Veteran point guard Fred VanVleet is expected to miss the season due to injury, per ESPN’s Shams Charania.

It’s a major issue for the Rockets , who were expecting him to be their starting point guard and had high ambitions for the upcoming season after the addition of Kevin Durant, while Alperen Sengun is constantly improving, entering superstar territory, as it was proven by winning silver in the recent Eurobasket with the Turkish national team.

Per the report: “ Houston Rockets star point guard Fred VanVleet has suffered a torn ACL and could potentially miss the entirety of the 2025-26 season, sources told ESPN on Monday.

He suffered the injury at a recent offseason workout, sources told ESPN.

VanVleet, a one-time All-Star and former NBA champion (2019 with the Toronto Raptors

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