Guard De’Aaron Fox and the San Antonio Spurs have reached a deal on a four-year, $228.6 million maximum extension, Klutch Sports CEO and Fox’s agent Rich Paul said.
Fox’s deal will put him under contract with the Spurs through 2029-30, and the agreement gives the Spurs their backcourt of the present and future (Fox and Stephon Castle, the 2024-25 NBA Rookie of the Year) alongside blossoming star Victor Wembanyama.
With the extension, Fox is projected to earn $265.6 million over the next five seasons.
The Spurs acquired Fox from Sacramento at the February trade deadline and missed the final 18 games of the 2024-25 regular season. He averaged 23.5 points, 6.3 assists, 4.8 rebounds and shot 46.3% from the field and 31% on 3-pointers last season.
ESPN first reported the news of Fox’s deal.
What does the Spurs’ starting lineup look like?
It’s hard to project San Antonio’s starting lineup because it has not finished its offseason roster moves. But Fox, Castle and Wembanyama are penciled in as starters. Devin Vassell, Jeremy Sochan, Luke Kornet, Keldon Johnson, Julian Champagnie and 2025 first-round draft picks Dylan Harper and Carter Bryant will be part of the rotation with the possibility that Harrison Barnes re-signs with San Antonio.
Can the Spurs make the playoffs in 2025-26?
San Antonio was hurt by late-season injuries, including Wembanyama missing every game after All-Star Weekend with a blood clot. The Spurs were 23-29 at the time but just 3½ games outside of a spot in the play-in game. They finished 34-48.
The Spurs have an improved roster headed into this season, but they are also in a deep conference, and Mitch Johnson had the interim tag removed as head coach, replacing Gregg Popovich, who stepped down amid health issues.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: De’Aaron Fox, Spurs agree to max contract extension worth $229M
