When the Houston Rockets lost Fred VanVleet to a torn ACL on the eve of the 2025-26 campaign, it was reasonable to think Reed Sheppard and Amen Thompson could pick up most of the slack.
And while both have had their moments as primary playmakers for Houston, the offense has looked disorganized in recent weeks, especially without Steven Adams’ offensive rebounding to juice the numbers.
Thomas obviously doesn’t replace the experience and passing that VanVleet would’ve brought to this team, but his scoring would make the second unit far more dangerous.