Fred VanVleet calls out Raptors’ ‘bulls**t’ in very NSFW rant about Rockets signing

Fred VanVleet initially signed with the Houston Rockets in the 2023 offseason. A few years later, the nine-year veteran revealed that by the time he was leaving the Toronto Raptors, he couldn’t leave that organization fast enough.

During a guest appearance on the “Out the Mud” podcast, VanVleet proclaimed he originally wanted to leave Toronto all along, but because he had previously played for the franchise, the front office made him an offer anway. The 32-year-old guard stated the Raptors offered him a low ball contract before the Rockets offered him a real one.

“So, the free agency was weird because, like, I knew I didn’t really want to go back to Toronto,” said VanVleet. “They didn’t really want me back, but it was like, again, I had the relationship. So it’s like they kind of wanted to make sure they put a respectable offer down, but they came with the bulls*** first. So when Houston came with the real deal, this don’t nobody know it yet, soon as they said the number, my mind was made up.

“I don’t even give a f*** what nobody talking about… Now you had official meetings and s*** like that. So I think that’s what was reported was the deal, but that was like before it actually happened. So then when I met with Toronto, they came with another deal like at the last minute like, ‘Yo, we going to offer you whatever we going to offer you.’ I’m like, ‘All right, bet.’ You know what I’m saying?

“But even my meeting with them was like they knew — you know, everybody in the room knew like this s*** over with,” continued VanVleet. “But it was just almost like just a formality, like we just doing this because this what we supposed to do. And then after that, my mind was made up and s***. We agreed to sign with Houston… But s***, I couldn’t sign that s*** fast enough.”

Fred VanVleet signed a three-year, $130 million maximum contract with the Rockets in 2023. He’s remained with the organization since then, signing a two-year, $50 million extension in 2025.

While he’s secured in Houston for the long haul, the Rockets will have to participate in the playoffs without him for now. VanVleet is currently out due to a torn ACL in his right knee. His chances of playing in the postseason are low.

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