It wasn’t quite the potentially franchise-altering threat that Kyle Lowry’s possible departure represented a year ago, but the looming free agency of Sixth Man of the Year finalist Fred VanVleet was certainly cause for concern for Raptors fans as free agency opened up.
Rest easy. Per Yahoo’s Shams Charania, the Raptors are bringing VanVleet back on a two-year / $18 million deal.
Restricted free agent Fred VanVleet has agreed to a two-year, $18 million deal to return to Toronto, league sources tell Yahoo.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 1, 2018
This would appear to be something of a compromise between team and player.