Fred VanVleet Contract & Salary

Fred VanVleet is on the books for $25,000,000 in 2026–27, the 3rd largest cap hit on the Houston Rockets roster and 12.5% of the team's $200.4M payroll.

That ranks 75th among the 444 players with a 2026–27 salary on the books, and eats 15.2% of the $165.0M salary cap.

This is an expiring contract: 2026-27 is the last season on it, worth $25,000,000 guaranteed.

Every remaining year is fully guaranteed — no options and no non-guaranteed money, so the full amount is owed regardless of what happens.

At 32, this contract runs through his age-32 season, so the back end lands after the usual peak.

He is one of the three highest-paid players on the roster, which puts him in the group the payroll is actually built around.

He is one of 14 players on the Houston Rockets' books for 2026–27, whose 2026–27 salaries add up to $200,413,923.

Houston Rockets sit at $200.4M in payroll and are currently classified Over Cap, with +$8.6M of room below the first apron.