VanVleet's return, whether Friday or later, should result in fewer minutes for Aaron Holiday, and possibly Jae'Sean Tate and Cam Whitmore. Players like Amen Thompson and Jalen Green may also be asked to do a little bit less offensively.

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Brooklyn Nets. He didn't play for the remainder of the month. Fortunately, as the calendar turns to March beginning with Saturday's home game versus the Sacramento Kings (30-28), it appears VanVleet is finally ready to make his return to the lineup.

The Houston Rockets visit the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night. Alperen Sengun is on the injury report alongside Fred VanVleet, with Sengun listed as questionable and VanVleet ruled out. Sengun is dealing with lower back soreness,

Per Eric Pincus of Bleacher Report, the expectation around the NBA is for the Rockets and Fred VanVleet to extend their time together beyond 2025.

Houston will have to decide whether or not to keep VanVleet with other players potentially available as a replacement.

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It took a while for Fred VanVleet to find his footing as the ... ceded some offensive primacy this year as players like Jalen Green, Amen Thompson and Alperen Şengün havs stepped forward.