5:20 pm: The deal is official, per a press release from the Spurs.
1:59 pm: The Spurs and point guard De’Aaron Fox have agreed to terms on a four-year, maximum-salary extension, agent Rich Paul tells Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link).
Fox will earn just over $37MM in the final year of his current contract, with his new deal taking effect next July and running through 2029/30. It will feature a starting salary worth 30% of the ’26/27 cap.
Based on the NBA’s latest projection of a 7% increase, Fox’s four-year contract would be worth a total of $222.4MM over four seasons. If the cap rises by the maximum allowable 10% next year, the value of Fox’s deal would be $228.6MM. The contract doesn’t include a fourth-year player option or a trade kicker, notes Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link).
The fifth overall pick in 2017, Fox spent his first seven-and-a-half NBA seasons in Sacramento, where he quickly established himself as the Kings’ starting point guard and a rising star. Fox’s best season came in 2022/23, when he earned his first All-Star berth, made the All-NBA third team, and was named Clutch Player of the Year after averaging 25.0 points, 6.1 assists, and 4.2 rebounds per game for a Kings team that won 48 games.
However, as Fox neared the end of the rookie scale extension he signed in 2020, he was hesitant to finalize another contract with the Kings, expressing reservations about the team’s ability to contend for a championship.
Word broke in late January that the Kings – having received no indications from Fox that he had interest in a long-term deal – were expected to entertain trading him and that San Antonio was his preferred landing spot. Less than a week later, the 27-year-old was dealt to the Spurs in a blockbuster three-team trade that sent Zach LaVine from Chicago to Sacramento.
Fox got off to a slow start in San Antonio — his 19.7 points per game and his shooting averages of 44.6% from the floor and 27.4% on three-pointers in his first 17 outings as a Spur were well below his career averages, and he underwent season-ending surgery to address a finger injury in March.
Given the emergence of Rookie of the Year Stephon Castle and the fact that the Spurs’ draft-lottery luck allowed them to select Dylan Harper with the second overall pick in June, there was some speculation that a maximum-salary extension for Fox wouldn’t be as automatic as it seemed back in February.
However, the Spurs moved forward with Fox’s new deal just about as soon as they were eligible to do so. Sunday marked six months since Fox was traded to San Antonio, meaning the restrictions limiting the years, first-year salary, and annual raises he could receive on a veteran extension had lifted. A day later, he and the Spurs have reached an agreement on a new contract.
Based on a 7% cap increase for 2026/27, the year-by-year breakdown for Fox’s extension is as follows:
- 2026/27: $49,641,600
- 2027/28: $53,612,928
- 2028/29: $57,584,256
- 2029/30: $61,555,584
- Total: $222,394,368
While Fox’s deal may be the last major piece of extension-related business for the Spurs this offseason, the team figures to continue investing heavily in its core in the years to come. Star big man Victor Wembanyama will be eligible for a rookie scale extension in 2026, with Castle becoming eligible for a rookie scale extension of his own in 2027.
This is hilarious
This will age like milk, I feel it in my bones. Spurs fans, did they have to do this and was there any urgency?
Contract pocket watching is so corny. Who cares. It literally doesn’t matter. If it were up to you all players would make minimum wage, as you think literally all contracts are bad as long as they are high wage, right?
Literally every time a large contract is singed the first person in always is a person criticizing it. But it literally doesn’t matter, everyone’s idea of value vs production on and off the court (yes off the court matters here too, a factor none of you ever consider) is different. You know what you get with Fox, who played a whopping 5 games with Wemby.
I feel like a lot of this has to do with the word “max” being thrown around, and maybe these criticizers are all from MLB or something? MLB fans are notoriously conservative and critical of player salary in the most delusional way that only ever leads back to the billionaire team owner making more money by not paying players.
Davey you misunderstand me, I don’t know much about the situation and I’m not trying to make any smug declarations. That’s why I asked why now and what was creating urgency. But go off.
