Houston Rockets guard Fred VanVleet has been elected president of the National Basketball Players Association, the union for current professional basketball players in the NBA, the NBPA announced today.

I am committed to approaching this role with the passion, dignity, and dedication every player deserves,” Fred VanVleet says in an NBPA statement.

The National Basketball Players Association has elected Rockets guard Fred VanVleet as its new president, sources tell ESPN's Shams Charania. VanVleet will replace CJ McCollum and will serve a four-year term.