No, no, Auburn High School grad and NBA Point Guard Fred VanVleet doesn t have a new NBA team.
Yes, VanVleet is still a core contributor for the Toronto Raptors but he and everyone else in a Raptor uniform won t play a game in Canada for the rest of the 2021 basketball season.
Instead, using one of my all-time favorite quotes, VanVleet, and the team will be taking their talents not to South Beach like LeBron James famously said years ago, just Tampa.
The Raptors announced that they will finish the 2020-21 NBA season in Tampa, Fla. Because of ongoing border restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic and mindful of public safety measures in Canada, the team has decided they will continue to play their home games at Amalie Arena, the team said.