Fred Vanvleet Fred Vanvleet suffers ACL torn, it could lose the entire season

The Houston Rockets understood the value of Fred Vanvleet, which is why they signed the guard again to a two -year contract of $ 50 million this summer. It also shows what kind of guilt is the latter news for a team with the championship aspirations.

Vanvleet has undergone an ACL torn in unofficial team training at the Bahamas and could lose the entire NBA season, a story Break by Shams Charania by Espn And since then confirmed by others. This was a contact injury and Vanvleet returned to Houston, where he should undergo surgery at the end of this week.

In a list stacked with talent on the wings and frontcourt – Kevin Durant, Alpereren Sengun, Amen Thompson, Jabari Smith Jr. and more – Vanvleet was the glue in an otherwise subtle point of guard who kept everything together. Vanvleet marked on average 14.1 points and 5.6 assists last season and is a more defender. Last season, the Rockets were 3.3 points per 100 possessions better when Vanvleet was on the pitch. Vanvleet’s value really distinguished himself in the playoffs, when he scored on average 18.7 points, 4.4 assists and 4.1 bounces per game and 21 points for 100 possessions better when he was on the pitch in the loss as standard against the warriors.

Vanvleet’s injury exerts a lot of pressure on the second year guard Reed Sheppard, who was asked to take a big step forward towards the backup guard role this season and will now have more on his dish. Behind him is the veteran Aaron Holiday.

This is a potentially serious blow for the hopes of the Rockets title, especially in a deep one in the west where Oklahoma City reports 14 players from the team who have just won the title, and the Denver Nugget have stacked the roster around Nikola Jokic (who is not even mentioning Anthony Edwards and Timberwolves or Lebon James and Luka Doncic Tandem in Los in Los in Los in Los in Los. Angeles).