Let s postpone it for a month first? The Rockets hope to consider whether to implement his team options until the end of June?

According to Substack reporter Marc Stein, sources revealed that the Houston Rockets are discussing with the team's starting point guard Fred VanVleet, and the Rockets' goal is to postpone the execution deadline for VanVleet's contract next season until the end of June. In VanVleet's contract, the Rockets need to make a decision within 5 days of the playoffs, choosing whether to execute the $44.89 million team option in his contract. If the Rockets choose not to execute the team option, Van Vleet will also become a full free agent this summer.

In the NBA regular season this season, Van Vleet played a total of 60 games due to injuries in 82 games, averaging 35.2 minutes per game, averaging 14.1 points, 3.7 rebounds, 5.6 assists, 1.6 steals and 0.4 blocks, and 1.5 turnovers and 2.3 fouls, shooting percentage of 37.8%, three-point shooting percentage of 34.5%, and free throw shooting percentage of 81%. During the playoffs, VanVleet averaged 40 minutes of playing time in the first seven games, with averaging 18.7 points, 4.1 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 0.3 blocks, and 1.9 turnovers and 2.3 fouls. He shot 43% from the field, 43.5% from three-point shooting percentage and 100% from free throws.

VanVleet's performance during the regular season was terrible. His scoring ability was seriously insufficient, his offensive efficiency was very average, and his performance in passing and organization was far inferior to last season. His effect on the court was actually very unsatisfactory, and he often dragged the team down. In the playoffs, VanVleet's performance in the first three games was still terrible, but in the next four games, his performance also rebounded significantly, and his performance also improved significantly. He is also an important factor in the team's ability to recover large scores and allow everyone to see hope for advancement.

VanVleet's importance to the team is still there, and there is indeed no one in the team who can replace him at present. However, the problem is that VanVleet's attention is actually inconsistent with his performance, and his salary also has a significant premium component. For the Rockets, the ideal choice is to provide him with a lower salary multi-year contract. I don’t know what kind of communication the Rockets and Van Vleet will have in the next time, and I don’t know what the result of the communication between the two sides will be. Will the Rockets choose to stay in VanVleet this summer? Or are they considering the possibility of signing other point guards? Or maybe they will execute VanVleet's team option and consider sending him away as a trade chip?