Fred VanVleet and the Houston Rockets were hopeful of pulling off a Game 7 win over the Golden State Warriors on Sunday night and advancing to the second round of the NBA playoffs.

Last season, VanVleet averaged 14.1 points, 5.6 assists, and 3.7 rebounds per game while shooting 37.8 percent from the field and 34.5 percent from beyond the arc in 60 games.

The Houston Rockets and guard Fred VanVleet are pushing back Friday’s deadline date to June 29 on his $44.9 million team option for 2025-26 season, sources tell ESPN.

Despite averaging 14.1 points during the regular season, VanVleet, an NBA champion in 2019 with the Raptors, turned it up a notch with 18.7 points per game and 4.4 assists over the seven-game series ...