Houston Rockets guard Fred VanVleet was elected president of the National Basketball Players Association on Saturday, succeeding CJ McCollum of the Washington Wizards.
VanVleet was voted NBPA president during the Board of Player Representatives meeting, and he will begin a four-year term immediately.
McCollum’s term expired, and he will transition to an advisory role.
McCollum, who served as president for the past four years and was an executive vice president from 2018 to 2021, led the NBPA in negotiations to complete the seven-year collective bargaining agreement in 2023.
VanVleet, a 2019 NBA champion with the Toronto Raptors and 2022 All-Star who has set records for the highest-paid contracts for an undrafted player, is regarded as someone who has experienced every level of competition and advocates for the union.
VanVleet also spent time in the G League and was a key part of the Raptors 905’s championship team in 2017.
He recently signed a two-year, $50 million contract to remain in Houston.
