The San Antonio Spurs signed level guard De’Aaron Fox to a most contract extension for 4 years and $229 million, ESPN reported Monday.
The Spurs acquired Fox from the Sacramento Kings in February, and he was slated to turn out to be an unrestricted free agent after this coming season. As a substitute, the staff selected to lock up his contract by way of 2029-30.
Fox, 27, averaged 19.7 factors and 6.8 assists per recreation in 17 appearances (all begins) for San Antonio. His season was lower brief in March, when he had season-ending surgical procedure to restore a tendon in his left pinkie finger.
In eight NBA seasons between the Kings and Spurs, Fox has averaged 21.5 factors, 6.1 assists, 3.9 rebounds and 1.4 steals over 531 video games (517 begins). He was the fifth general draft choose by Sacramento in 2017 and gained NBA Clutch Participant of the Yr for the 2022-23 marketing campaign.
The Spurs may have a crowded backcourt in 2025-26 with Fox and a pair of former top-five draft picks: Stephon Fort, the reigning Rookie of the Yr, and 2025 second general choice Dylan Harper. —Reuters/Subject Degree Media