I do admit it being max is giant red flag, but that’s because of the injury and new CBA more than generalization. The only practical way to create surplus value on a max contract is playing bonkers basketball. Not the word that comes to mind when I think of Fox’s game. And I’d say that about 95% of the league, its not hate.
The word “max” isn’t a red flag, at all.
It definitely is a triggering word for conservative sports fans who think the money comes out of their wallets though!
It’s Davey.., he doesn’t understand how the world works let alone professional basketball lol
> The only practical way to create surplus value on a max contract
> is playing bonkers basketball.
@dejota, I think you’re on to the most important issue in building a sustainabley successful roster, but there is a lot more to say about evaluating the benefits to a team of a max contract.
The max contracts that last for 4-5 years have proven, on balance, to create surplus value if the player is still improving at the time of signing the contract, but not if the player is in decline. That’s the key take-away.
Rookie extensions, which have a “max”, have proven to be the best value of any contract. They may not look that way at the time of signing, but they are most often advantageous to the team in retrospect. (See Tatum and Brown making a combined $65M on the tail end of their rookie extensions when the Celtics won in 2023-24.)
At the other end, multi-year “max” contracts given to players in decline (32 years and over) have, on balance, proven disadvantageous for the team. Declining performance and availability are, virtually, unavoidable. (See Paul George to Philly.)
IMO, Fox’s max deal falls in the middle. He’s already been in the league 8 years, so it’s unreasonable to expect dramatic improvment at this stage. Still, he’ll only be 28 this year and has a record for high availablility, so, even if his improvement is only marginal, it’s unlikely to look like a “negative” contract by year 4.
Ahahahahah I just read the rest of your comment. Sprinkle in a couple more uses of “literally” and you might be on to something Dave
Why don’t you and your backup aristotle. Define for me for this board. What is your definition of a PG.
Please enlighten us ——— small ask
It’s a horrible move for this thing called a salary cap Lamey J. It’s a small window to when they will have to pay Wemby and hamstring the rest of the roster.
Its a pretty solid deal. The window is now with wemby. Plus wemby and castle are two and three years away from there extensions and we will see with carter Bryant and harper. They have the assets to go big game hunting and move off this contract if they need to in 3 years. Fox is a upgrade over 40 year old cp3 and they need this roster supplemented with vets to help the young guys learn to win. The thunder proved having depth is a good problem to have. Lets let the next couple years play out then decide if fox should stay or go.
There may have been a handshake deal in place when they made the trade for Fox. Of course, I think most of us were hoping that any handshake deal would still come in a bit below the full max, which obviously isn’t what happened. But if that was part of the deal to acquire him, it is what it is. And even with Wemby in tow, it’s not easy to acquire a star player who actually wants to be in SA.
Still can’t say I feel great about paying a second-tier star this kind of money in the current CBA environment but, as is the case with all contenders/hopeful contenders, if you can produce the goods in the window that you have a lot of ills can be forgiven. And there’s no question this roster has a lot of latent talent. Sometimes the enemy of the good is the perfect. But the pressure to win is now officially on.
I suppose the first iteration of this plan is to try and win with the current core (Wemby Fox, Vassell) supported by the cheap rookie deals. Eventually those rookies will need to be paid (assuming they pan out), by which point Vassell and/or Fox will be let go or traded on expirings. Or maybe none of that happens because I have no idea what I’m talking about lol.
No I think you got it. If things go south all those contracts are probably movable.
Thanks! I should’ve also mentioned the future draft capital the Spurs possess, including a couple of potentially lucrative 1st swaps and a bunch of extra 2nds. So they definitely still have some flexibility moving forward. And all of those little things add up once you would have committed to the big contracts.
I think you are right on point here – this was “promised” as part of the trade.
