It will be critical for VanVleet to shoot closer to his mark from 3-point range in his first season in Houston (38.7%) than last season’s (34.5%).” ...

Veteran floor general Fred VanVleet continues trucking along as one of the better starting point guards in the league,” HoopsHype writes.

They’re the only team, in my opinion, that’s now looking eye to eye with the champs (Oklahoma City),” ESPN’s Kendrick Perkins says of the Rockets.