De’Aaron Fox envisions a long-term future with the San Antonio Spurs and just signed a four-year, $229 million maximum contract extension with the franchise.
That’s a huge move for both Fox and the Spurs, but not everyone thinks it’s the smartest one.
Writing on social media, Kevin O’Connor revealed his thoughts on the deal.
“I don’t love this for the Spurs. Fox is not a max level point guard on any team, and in San Antonio he has overlapping skills with Castle and Harper,” O’Connor posted on X.
I don’t love this for the Spurs. Fox is not a max level point guard on any team, and in San Antonio he has overlapping skills with Castle and Harper. https://t.co/axfeITihhl
— Kevin O’Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) August 4, 2025
With this choice, it has been made clear that the Spurs view Fox as a crucial part of their plans moving forward and see him as someone nearly as important as Victor Wembanyama.
But is he?
As noted by O’Connor, Fox is a player who has overlapping skills with both Stephon Castle and Dylan Harper.
So, San Antonio is paying a lot of money for a player who is often redundant on the court.
Fox played 17 games for the Spurs last season after coming over from the Sacramento Kings.
During that time, he averaged 19.7 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 6.8 assists.
It’s not a question of Fox being bad, because he’s not, but people wonder if he’s really worth all this money since other players can fill the same role as him.
When he was planning his move from the Kings, rumors said Fox only wanted to come to a team that wished to have him for a long time.
He wants stability and a future, and he definitely wants that with the Spurs.
It seems like they want it too, no matter what some critics feel about their choices.