Well he was due for an extension and they was a big part of why Sacramento shipped him out. So I assume there was some kind of understanding that whoever traded for him was doing so with the intent to extend, not for a trial run
I think this contract will be fine. He is a “max” worthy player. He will be 31 going into the final year, so he should play at a high level throughout the contract. If castle and Harper prove to be better players, they can always trade Fox. Teams are always looking for stud pgs
$55M/yr for basically anyone these days. He’s good but not that good.
His 3pt% would scare me a little lol
I think they are paying for him to hit them during critcal moments… but yeah, I hope he lives up to this price tag. Castle is legit and we’ll see how Harper develops before we know how good of an idea this extension is.
I believe fox does not complement victor game . But I might be wrong time will tell. BTW I believe fix is a great player .
Maybe not, but his ability to penetrate does open up a lot offensively even if the shooting leaves something to be desired. Just wish he were a better playmaker.
Watching a game or two with them together. Wemby is such a monster on the O boards. Fox just getting to the hoop and throwing it up on the rim is playmaking.
What you saw enough games that they in together to make that assessment..a whole 5 games
Parker didn’t look like a compliment to Duncan at the beginning, but look at how that worked out. Parker only had speed and defense as his three point shooting was pathetic. Over time he got better and got in nicely. Not saying Fox will, but he has many of the same attributes as Parker with more athleticism.
And with that, the Fox Contract Extension topic has come to an end. I think media talking heads were ready to talk about this all season long lol.
Bit rich and strange timimg as they could have gotten a test drive first and made this same deal at the All Star break
Im guessing this deal was already wink winked on months ago and SAS stayed true to its word. The No trade kicker or player option year 4 helps
They have plenty of draft capital and no bad long money…. good chance he;s parceled at some point which takes the sting a little outta the lofty number
Still higher than I Imagined tho
The absolute numbers sound high, but looking at it in terms of percentage I don’t think it is as high. Fox on the 30% max is fine to me.
Especially when you consider that spurs top guys are all on rookie deals for the next couple/few years. In an ideal world maybe you get him at a little less but as you pointed out they got a couple team friendly items in the deal. I would have inked it if I were SA.
Wemby gets his bag next year.
Yea I think having the extra draft capital behind helps quiet a bit as well
Like calling an ALL In bet on a flush draw when your wallets flush for a re-buy
If that uber athletic type wing like Jaylen Brown making 60+ Mill ever did hit the market this salary probably becomes the ballast. Might cost ya and extra 1st but better than including lower depth salaries depleting your depth.
If you dont have that re-buy in your pocket this contract could be a little scary
For a guy who wanted a trade to SA, and told everyone who would listen that he wanted to stay in SA long term, giving Fox a max seems like an unnecessary overpay.
Sam Presti understood the unique value of being able to pay (or overpay) good complementary pieces when you still have your best players on cheap early deals. Many people would have looked at Hartenstein as a massive overpay, but with Chet and J will on rookie deals, you do it now and figure out the cap gymnastics later.
I think Orlando is trying for the same idea, while Paolos extension hasn’t hit yet, so pay Bane now. Time will tell if that’s a good move but I think it’s an approach you may see more often.
Also there are only so many NBA 1st teams. If you’re a small market team like San Antonio trying to nickel and dime guys, you’re just going to end up with nobody. 1 team would certainly have been willing to pay Fox in free agency. Not like a better PG is coming free AND rushing to San Antonio in the next couple years of Wembys development.
I am curious if they would have done this now if Luka was still a possibility for that off season but “bird in the hands” as they say
*NBA 1st teamers
Traded in 2 years if Harper is who they say he is. Fox wouldn’t be paid like this to come off bench. Castle is good and getting better, he won’t come off bench either.
That’s certainly an option – but let’s just see how it all plays out.
@ancientone Nothing wrong with that in my view. In fact that timing would be perfect for San Antonio
I’ll give you Zach LaVine straight up. Final offer
@ancientone
But if he’s as average as he was with the Kings, what team will trade for that big bucks contract in 2 years?
