Vitals
- Position: Guard · Height: 6-0 · Weight: 197
- Draft:
- Experience: 9 seasons · School: Wichita State
- Contract: Expiring contract (Yardbarker). Undrafted in 2016 out of Wichita State. Missed the 2025-26 season with a torn ACL.
Stats
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.3 | 3.8 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 38.5 | 34.6 | 90.9 |
Per-game averages, 2026-27 season. Stats as of October 30, 2026. Sources: Basketball-Reference, cross-checked against ESPN.
Full career stats
| Season | Team | G | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | TOR | 37 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 35.1 | 37.9 | 81.8 |
| 2017-18 | TOR | 76 | 8.6 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 42.6 | 41.4 | 83.2 |
| 2018-19 | TOR | 64 | 11.0 | 2.6 | 4.8 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 41.0 | 37.8 | 84.3 |
| 2019-20 | TOR | 54 | 17.6 | 3.8 | 6.6 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 41.3 | 39.0 | 84.8 |
| 2020-21 | TOR | 52 | 19.6 | 4.2 | 6.3 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 38.9 | 36.6 | 88.5 |
| 2021-22 | TOR | 65 | 20.3 | 4.4 | 6.7 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 40.3 | 37.7 | 87.4 |
| 2022-23 | TOR | 69 | 19.3 | 4.1 | 7.2 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 39.3 | 34.2 | 89.8 |
| 2023-24 | HOU | 73 | 17.4 | 3.8 | 8.1 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 41.6 | 38.7 | 86.0 |
| 2024-25 | HOU | 60 | 14.1 | 3.7 | 5.6 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 37.8 | 34.5 | 81.0 |
| 2026-27 | HOU | 4 | 12.3 | 3.8 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 38.5 | 34.6 | 90.9 |
| Career | 554 | 14.9 | 3.4 | 5.7 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 40.1 | 37.6 | 85.4 |
Before the NBA
| Season | School | G | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-13 | WICHITAST | 39 | 4.3 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 38.6 | 40.8 | 72.5 |
| 2013-14 | WICHITAST | 36 | 11.6 | 3.9 | 5.4 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 48.4 | 41.8 | 83.0 |
| 2014-15 | WICHITAST | 35 | 13.6 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 43.0 | 35.7 | 79.6 |
| 2015-16 | WICHITAST | 31 | 12.2 | 3.2 | 5.5 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 39.0 | 38.1 | 81.7 |
| Career | 141 | 10.2 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 42.3 | 39.2 | 79.0 |
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Role
VanVleet is Houston's projected starting point guard, returning from the torn ACL that cost him all of last season. Head coach Ime Udoka confirmed the plan is for VanVleet to run the show. His half-court organization is exactly what the Rockets missed.
How he got here
VanVleet went undrafted in 2016 out of Wichita State and became an All-Star and champion. He missed the entire 2025-26 season with a torn ACL and returns as Houston's projected starting point guard, on an expiring deal.
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Roster and contract details via RealGM, October 2026. Stats are per-game points, rebounds and assists.