Just a week before NBA teams were set to report to training camp, ESPN Senior NBA Insider Shams Charania broke the devastating news that Houston Rockets guard Fred VanVleet had suffered a potentially season-ending ACL tear, leaving the team without tits starting point guard for the foreseeable future.
To make matters worse, rules surrounding the salary cap prevent the Rockets from simply signing a free-agent replacement, putting the team in a complex situation that will more than likely result in a trade to fill VanVleet’s spot. Despite holding the sixth-highest odds to win the championship, Houston now faces a challenging decision.