There will be a team, someone will have a player like a CJ McCollum, Tyler Herro, etc that makes close to that.
There was never a doubt that this was coming. He was the best available option to run w Wemby and with Paul gone he can actually run the show. This is what a guy with his numbers makes in today’s NBA. It’s not complicated.
The only question is whether they would have made the trade had they known they’d get Harper, but there’s really no point in debating that.
Sound take, this is the best one in this thread.
Just because you pay a player max money doesn’t make them a better player.
SPURS had to do this, they’re trying to make a serious leap this year …. can’t have Fox’s contract hang over them like a dark cloud, however small.
No way in hell Fox deserves this amount, but he’s near his prime, best see what leap they can make.
Besides, SAS is in an enviable position, they have 2 more starter level guards in the pipeline.
Fox contract can be moved down the road … I see a reunion with Bam about 2 years from now.
At Mike…I agree. Fox can ball and plenty of rookie scale contracts on that roster. Why not pay the man. Also other assets can be moved or off the books. Vessell, Barnes. Spurs aren’t stupid.
Muting for life anyone that is second guessing the spurs
They haven’t won a playoff series in 8 years.
Without the luck of winning the lottery in 97. They would be the Charlotte Bobcats of the West.
You don’t pay Fox $220M to be anything but starting PG, which creates possibly the worst positional logjam in the NBA.
That means Castle and Harper will be playing out of position for their first few seasons, which is terrible for their young careers… and their trade value. (Especially bad for Castle, because his poor outside shooting makes him a bad fit at SG/SF.)
Don’t disagree, but Castle developing as a shooter is sort of a must for his career to take off. If he doesn’t improve enough there he’s probably not a starting guard to begin with. If he does improve enough you can probably get away with minutes at the 2/3. And there’s no reason he can’t get better in that aspect of his game even with the current logjam. I can only assume that’s been a huge focus for him ever since their season ended.
That being said, I don’t think the Spurs are necessarily done in the medium-term. Tough to have so many key contributors (Castle, Sochan, perhaps Fox) being poor shooters. If one or more of those guys doesn’t improve enough I think it may eventually force the front office to make some tough decisions. But, in the short-term, I think a wait-and-see approach is fine. Gather more information and then reassess the board.
> Castle developing as a shooter is sort of a must for his career
> to take off.
> If he doesn’t improve enough there he’s probably not a starting
> guard to begin with.
Agreed, but I differ with you on the likelihood he can ever make enough improvement because his mechanics are such a mess at this point (just as they were at Connecticut). When a kid has had the level of high-level instruction poured into him that Castle has over 5-7 years, it’s unlikely to get fixed in the NBA. Honestly, I can’t remember a single instance of it happening. Best case, he gets to high 20’s, maybe 30%.
I believe that San Antonio was aware of Castle’s limitations when they drafted him. The 2024 draft was very weak, but the Spurs really, really needed a PG to pair with Victor, and Castle was best available. Castle is smart, good ball-handler, and an elite run-and-jump athlete. Did I say he really, really can’t shoot?
I’m not sure what you’ren trying to say about players being unable to fix their shooting mechanics but Kawhi went from .250 average in his two years San Diego state to .376 in his rookie season. Lonzo didn’t shoot horribly at UCLA but his form was atrocious. He went from .307 his rookie season to being a respectable shooter.
Toad, I’m referring to players that are still shooting poorly by their end of their first year in the NBA. That’s where I struggle to think of an example of a player that improved to an acceptable level.
Like you said, Lonzo shot 41.2% from deep at UCLA. Kahwi shot 37% from deep as an NBA rookie. Castle still has yet to have a season where the ball went down.
Lonzo and Kawhi both completely rebuilt their shooting forms early in their careers. Lonzo shot just .307 from three in his rookie season, then reworked his shot because it wasn’t going to cut it in the pros. Kawhi, meanwhile, put in work with Chip Engelland after being drafted and overhauled his form before his rookie year.
