On the heels of acquiring Kevin Durant on Sunday, Houston is on the verge of signing Fred VanVleet to a two-year, $50 million deal, per ESPN’s Shams Charania. The Rockets are declining the 31-year-old’s $44.9 million option for next season ahead of the new deal, which comes with a player option for the 2026-27 season.

3. Among the 52 players with at least 20,000 career points, he ranks second (behind Stephen Curry) in true shooting percentage (62%). He’s the only one of those 52 players to have shot at least 50% from the field and at least 37% from 3-point range.