VanVleet discusses reports of his frustrations with Raptors’ youth | Offside

Shortly after opting to move to the Houston Rockets as a free agent and leave the Toronto Raptors, Fred VanVleet and Pascal Siakam have been frustrated with the young players on the Raptors’ roster last season. There were reports that

Van Vleet said of these reports: pivot podcastAlthough he did not deny it outright, he suggested that it was disproportionate.

“Like anything, I think it’s disproportionate,” VanVleet said. “The thing these days is that if you don’t say the rumors, they become the truth. I mean a year ago it was a season when we had just reached the 5th seed, it was a disappointment for everyone, and then we won the championship, everyone was level up, everyone was getting paid, everyone was As much as you get praised, it’s the same when you’re underperforming: your coach is fired, your starting point guard is gone, and the best player on the team is now being traded on a daily basis. It is closely related.

“There was a mix of guys who had been there before and new guys trying to prove themselves. That’s probably all I can say about.”

#clock Fred VanVleet addresses reports that he and Pascal are deeply unhappy with the young players on last season’s roster

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Many noticed that VanVleet and Scotty Burns had unfollowed each other on Instagram recently, but VanVleet refollowed the 21-year-old. While it may be true that the Raptors’ locker room frustrations last season, it doesn’t appear to be malicious.

The Raptors fanbase had hoped VanVleet would choose to re-sign with Toronto, but VanVleet instead joined the Rockets on a three-year deal worth nearly $130 million. The 29-year-old averaged 19.3 points and 7.2 assists in 69 games last season.

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