The NBA players have a new union president. At the annual summer meeting of the Board of Player Representatives, Fred VanVleet was elected President of the National Basketball Players Association. VanVleet succeeds former Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum who finished a four-year term in that office.

Houston Rockets guard Fred VanVleet was elected president of the National Basketball Players Association during its annual board of representatives meeting in Las Vegas, the union announced on Saturday.

Fred VanVleet succeeds CJ McCollum as NBPA president, set to lead player advocacy and labor talks through a four-year term.