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Rockets sign Fred VanVleet (3 years, $130M)

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by J.R., Jun 30, 2023.

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Do you like the signing of Fred VanVleet?

Poll closed Oct 9, 2023.

  1. YES

    360 vote(s)
    62.9%

  2. NO

    212 vote(s)
    37.1%
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  1. pr0wler

    pr0wler Member

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    Awful. An average starting PG for over 40M lol. What a joke.
     
    #221 pr0wler, Jun 30, 2023
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  2. Thefabman

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    Contracts are just insane now
     
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  3. GotGame15

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    We panicked smh
     
    #223 GotGame15, Jun 30, 2023
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    Amen is probably shooting worse than Fvv. If he can't fix his broken shot he better sit.
     
    #224 invocux, Jun 30, 2023
  5. Arnel

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    van vleet can shoot. He had a down year but he’s a better shooter than all of our guards
     
    #225 Arnel, Jun 30, 2023
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    The 3 years is also a little puzzling considering we just drafted Amen. I guess we could play them together? Amen at point forward with FVV playing off the ball as a shooter, FVV guarding the 1 and Amen guarding the 3? I don't know, someone smarter than me make it make sense. Why would we lock FVV into 3 years if we just drafted a point guard in the lottery?
     
    #226 harold bingo, Jun 30, 2023
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    …we had a salary floor we had to meet and there are stiff penalties in the new CBA for not meeting it. Not saying I love the contract, but you can’t have ALL players on rookie contracts anymore - the league literally will punish you for that…look at FVV as the worlds highest paid teacher because that is his role for the next 3 years(and to take up cap room so we don’t have to sign more players who take minutes away from our young guys on rookie contracts)
     
    #227 glimmertwins, Jun 30, 2023
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    I will say at least it's not Jerami Grant's deal...

    Wow... i would have offered no more than about half that...
     
    #228 Landry's Tooth, Jun 30, 2023
  9. a time to chill

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    You can't start next year with KPJ as the PG. They need competent PG play to give Green and Smith every opportunity to succeed.
     
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    Trash take. Harden doesn't care about winning; He would've instilled bad and selfish habits in our impressionable young players. FVV is going to be a floor general who keeps the starting seat warm while Amen develops. Crucially, this contract expires (or becomes a tradeable asset in year three) before Green, Sengun, Jabari, etc. need their next respective rounds of extensions.
     
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    Coping at its finest.
     
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    If the price pushes Brooks out of the picture, it’s a win.
     
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  13. GotGame15

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    Rockets panicked smh
     
    #233 GotGame15, Jun 30, 2023
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    D'oh! Forgot about that. He was still a good piece on that team. I stand corrected!
     
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    They can take a veteran from another team and be paid for the trouble...

    No need to waste cap space...
     
    #235 Landry's Tooth, Jun 30, 2023
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    Yes, if Rockets management think adding VanVleet gets us to
    41-41 like the Raptors last year....they better ask if Siakim, OG Anunoby,
    Gary Trent jr, and Scottie Barnes come with him for $43 mil per year
     
    #236 ApacheWarrior, Jun 30, 2023
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    I hope Brook Lopez gets the rest.
     
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    Don't worry, you'll have FVV to blame for them bricking shots for the next 3 years....
     
    #238 Bobbythegreat, Jun 30, 2023
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    D'oh! How quickly I forget. I was remembering that big three VanVleet hit in game six against the Warriors when I typed it. Regardless, he's got championship DNA; can't say that about Harden.
     
    #239 mtbrays, Jun 30, 2023
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