Cruci Sports CEO Rich Paul told ESPN that San Antonio Spurs star De'aaron Fox has agreed to a maximum contract with the franchise of $229 million.
Max Deal had no player choice in the final year and secured Fox's future in San Antonio in the 2029-30 season, after a trade deadline trade moved one-off All-Star and one-time All-NBA defender from the Sacramento Kings to the Spurs.
Fox and Paul were able to arrive in February for trade in San Antonio, his preferred San Antonio, and then get the long-term extension in a few months later — with no income tax in the state compared to his previous California residence.
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The Spurs picked defender Dylan Harper with the second overall pick in the NBA draft in June, and now has a young, talented backcourt, Harper and Stephen Castle.
Fox and Victor Wembanyama played in just five games last season, building a close relationship and will lead the Spurs’ core in the coming years, and won Rookie of the Year winners at Wembanyama and Castle, as well as Harper’s arrival.
Fox, who averaged 19.7 points and 6.8 assists in 17 games last season with the Spurs, had end-of-season surgery on March 18 to repair tendon damage in the lower left corner. During training camp in October, he suffered from illness throughout the season.
In 62 games between the Spurs and the Kings, Fox averaged 23.5 points, 6.3 assists and 4.8 rebounds per game. He set a 60-point game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on November 15 – setting a franchise record for the Kings. Nikola Jokic was the only NBA player to score 60 points last season.
Fox is just one of two players in each of the past six seasons, with Luka Doncic and Luka Doncic in the past six seasons, together with Luka Doncic and Luka Doncic, he has been one of four players since 2017-18, with 3,000 points, 3,000 assists and 700 steals.