What did VanVleet say?<\/p>\n
\u201cFree agency was weird because, like, I knew I didn\u2019t really want to go back to Toronto,\u201d VanVleet said. \u201cThey didn\u2019t really want me back, but it was like, again, I had the relationship. So it\u2019s 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\u2019t nobody know it yet, soon as they said the number, my mind was made up.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t even give a f*** what nobody talking about \u2026 Now you had official meetings and s*** like that. So, I think that\u2019s 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, \u2018Yo, we going to offer you whatever we going to offer you.\u2019 I\u2019m like, \u2018All right, bet.\u2019 You know what I\u2019m saying?\u201d<\/p>\n
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VanVleet added that he felt like both sides knew that the relationship was over at that point.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut even my meeting with them was like they knew \u2014 you know, everybody in the room knew like this s*** over with,\u201d he said. \u201cBut 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\u2019t sign that s*** fast enough.\u201d<\/p>\n
VanVleet also shared that he could feel that the team was on the decline after winning the NBA championship in 2019, pointing out that Kawhi Leonard left immediately after winning and that the team gradually sank down in the standings.<\/p>\n
How much did VanVleet sign for with Houston?<\/p>\n
It should also be noted that Houston had much more cap space during the 2023 off-season, which allowed the Rockets to offer VanVleet a massive three-year, $130-million max contract that other teams \u2014 like the Raptors \u2014 couldn\u2019t come close to matching.<\/p>\n
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