Card...2025
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• Houston Texans News: Texans claim troubled WR off waivers
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• Rockets, Fred VanVleet have mutual interest in longer-term contract
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• Rockets Interested In Reaching Long-Term Deal With Fred VanVleet
After three straight seasons toward the bottom of the league standings from 2020-23, the Rockets added Fred VanVleet in the 2023 offseason, and he’s helped jumpstart significant improvement over the past two seasons. Houston improved 19 wins from 2022/23 to last season and they’re on a near-56-win pace this year while being the No. 2 […]...2025
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• Rockets-Heat fight results in NBA suspensions after Tyler Herro thrown to floor
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• Ime Udoka: Win Over Thunder 'Shows Growth On Our Part'

The Houston Rockets defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 119-116 on Sunday to pull within a half-game of first place in the Western Conference. The Rockets are 15-6 and avenged a 126-107 loss to the Thunder in early November. The two teams are atop the West standings and are also the NBA's two highest-ranked defenses. "I wouldn't say a statement [win]," Ime Udoka said. "It just shows growth on our p...2024
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• Fred VanVleet exploded at refs for the most profane rant of the young NBA season
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• 5 NBA teams beating expectations so far

Photo by Harry How/Getty Images These teams are cooking coming out of the gates. It’s important to be skeptical of small sample sizes early in a new NBA season. The league’s eternal 82-game grind leaves plenty of time to make up ground in the standings, or waste a hot start. At the same time, trends start stabilizing around the 20-game mark of the season, or about a quarter of the way thro...2024
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• Every NBA team ranked by its 2025 championship chances to start season

Photo by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images Let’s rank every team in the NBA by their 2025 championship chances to start the season. The start of a new NBA season is the ultimate time for optimism. Every team is undefeated, and each organization’s season-long goals are still within reach. The NBA is fully entrenched in its parity era. The league has had a different champion each of the last six ...2024
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• Rockets Notes: VanVleet, Sheppard, Sengun, Trade Targets
The Rockets hold a $44.9MM team option for next season on Fred VanVleet, but the veteran guard seems to be preparing for a long stay in Houston, writes Jonathan Feigen of The Houston Chronicle. Feigen notes that VanVleet recently bought a house and moved his family to the city and now considers himself a “Houstonian.” […]...2024
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• 3 NBA trade deadline predictions on 76ers, Bulls, and a star player changing teams

Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images Here are three bold predictions for the 2024 NBA trade deadline. The NBA feels like it’s stuck in the calm before the storm in the week leading up to the 2024 trade deadline. There have been plenty of big trades in the league over the past six months — Damian Lillard to the Bucks, James Harden to the Clippers, OG Anunoby to the Knicks, and Pascal Siakam ...2024
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• How Giannis Antetokounmpo developed his post game to become even more effective

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images The 2x MVP is still finding ways to get better. The Milwaukee Bucks have just entered clutch time against the feisty Houston Rockets on Dec. 17. They have led by double-digits for most of the game, but a three-pointer from Fred VanVleet cuts the lead to four points with just under four minutes remaining. Giannis Antetokounmpo takes center stage. He seals...2024
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• Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic goes nuclear on NBA officiating in rant after Lakers game

The Raptors lost a close one to the Los Angeles Lakers and Rajakovic let the NBA hear what he had to say After their heartbreaking 132-131 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night, Toronto Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic unleashed a storm of fury on NBA officiating, which he called “complete BS”. Raptors HC Darko Rajakovic was heated in the postgame presser, unhappy with the Lakers 23 ...2024
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• The Knicks gave up their heart and soul for OG Anunoby