At Chuck…played and seen plenty of guys with ugly mechanics. If it goes, keep doing what you’re doing. If not, work on said mechanics.
Good point. And statistically speaking, I believe it is true that when a player starts off their career being this poor of a shooter (volume and <30%), it usually bodes quite poorly.
Of course, as a Spurs fan myself, I am 100% confident he will eventually get things sorted out. Okay, maybe 99% confident.
Not point guards, not sure if they will be. Ball handling duties while someone else is running the offense, sure.
@aristotle
Castle isn’t even 21 yo, and played only 1 season for UConn.
Too soon to say his shot can’t improve (not sure why you think he’s had “5-7 years” of shooting instruction considering all the priorities coaches had for him on his path to the NCAA title and being the 4th pick in the draft). His ft% indicates he has a reasonable chance.
I’m guessing he spent the offseason working on his shooting.
@NbaIsOk My case is, admittedly, anecdotal only. I’ve never seen a player who has never previously been a decent shooter become a good shooter in the NBA.
The “never previously” part is key. You can have bad mechanics and get decent results (like Lonzo Ball at UCLA) if you have a natural touch. These are the guys that benefit from a ground-up reworking of their shot. Or, you can have bad mechanics and lack touch and have bad results (like, IMO, Stephon Castle). These are the guys that will always be bad shooters.
These days, elite high school prospects (Castle was top 5-10, McDonalds All-American) are getting professional-level instruction starting in their mid-teens. Sure, he’ll be working extra-hard on his shot this summer, but I believe he’s been getting 500 up per day for the last 6 summers, and with high-level instruction. That’s why I don’t expect sudden significant improvement at this stage. Again, anecdotal only.
You just wing your BS don’t you. I can pull 50 players who became better shooters in NBA.
Players cone in at 18-19 yrs old today. Almost 100% will improve across the board if they stay. You really don’t understand talent lol. Castle has a chance to be top 5 2way player in the game one day. Remember that. Print it and keep it under your pillow.
> You just wing your BS don’t you. I can pull 50
> players who became better shooters in NBA.
Except that’s not what we’re talking about. Imagine the hours you’d save every day if you read before you replied. Some people other than Gary and I might even read your posts.
I’ll give you some remedial help so you can comment on what I DID say: your job is to name 10 players that were terrible shooters after their first year in the NBA that became decent shooters later.
We’re talking about players that shot poorly in college (like Castle) and in their first year in the NBA (like Castle).
Castle is a SG. And will be one of best 2way guards soon. Positional size and talent is a deadly combo.
Let’s bookmark this and revisit in 6 months.
DFox is the worst-shooting PG in the NBA. Career 3pt% of 31%.
Castle is worst-shooting guard in the NBA right now. 3pt% of 26%
DFox + Castle would be worst-shooting backcourt in NBA history. Spurs want to help Victor with spacing. This won’t do it.
Castle is a DeRozen with better D. Not as accurate in his mid shot, but better at slashing. His defense however is at a tier that will elevate.
@padam I know you know your stuff, so I’ll say, respectfully, they’re very different players. You’re right that they struggle to shoot the 3 pointer, but otherwise I don’t see much similarity.
Derozan came out of USC in 2007 (he’s 36 years old today) as one of the most explosive run-and-jump athletes of that decade. He was Top 5 in the league in highlight plays for almost a decade. He was unstoppable off the bounce during his 20’s and he quickly figured out how to use that to open up his mid-range game. His ability to find the open man came a few years later.
Stephon Castle is a very good athlete, but he’s not nearly as explosive as Derozan was — neither off the dribble, nor at the basket. Castle is a better ballhandler and playmaker than Derozan, though. (Castle’s best position is PG, no matter what people on this thread say.) And, like you say, Castle plays defense. If you want an “aspirational” comparable for Castle, I prefer SGA (assuming Castle can fix his jump shot). Castle may have a better career than Derozan, but it won’t be as a bucket-getter.
