The Raptors have secured their No. 1 target in NBA free agency.
Fred VanVleet, the undrafted guard who made himself into an integral part of a championship team, has agreed to four-year, $85 million (all figures U.S.) contract, according to a source familiar with the deal.
It was a quick agreement — NBA’s free agency negotiations only began on Friday night — but one widely expected.
The 26-year-old native of Rockford, Ill. was by far Toronto’s off-season priority and locking him up for four years would set the Raptors up for a seamless transition at point guard from Kyle Lowry, who has a year left on his contract, to VanVleet, who is almost a decade younger.