The Fred VanVleet news is crushing. No way around it. Just when the Rockets had positioned themselves on the top shelf of the contender conversation by trading for Kevin Durant and signing Dorian Finney-Smith , thee lose their starting point guard (almost certainly for the season) to a torn ACL before training camp has even begun.

VanVleet isn't an All-Star, but he might as well be for what he means, or meant, to the Rockets. With all of their size, defense and now elite scoring in Durant, VanVleet was the one who was going to tie it all together. Amen Thompson is going to get his shot running the offense and maybe Reed Sheppard breaks out, but realistically, Houston has to be thinking about trade options to replace VanVleet. Here are 10 they should be considering. Fr

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