WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Former Wichita State star and NBA champion Fred VanVleet was elected president of the National Basketball Players Association, the union for NBA players. VanVleet’s election happened over the weekend. He begins a four year term taking over for CJ McCollum, whose term ended this year.

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.

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It’s been a good summer for Fred VanVleet. The veteran point guard got a new two-year, $50 million contract with the Houston Rockets, a team that has loaded up and will enter next season as a title contender. Now he has also been elected the new president of the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA, the players’ union).