Fred VanVleet

Verified #130 Highest Paid

Position

Point Guard (PG)

Age

Nationality

American

Current Contract

Houston Rockets

Contract Start 2025

Contract End 2027

Duration 2 years

Contract Type Standard

Total Guaranteed

$50M

2025/26 Salary

$25M

NBA Salary Rankings

#1 Houston Rockets Player

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Contract Earnings Trend

Last 5 contracts

2025/27 Contract

6 July 2025 - Fred VanVleet signed 2-year (2025/27) contract at Houston Rockets worth $50 million (Fully guaranteed) with player option for 2026/27 season. His average salary with this contract is $25 million/year.

Contract Details

Duration 2 years (2025/27)

Team

Houston Rockets

Salary $25M

Total Guaranteed $50M

Source Shams Charania (X)

Duration	Salary	Total	Team	Source
2 years (2025/27)	$25M	$50M	Houston Rockets	Shams Charania (X)

Contract Breakdown (2 Years)

Season Team Age Salary

2025-26

30 $25,000,000

2026-27

31 $25,000,000

Season	Team	Age	Base Salary	Option	Remaining
2025-26		30	$25,000,000		$25,000,000
2026-27		31	$25,000,000		$0

2023/26 Maximum Contract

7 July 2023 - Fred VanVleet signed 3-year maximum contract with Houston including team option for 2025/26 season. This contract was worth $128.54 million of which $83.65 million was guranteed at signing. Houston declined 2025/26 option worth $44.89 million and instead offered him new 2-year contract at lower terms.

Contract History and Career Earnings

Years	Avg Salary	Total	Team	Source
2 years (2025/27)	$25M	$50M	Houston Rockets	Shams Charania (X)
2 years (2023/25)	$41.8M	$83.6M	Houston Rockets	Evan Sidery (X)
3 years (2020/23)	$20.7M	$62.2M	Portland Trail Blazers
2 years (2018/20)	$9M	$18M	Portland Trail Blazers
2 years (2016/18)	$724,360	$1.4M	Portland Trail Blazers
Total Career Earnings		$215.3M

Years	Team	Avg	Total
2025/27	Houston Rockets	$25M	$50M
2023/25	Houston Rockets	$41.8M	$83.6M
2020/23	Portland Trail Blazers	$20.7M	$62.2M
2018/20	Portland Trail Blazers	$9M	$18M
2016/18	Portland Trail Blazers	$724,360	$1.4M
Total			$215.3M