Make him an All-Star, damnit. He deserves it. Fred VanVleet is playing the best basketball of his career. He’s still great at everything he’s been great at since becoming an NBA starter, and he’s significantly improved in areas that were weaknesses. He deserves to be recognized at the NBA’s mid-season showcase on Feb. 20 in Cleveland, which would be fitting for VanVleet who has always been more midwest substance than bright-lights style. VanVleet’s latest argument for why he should be one of 12 players to represent the East was made emphatically on Tuesday night as he dropped 33 points and seven assists in Toronto’s 129-104 win over the San Antonio Spurs. It’s the third straight game VanVleet has had 30 or more, putting him on a list with Kyle Lowry, DeMar DeRozan, Vince Carter, Kawhi Leonard and Mike James among Raptors who’ve pulled that feat off. The victory improved the Raptors record to 17-17 as they touched the .500 mark for the first time since Nov. 13. The Spurs fell to...