As the Houston Rockets enter the 2025-26 NBA season, both fans' and the organization's hopes are sky high for what the team can look like with a revamped offense and superstar scorer Kevin Durant on the roster.
Yet, with the shocking news that starting point guard Fred VanVleet has torn his ACL, this entire outlook has been turned on its head, and Houston will now seriously need to re-adjust or face their championship hopes being dashed.
Despite a relative dip in VanVleet's production last season, he is still a highly important and highly skilled facilitator in this offense, and, especially given the Rockets' lack of backcourt depth, this injury could prove to be absolutely disastrous if they cannot find an adequate replacement.