Veteran guard Fred VanVleet isn’t an official member of the Houston Rockets just yet, since contracts agreed to during the opening days of the NBA’s 2023 free agency window can’t be signed until the league’s moratorium ends on Thursday, July 6.
Nonetheless, the 29-year-old is already getting to work this offseason with backcourt mate Jalen Green, who is expected to start next to VanVleet when Houston’s 2023-24 season begins this fall.
Multiple videos posted to social media on Tuesday, July 4, showed VanVleet and Green training with each other near Los Angeles. Green is a California native, and VanVleet recently met with Rockets’ executives in Los Angeles before agreeing to his new contract.
For Green, 21, working diligently with a 2019 NBA champion and now the franchise’s most-highly-paid player certainly can’t hurt as he looks to break out in the ensuing 2023-24 campaign.
Here’s a look at VanVleet and Green’s work together to date, along with reaction from fans and others across social media.
Jalen Green, Fred VanVleet training regimen
#Rockets new backcourt 🚀
Fred VanVleet is going to unlock so much for Jalen Green pic.twitter.com/amPZzEwjBX
— Jackson Gatlin (@JTGatlin) July 4, 2023
More from Fred VanVleet and Jalen Green’s workout together:
The #Rockets new backcourt is locked in. (Via @MrDoItMoving) pic.twitter.com/ePEi9xBedq
— Bradeaux (@BradeauxNBA) July 4, 2023
More of Jalen Green and Fred VanVleet's offseason workout (with @MrDoItMoving)#Rockets new culture is loading. pic.twitter.com/vYJglsjglS
— Jackson Gatlin (@JTGatlin) July 4, 2023
Fred VanVleet working out in Los Angeles 🍿
(Special appearance from Jalen Green 👀)
via. @mrdoitmoving on IG pic.twitter.com/gRPc3ODRIq
— ᵂᴵᴸᴸ (@BiasedHouston) July 4, 2023
“Fred VanVleet is overpaid.”
“Jalen Green is ***”
Keep talking…y’all creating a monster. https://t.co/mnNt25dazS pic.twitter.com/SqqQh8HXpX
— V̷a̷t̷o̷r̷ (@Vator_H_Town) July 4, 2023
VanVleet is worth every penny if he gets the best out of Jalen Green.
Green is a different caliber of athlete. If he can get to a partial fraction of the work FVV put in to get to this point in his career… That’s terrifying.
Exactly what you’re hoping to see for #Rockets fans https://t.co/QJpUWNDARt
— John Crumpler (@JohnHCrumpler) July 4, 2023
