Report: Spurs, De’Aaron Fox comply with 4-year, $229 million max extension

In the future after he turned eligible, De’Aaron Fox and the San Antonio Spurs have agreed to a four-year, $229 million contract max extension, which is able to kick in to start out the 2026-27 season and final by 2030. Additionally, based on Shams, there’s not a crew or participant choice within the fourth yr, so barring a commerce, Fox is a Spur for the subsequent 5 years.

Fox arrived in San Antonio in February forward of the commerce deadline in a steal-of-a-deal that solely noticed the Spurs lose Tre Jones, Zach Collins, Sidy Cissoko and three first spherical picks — with solely the 2027 being the Spurs’ personal choose. The Spurs additionally acquired Jordan McLaughlin in that very same deal. Whereas Fox solely appeared in 5 video games alongside Victor Wembanyama and 17 total, he averaged 19.7 factors, 6.8 assists and 1.5 steals earlier than being shut down for pinkie surgical procedure, and the 2 seemed tantalizing collectively in that small glimpse of the longer term.

The Spurs giving him the complete max with no participant choice reveals their religion in him as their lead guard for the close to future, in addition to a scarcity of concern about positional overlap with rising children Stephon Fortress and Dylan Harper. The signing makes Fox the best paid Spur in franchise historical past (so Devin Vassell-doubters can cease wringing their arms), though that may change quickly with Wemby turning into extension-eligible subsequent summer time, which might kick in for the 2027-28 season.

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