Fred VanVleet is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Toronto Raptors in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as their point guard. After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, he signed to play in the 2016 NBA Summer League with the Toronto Raptors. That same year on July 18, he signed a multi-year deal with the Raptors, and since then, he has been with the team.
Born on February 25, 1994, Fred VanVleet finished his collegiate career at Wichita State University, where he earned 3× AP Honorable mention All-American (2014–2016), 2× MVC Player of the Year (2014, 2016), and 3× First-team All-MVC (2014–2016).
Fred VanVleet has an estimated net worth of over $50 million. He reportedly signed a 2-year contract worth $18,110,010 with Toronto Raptors in 2018.
The table below illustrates the details of Fred's career earnings, including bonuses and incentives
| YEAR | TEAM | EARNINGS |
| 2016-17 | Toronto Raptors | $543,471 |
| 2017-18 | Toronto Raptors | $1,312,611 |
| 2018-19 | Toronto Raptors | $8,653,847 |
| 2019-20 | Toronto Raptors | $9,346,153 |
Additionally, his contract includes $18,000,000 as a guaranteed amount. Further, the NBA player received an average salary of $8,653,847 annually in 2018-19. Likewise, in the 2019-2020 season, he earned $9,346,153 as a base salary while carrying a cap hit of $9,346,153 and a dead cap value of $9,346,153. In the 2020/21 season, Fred signed a 4 year / $85,000,000 contract with the Toronto Raptors, including $85,000,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $21,250,000
Fred posing with his carMoreover, he is the 4th best-paid player of the Toronto Raptors, while Kyle Lowry and Marc Gasol are the 1st and 2nd best-paid players with an annual salary of $34,996,296 and $25,595,700, respectively.
The NBA star so far has made earnings of $60,197,873 in his NBA career until 2022. Kept aside VanVleet financial earnings, his assets include a Home and a car. Further, the NBA Player also earns a good amount of money from various sponsorships.
Neither married nor single, VanVleet is currently in an open relationship with his longtime girlfriend, Shontai Neal. Since VanVleet's high school days, the couple has been together in Rockford, Ill., and Neal also attended Wichita State.
Fred VanVleet and his longtime partner, Shontai Neal SOURCE: Narcity The couple welcomed their first child, a daughter named Sanaa Marie VanVleet, in January 2018. The family of three extended to four with the birth of Fred VanVleet Jr.
Fred's partner and daughter Talking about Fred's girlfriend, she also comes from a basketball family as her father, Waunie, played college basketball at Rock Valley College. Additionally, her siblings, Nia and Jaden, also play basketball for Auburn High and West Middle High School, respectively.
Talking about her education, she graduated from Guilford High School in 2012. She later attended Wichita State University, where she earned a degree of Science in Health Services Management and Community Development and graduated with a Minor in Sociology in 2016.
Fredderick Edmund VanVleet was born in Rockford, Illinois, the United States, to father Fred Manning and Susan VanVleet. Late Fred Manning, the father of Frederick Edmund VanVleet, was also a basketball player who once played for Guilford High School in Rock ford.
After the death of Fred Manning by a gunshot, his wife Susan VanVleet married Joe Danforth. The NBA Player has a brother named Darnell VanVleet and also a stepbrother named J.D. Danforth.
As per his nationality, he is American. Further, his star sign is Pisces, and He grew up along with his siblings,
Fred VanVleet attended Auburn High School in Rockford, Illinois, where he played for his high school basketball team. After high school graduation, he enrolled at Wichita University and played for Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team.
Fred VanVleet previously played for his college team. He scored pretty impressive points during his sophomore and senior year which led him to be named the player of the year twice, and he was also an AP All-America honorable mention.
In the second round of the draft in 2016, Toronto Raptors signed a multi-year deal with Fred VanVleet on July 18, 2016. The Raptors already had 14 players in their training camp on a guaranteed contracts, including point guards Kyle Lowry, Cory Joseph, and Delon Wright.
There was a competition for the final spot where Fred and many players were opposing themselves but somehow VanVleet managed to remain on the roster at the last 15 cuts down.
On November 9, 2016, VanVleet made his official league debut in a 112-102 win over Oklahoma City Thunder. VanVleet had multiple assignments with Raptors 905 of the NBA Development League during his rookie season.
At the end of the season 2017-2018, he scored an average of 8.6 points, 3.2 assists, and 2.4 rebounds in 76 games, ranking him 4th in the NBA in net efficiency per possession behind Stephen Curry, Eric Gordon, and Chris Paul. Fred was subsequently nominated for the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award.
VanVleet re-signed with the Raptors on July 6, 2018.
Other than being a famous NBA Star, Fred VanVleet is also active on a social media site, Twitter with 133K Followers and on Instagram, with 672k followers as of Feb 2020. VanVleet is not only a world-class athlete but also a very attractive individual. The Famous NBA star is 6 feet tall and weighs around 88 kg.
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