Photo by Vaughn Ridley/NBAE via Getty Images What the Knicks lost by trading Immanuel Quickley and R.J. Barrett. On the penultimate afternoon of 2023, if you were in New York City, listening carefully, there was a siren’s blare, screaming across the gray winter’s sky. It was the sound of sudden absence, the departure of a wiry, plucky, eminently likable, uncommonly skilled and confident 24...2024
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• Daily Dime: The Denver Nuggets and Nikola Jokic have silenced their doubters forever
Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, Michael Malone and the rest of the Nuggets have made sure no one can ever question their championship credentials again. Editor’s Note: This column originally appeared on Marc Stein’s Substack and is syndicated with permission by SB Nation. To subscribe to Marc’s Substack, sign up here: 1. No doubting Denver anymore There ...2023
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• Fred VanVleet’s epic 3-word throwback after Raptors star earns first All-Star selection
Fred VanVleet’s first All-Star selection was a momentous occasion. The Toronto Raptors’ point guard has emerged as a certified star and has earned the accolade to go along with it. Last season, VanVleet showed he could play at an All-Star level. This season, he has only improved his production. To go along with elite defense, […] The post Fred VanVleet’s epic 3-word throwba...2022
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• Raptors’ Scottie Barnes, Fred VanVleet react to game-saving free throws
When a player has It, a metaphysical quality sports discourse seemingly has no better term for, it’s fairly easy to recognize. Toronto Raptors talent Scottie Barnes has It, and though he hasn’t had too many opportunities to showcase that in highly intense moments throughout the course of his rookie season, the aura of that abstract […] The post Raptors’ Scottie Barnes, Fred VanVleet react to...2022
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• Report: Wichita State’s Fred VanVleet, Ron Baker Will Return for Senior Seasons
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• DeMar DeRozan’s daughter Diar goes ‘viral’ after Raptors miss 18 free throws in Play-In
After the Chicago Bulls’ 109-105 win over the Toronto Raptors in the NBA Play-In Tournament, DeMar DeRozan praised his daughter, Diar and her free-throw “defense.” “She went viral,” DeRozan said after the game. Here’s why: The Raptors missed 18 of their 36 free-throw attempts during Wednesday’s game in Toronto. Whenever the Raptors went to the line, Diar ...2023
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• Fred VanVleet makes history as Raptors destroy Nets in Game 1
Fred VanVleet put up 30 points and 11 assists, and the Toronto Raptors beat the Brooklyn Nets on Monday to take a 1-0 lead in their best-of-seven first-round series. The Raptors open up their title defense taking Game 1 of the series against the Nets. 👀🏆@FredVanVleet: 30 PTS, 11 ASTS@pskills43: 18 PTS, 11 REBS pic.twitter.com/RddmERXp89 […] The post Fred VanVleet makes history as Raptors d...2020
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• Fred VanVleet declines Raptors' player option, becomes one of the top players in NBA free agency, per report

VanVleet is reportedly turning down a $22.8M player option from Toronto...2023
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• Fred VanVleet believes Raptors have ‘good chance’ defending title
Toronto Raptors guard Fred VanVleet wants to resume the season, not just because he wants to play again but also due to his belief that his team has a “good chance” at defending the title. VanVleet spoke with Rachel Nichol’s on ESPN’s The Jump where they shared their thoughts on the potential resumption of the […] The post Fred VanVleet believes Raptors have ‘go...2020
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• Kyrie Irving, Jerami Grant rank as worst NBA free-agent deals; Fred VanVleet, Austin Reaves among the best

Irving is a nightmare waiting to happen in Dallas...2023
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• Video: Raptors’ Fred VanVleet caps off dominant 1st half with half-court heave at the buzzer
Toronto Raptors point guard Fred VanVleet made a 52-foot shot as time expired in the first half of Friday’s game against the Brooklyn Nets. Per ESPN Stats & Info, VanVleet’s shot is the longest made field goal by any player in a playoff game since New Orleans Pelicans veteran Darius Miller made a 72-footer on […] The post Video: Raptors’ Fred VanVleet caps off dominant ...2020
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• Why Steph vs. VanVleet matchup key to Warriors-Rockets NBA Cup game

Monte Poole explains why the matchup between Steph Curry and Fred VanVleet will be key to the outcome of the Golden State Warriors vs. Houston Rockets NBA Cup Game on Wednesday night....2024
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• Ime Udoka: Win Over Thunder 'Shows Growth On Our Part'
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• Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic goes nuclear on NBA officiating in rant after Lakers game
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• Video: Raptors’ Fred VanVleet caps off dominant 1st half with half-court heave at the buzzer
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