(Photo : Andrew Lahodynskyj/Getty Images) TORONTO, ON – Fred VanVleet (#23) of the Toronto Raptors reacts after hitting a 3 level shot on the finish of the second quarter in opposition to the Chicago Bulls throughout the 2023 Play-In Tournament on the Scotiabank Arena on April 12, 2023 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Toronto Raptors guard Fred VanVleet is about to change into an unrestricted free agent this July after declining his participant choice for the 2023-24 season price $22.8 million.
ESPN Sources: In the primary main domino of free company, Toronto Raptors All-Star guard Fred VanVleet has declined his $22.8 million participant choice and can change into an unrestricted free agent in July. pic.twitter.com/bVrve81XgZ
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 12, 2023
The 29-year-old is not ruling out a return to Toronto through a brand new deal, as he’s set to change into probably the most distinguished guards within the market this offseason.
The 6-foot guard averaged 19.2 factors, a career-high 7.2 assists, and 1.8 steals per sport, which is third within the league throughout the 2022-23 NBA season.
VanVleet spent his seven-year profession with the Raptors after going undrafted within the 2016 NBA Draft.
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Fred VanVleet: Major Contributor to Raptors Championship
VanVleet was an important piece of the 2018-19 Toronto Raptors group that received the NBA Championship over the Golden State Warriors within the 2019 NBA Finals.
The level guard was assigned the difficult defensive position of guarding Stephen Curry, by which the group utilized the box-and-one technique to cease the Warriors legend.
VanVleet dropped a then-career playoffs-high 22 factors, alongside 5 three-pointers within the championship clincher because the Raptors defeated the Warriors in Game 6, 114-110, to win their first title in franchise historical past.
VanVleet got here in second within the NBA Finals MVP voting after Kawhi Leonard.
The former Wichita State participant re-signed with the Raptors on a four-year contract price $85 million in 2020 after an unimaginable profession journey that noticed him from being undrafted to changing into a starter for Toronto. VanVleet made the NBA All-Star Game in 2022.
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