I genuinely hate the NBA cba. Spurs are one of the most fun, exciting teams to watch in the world, and here they go locking themselves into a core that’s probably not good enough, just because the cba gives them no other available path. Like OKC is in the process of doing, and Denver and Boston already did (at least their cores did win one).
Max contract extensions make me feel like a grumpy old man already with how insane the salary has gotten for players that aren’t even the top guy on their own teams. In 20-30 years there’ll be 2nd best players making over 100mil per year on every team.
Like many have said, I’m sure this is already agreed upon extension.
As far as the effect on the Spurs, I’ll take the glass half full approach and assert that this helps the young guards ease into NBA basketball and there’s no pressure to be all stars right away.
They can be carried along slowly, which I think is the Spurs way of doing things starting way back with young Tim Duncan and David Robinson.
> As far as the effect on the Spurs, I’ll take the glass half full approach
> and assert that this helps the young guards ease into NBA basketball
> and there’s no pressure to be all stars right away.
You’re consistent, I gotta give you that!
Should have just traded him for a good young PF (and a bad contract) to play next to Victor. Not a good move. Spurs are no longer a top tier management
David Robinson and Tim Duncan had each other, Wemby has Sochan….
Thats a big contract for a player who is just showing out. He has the potential to be a top three PG in NBA. Now he has to prove it and that he can win. Imo his vet leadership is also a big thing here. Time to step up.
“Potential to be a top three-point guard in the NBA?”
Al.., this article is about DeAaron Fox ??
You know Al.., now that I’m paying attention because you called me a bunch of names last week, you really don’t know anything about basketball do you?
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Luka Doncic, Jalen Brunson, Stephen Curry, Kyrie Irving, Cade Cunningham, Trae Young, Tyrese Haliburton, Darius Garland, Tyrese Maxey, Ja Morant, Jamal Murray….
Gary, great point — there are at least 15 very good PG’s in the NBA right now. I have them grouped in 3 tiers.
Fox has been in the league 8 years. I have him in the 13-15 tier right now, with a chance to move into the 9-12, and a very small chance he goes higher in his career. The competition is fierce.
1-3 Will win you a ‘Chip
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SGA
Luka
Steph
4-8 Not far behind
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Kyrie
Harden
Brunson
Haliburton
Cunningham (give him 1-2 more years)
9-12 Need to be on a good team to flourish
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Morant
Lillard (if healthy)
Derrick White (Just wins)
Murray
13-15
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Fox (bucket-getter, but poor defender and only 31 3p%)
Maxey
Garland
Yeah you know what exactly. You are the one who started with insults. I just call you crybabies. But I will end you no problem.
Fox is quickest fastest guard in NBA. He made his first all star game. I know you can’t see what I see. That’s been obvious for years here. I said he will be a top 3 PG.
Curry is not a PG at best a combo guard. PGs run offenses. Steph has never run an offense not since he got to NBA. Only at Davidson did he do it. Never on Warriors. Shows your talent. You don’t even know your second best player ever.
You should look up (PG) its definition. Really
Ky is a one way guard. Who plays D when he wants to. But we all know you don’t even know what defense means in the NBA. Since you have told me a minimum of 50 times . “No one plays D in NBA” a true genius smh.
SGA is not a PG. do I even have to explain that.
Warriors and Thunder offenses don’t need traditional PGs. It uses play-makers. Phil Jackson started that with MJ. Go read a book. Cause Siri ain’t responding to YOU lol.
Now Luka does play a more traditional PG style. But he is all hero ball offense and plays no D. I’ll take Fox all day ………
Lol Fox can run Luka to the ground in 5 mins. If they ever let him guard Fox …. lmao
Trae Young another 1way player who Hawks have been trying to trade for three years now. Now Trae is a big ast guy. Something he doesn’t get enough credit for. Only Trae is a liability on defense. We know that doesn’t matter to you. Well done you understand why Dyson is there …. smh
Brunson is a top 4 PG mostly cause of his closing. But Fox is a better defender.
