As painful as it is, he's their only path to making a difference-making trade.
As trade season begins for the Houston Rockets, the organization remains in a strange spot, as they are hard-capped at the first apron and largely unable to make even a minor trade without sacrificing one of their more significant depth pieces.
Yet, according to Jake Fischer, Fred VanVleet's $25 million AAV remains their most interesting trade chip (although there have not been serious trade rumblings).