Houston, we have a problem.

Rockets starting point guard Fred VanVleet tore his ACL and could miss the entire 2025-26 season, ESPN's Shams Charania first reported Monday.

The injury transpired at a recent offseason workout, Charania added.

Because of Houston's tight cap space situation, it cannot fill its one open roster spot with a free agent due to being $1.25 million below the first apron , barring a trade.

Current available point guards on the market include Russell Westbrook, Ben Simmons and Cam Payne, among others.

It's a significant blow for a Houston side that has hopes of rocketing into the top tier of the Western Conference following the addition of Kevin Durant alongside many young talents.

But the 31-year-old VanVleet played an underrated two-way role on the team, rank

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