Fred VanVleet Rumors
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Position: G
Born: 02/25/94
Height: 6-1 / 1.85
Weight:197 lbs. / 89.4 kg.
Salary:
Born: 02/25/94
Height: 6-1 / 1.85
Weight:197 lbs. / 89.4 kg.
Salary:
The Toronto Raptors announced Tuesday they have re-signed free agent guard Fred VanVleet to a multi-year contract. Per team policy, financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. “In the last four years, we’ve seen Fred move from leader of Raptors 905, to leader of the Bench Mob to a leader of a championship team. The constant has been his leadership, no matter his role,” Raptors president Masai Ujiri said. “We look forward to the coming years with Fred as one of the voices and hearts of our team. We bet on Fred.”
Josh Lewenberg: VanVleet said he met and spent some time with Malachi Flynn in Vegas during the pre-draft process. He’s looking forward to playing with/mentoring the Raps rookie, “I like his game a lot. I think the way he plays, being able to learn under me and Kyle will be beneficial for him.”
Josh Lewenberg: VanVleet, after thanking the Raptors organization, his coaches, teammates and family: “I wanna give thanks to you ugly media people who have treated me pretty good over the last 4 years. Now that I’ve got a nice big contract don’t start s***ing on me.”
Pacers, Rockets explored sign-and-trade options for Fred VanVleet
The Indiana Pacers and Houston Rockets expressed exploratory interest in a potential sign-and-trade deal to land VanVleet before he re-signed with Toronto, league sources told HoopsHype. The New York Knicks had an exploratory interest in VanVleet during the free agency process.
Following a meeting with VanVleet, Raptors president Masai Ujiri told The Athletic, “He always wanted to come back. We love Fred; he loves us. When free agency comes, other teams go after good players. We all do the same thing.” Ujiri and Raptors general manager Bobby Webster were on hand during the meeting, HoopsHype has learned.