Haliburton also was an alternate as an all star. So he has just arrived. He is a true PG but is still trying to be a top 4. 25 yrs old Has 8.8 career ast. And does run an offense.
Curry 16 yrs (6.2 ast)
Ky 14 yrs 4 teams (5.6 ast)
Luka 7 yrs (8 ast) …. Even though his ast are respectable. He doesn’t do it from running an offense. He does it as a playmaker. Still a part of a PG. OneWay Wonder ….
SGA 7 yrs (5.1 ast)
Cade 4 yrs (7.4 ast) . Cade has just arriv d too
Murray 8 yrs (4.7 ast) Jokic is more a PG than Murray lol.
Ja 6 yrs (7.4 ast)
Garkand is just breaking out … D is also an issue.
Fox —- 8 yrs (6.1 ast)
Harden his MVP years was a top PG. but didn’t play D. It’s why they never won …
Right now I would say the top 4 PGs are ——— no order and could be 6.
Ja, Jalen, trae, Luka, imo Fox is a better 2 way player than all of them. Capable of 22and 10 and first team D. Those stats easily make him a top 2 PG. and again I said he can be.
Based on playing the position as I define it. And playing both ways. I’m not going to use guys who have had one year. Or just arrived like Fox has. And again genius I am saying he can be.
Maxcey isn’t a PG worse than Curry, like I said you really should read and discover what a PG means. Its not one of the 5 starters. Thru all their run Bulls never had a real PG. thru the Celtics 11 yr run only Cousey was a true PG. thru Warriors run only Livingston was a true PG.
Now Fox is still Proving he is a top PG. his AST have to get better. But he has the rest of it better than most. Puts up 22 a game. And could be first team all D. He already is an all star. Means that year he is a top 4 PG. Yes I am saying he can be a top PG especially with a talented Spurs team. Cause now this team he can lead to contention as a real PG.
Of course you can’t see what I see.
Running an offense. Managing a game. Finding your teammates. Dishing out dimes. Beign a scoring threat. And playing DEFENSE …. Is what makes a real PG. imo Fox has a chance to be a top 4 top. Or one of best. He is just peaking at
Fair enough, Al. Good comment. I see what your view point is here. Makes sense to me.
Al, you just spent 1500 words to tell us all what we already know: there are no more “true point guards” in the NBA. Chris Paul was probably the last. We’ll never see another John Stockton.
Coincidentally, Rick Pitino is in the news today for declaring “there are no more point guards in the NBA”. None, including the PG you name, Jalen Brunson.
link to ftw.usatoday.com
By this definition, DFox isn’t a “true point guard” either, and never will be. Nor do we have 3 top “true point guards” in the NBA to compare Fox with.
Obviously, the game has changed, and “point guard” means something different today than 25 years ago. Steph Curry and SGA
You guys should look up the word potential.
Cause we have already proven over tge years you are incapable of seeing what I see. aristotle and Gary.
Its a gift. Comes easy like instinct. Like a no look.
Al, excuse us for forgetting about that “gift” of yours that you’re always mentioning.
Do we have to pay to see it in action?
Knicker The only ‘no look’ you got is what people do when they see your posts.
Not sure I’d have done this as their GM, but I can understand as a small market team. They’ve watched Leonard and Murray ask out, so to have someone at Fox’ level commit is a big deal. No guarantee that the kids all work out, though the promise is there.
To start the roster with three deep at the guard position (Fox, Harper, Castle) along with Vassell at SF and Wemby at C, that’s a solid pool of 5. Sprinkle in the D of Sochan and all 6 are solid defensive players with offensive upside. If one of the kids stands up and scores, or they trade a couple for that F who can drop 25 consistently, this is a team to contend with.
Murray didn’t ask for an out from the Spurs
I guess they did give up something in the De’Aaron Fox trade…cap space lol