What others are saying concerning the Spurs’ commerce for De’Aaron Fox

The Spurs simply made arguably their greatest acquisition through commerce in franchise historical past of their steal-of-a-deal to get De’Aaron Fox from the Kings whereas giving up none of their younger core in return and maintaining their most respected draft belongings. After spending a day roasting the Dallas Mavericks and particularly GM Nico Harrison for his bumbling explanations justifying the commerce of Luka Doncic, the media was in all probability joyful to have a superb commerce to debate, and the Spurs supplied them with simply that.

As a fast reminder, right here is the whole thing of the commerce courtesy of Shams Charania, as a result of that’s simpler than typing all of it out:

First, let’s check out among the grades which were put on the market for the job the Spurs did on this commerce. To avoid wasting house right here, I’ll simply present the hyperlinks for articles that aren’t protected by subscription:

Kevin Pelton, ESPN: A-

Kudos to the Spurs for getting Fox with out sacrificing the flexibility to proceed including to their core. San Antonio managed to hold on to all of its younger expertise of be aware by sending again little-used backup middle Zach Collins as the first matching wage somewhat than guards Keldon Johnson or Devin Vassell, each components of the Spurs’ future.

Past that, San Antonio maintained entry to all however considered one of its personal future first-round picks, plus two different useful belongings. The Spurs retained each unprotected picks they’ve coming from the Atlanta Hawks, together with one this yr that’s wanting more and more promising with Atlanta on an eight-game shedding streak and beginning ahead Jalen Johnson set to endure season-ending shoulder surgical procedure…

Dealing for Fox accelerates the timeline for the Spurs whereas permitting them to additional assess the worth of their younger gamers. In a perfect world, San Antonio may need waited longer to make a transfer like this. Fox is six years older than the 21-year-old Wembanyama and practically seven years older than Citadel…

No matter occurs, this deal is extra about establishing the Spurs for 2025-26 and past. With Wembanyama, San Antonio was already a rising risk in a Western Convention stuffed with high quality younger groups. Including Fox merely strikes that nearer to actuality.

Sam Quinn, CBS Sports activities: A

Morten Stig Jenson, Yahoo! Sports activities: A+

Dan Favale, Bleacher Report: A-

Bryan Kalbrosky, USA Right now: A

Ricky O’Donnell, SB Nation: A-

Additionally, in case anybody is questioning, Fox will reportedly put on #2 for the Spurs. (For many who are in favor of retiring Kawhi Leonard’s jersey — I’m not — it’d simply have to attend if Fox sticks round lengthy sufficient. Or, this may very well be an indication that the Spurs don’t have any plans to retire #2, at the least for now. Let the conspiracy theories begin!)

Lastly, should you’re bored with studying (there’s been lots of that recently), how about some watching/listening?

ESPN’s Bobby Marks breaks down the commerce, together with explaining Fox’s extension eligibility and what he will be re-signed for going ahead:

Ryan McDonough praises the Spurs persistence and the potential match on NBA Radio:

YouTuber Mike Korzemba explains why that is such an underrated transfer:

Lastly, YouTube account Sporting Logically discusses the commerce and arms their very own grades.

There are numerous different reactions on the market, each from the mainstream media and others, so go to YouTube and search “Spurs + De’Aaron Fox commerce” for extra protection.

To finish issues off, some good, quaint Fox highlights: