Fred VanVleet Pushes All-Star Case; Named East Player of the Week
The numbers over the past couple of weeks have been staggering. Fred VanVleet, all 6-foot-1 of him, has been tearing it up at an incredible pace, while leading the Toronto Raptors to a 6-game win streak. Today, he was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week. And that's an understatement.
VanVleet averaged 30.3 points, 6.5 assists, 4.8 rebounds, 6.0 three-pointers and 2.0 steals for the week. He's had five 30-point games in the last six, and his candidacy for All-Star status has not been lost on anyone that follows basketball.
This remains just as true now as it did a few days ago. It’s just very abundantly clear that Fred VanVleet is an all-star this year. Good lord, what he’s doing to the Pelicans late in this game is ridiculous. https://t.co/miF7hNqKBp
— Sam Vecenie (@Sam_Vecenie) January 10, 2022
On Fred VanVleet’s so-obvious-it-hurts All-Star case.
It’s honestly time for All-NBA talk but we’ll save it.https://t.co/cI1q3UoLOPSince Dec 1, Fred VanVleet ranks 9th overall in clutch time scoring. Here's his work from last night vs. the Pelicans
— Amit Mann (@Amit_Mann) January 10, 2022
He cannot be ignored. One way or another, Fred is gonna be an All-Star this season 💯 pic.twitter.com/HIKD4eWG1g— Nekias (Nuh-KY-us) Duncan (@NekiasNBA) January 10, 2022Since Dec 1, Fred VanVleet ranks 9th overall in clutch time scoring. Here's his work from last night vs. the Pelicans
— Amit Mann (@Amit_Mann) January 10, 2022
He cannot be ignored. One way or another, Fred is gonna be an All-Star this season 💯 pic.twitter.com/HIKD4eWG1g
@FredVanVleet triple double!! About time !! Lol congrats !!! #NBAAllStar
— Kyle Lowry (@Klow7) January 8, 2022
Fred VanVleet over his last 6 games:
— NBA Central (@TheNBACentral) January 8, 2022
30.3 PPG
8.0 RPG
5.2 APG
49% FG
46% 3PT
96% FT
Deserves to be an All-Star #FredVanVleet #NBAAllStar pic.twitter.com/6XKAri7j2g
Going from Kyle Lowry to Fred VanVleet is basically the basketball version of going from Joe Montana to Steve Young.
— Ben Carlos (@BenJCarlos) January 9, 2022
VanVleet's All-Star case gets stronger by the game. If it isn't a triple-double, it's a 4th quarter three-point barrage to save another win for the streaking Raptors.
On the season, the undrafted bet-on-yourself guard is now averaging 22 points, 6.7 assists, 5 rebounds, and 41% shooting from long-range. He also leads the league in minutes at 37.5 per game.
The only players in the league that are averaging 22+ points, 6+ assists and 5+ rebounds are as follows: LeBron James, Steph Curry, Nikola Jokic, Luka Doncic, Ja Morant, James Harden... and Fred VanVleet. Not bad company. And it's certainly All-Star company.
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