The Houston Rockets could be in a position to make a trade amid losing Fred VanVleet due to a torn ACL ; however, that won’t be any time soon, according to one NBA insider. It’s a tremendous blow to the Rockets ahead of a highly anticipated 2025-26 campaign. This is the season Houston is positioned to make a deep playoff run after trading for All-Star Kevin Durant and coming off a 52-win regular season.

Still, the Rockets will most likely enter the upcoming season without making any significant trades , Yahoo Sports’ Kevin O’Connor, who spoke to various NBA executives, said.

“So Houston is in a position right now where I talked to a bunch of executives over the last 24 hours since the injury happened. I asked, ‘What do you think Houston’s going to do?’ All of them said they’re like

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