The Broken Friendship Locket of De’Aaron “Down in a Hole” Fox

[Dverde]

I don’t think Spurs do the trade for Fox after getting #2 pick. Probably keep CP3 for one more year. He was smart to ask for that trade last season.

[Ocotillo]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nba...d4d2727c&ei=45

Peja Stojakovic says Rich Paul blackmailed Sacramento.

It seems there was a directive from his agent, Rich Paul, who played a key role and blackmailed the teams on which player was supposed to get traded where. He brought Fox to the Spurs and Zach LaVine who is his player, brought him to Sacramento. By doing this, he limited Sacramento from a business standpoint, stating that they get a bit more from this trade with Fox if they had the same discussion with some other teams in the NBA

[exstatic]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nba...d4d2727c&ei=45

Peja Stojakovic says Rich Paul blackmailed Sacramento.

It’s not blackmail. No one had any dirty pictures of Vivek Ranadive they threatened to release. It’s called leverage, and if anyone, Fox applied it by refusing to extend with the Kings, or any other team. Pretty much normal business in the NBA these days.

[Dejounte]

Thank you Rich Paul

[scott]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nba...d4d2727c&ei=45

Peja Stojakovic says Rich Paul blackmailed Sacramento.

Pretty badass if true, tbh.

I bet Peja knows a thing or seven about blackmail

[RC_Drunkford]

The Kings got a good return for Fox. The dumb team in this deal was Chicago.

[exstatic]

The Kings got a good return for Fox. The dumb team in this deal was Chicago.

The Kings ARE Chicago.

[BatManu20]

He's not wrong tbh.

"It seems there was a directive from his agent, Rich Paul, who played a key role and blackmailed the teams on which player was supposed to get traded where. He brought Fox to the Spurs, and Zach LaVine, who is his player, brought him to Sacramento. By doing this, he limited Sacramento from a business standpoint, stating that they get a bit more from this trade with Fox if they had the same discussion with some other teams in the NBA."

[Seventyniner]

I keep seeing reports on social media about Fox agreeing to a 3 year 140M extension but can't find any legit reports. Anyone seeing similar?

I would imagine the Spurs have talked to both Fox and Durant about extensions in an attempt to get all their money lined up so they can proceed with the rest of the offseason with that knowledge. Fox can't actually sign the extension until August 3, but it would be dumb for him to agree to something now and then renege.

Fox might not go as low as 3/140, would be amazing if he does.

[Seventyniner]

at Peja. Players get traded for sub-optimal packages all the time. Number Two, Luka, Pau, the list goes on. I'm just glad the Spurs were on the right side of one of those for once.

[RC_Drunkford]

I would imagine the Spurs have talked to both Fox and Durant about extensions in an attempt to get all their money lined up so they can proceed with the rest of the offseason with that knowledge. Fox can't actually sign the extension until August 3, but it would be dumb for him to agree to something now and then renege.

Fox might not go as low as 3/140, would be amazing if he does.

bringing him the best wing he ever played with is certainly a good argument for negotiations

[BatManu20]

[dn0774]

Must be fun to be able to get up like that and yet still be fair "normal" sized.

[dn0774]

With Wemby coming back to the states after his Chinese excursion I wonder when him and Fox plan to link up. Fox mentioned in an interview awhile back they are both expected to be cleared medically in June and they want to get to work when they are.

[RC_Drunkford]

hope they do something similar like the Pacers when they all linked up at Siakams crib and worked in his gym

[spurraider21]

Been quiet on the extension front… you’d think if both sides thought he’s just getting a max deal it would be done by now

[tbdog]

Been quiet on the extension front… you’d think if both sides thought he’s just getting a max deal it would be done by now

Can't sign anything until August. Spurs usually don't leak.

[goliath]

Been quiet on the extension front… you’d think if both sides thought he’s just getting a max deal it would be done by now

Believe he can extend sometime in August

[spurraider21]

Ah nevermind then

[cutewizard]

Should be the Team Captain, tbh

[mystargtr34]

With CP3 out of the picture we should see more of Fox pick and roll skills. Be interesting to see the Fox-Kornet screen and roll Kornet. looks a good screener.

[TimmyBuckets]

Does anyone think Fox is in the mix for Giannis trade?

[Leetonidas]

Does anyone think Fox is in the mix for Giannis trade?

No

[spurraider21]

Does anyone think Fox is in the mix for Giannis trade?

i dont think a giannis trade is happening. i dont think the bucks stretch lillard and push for myles turner if they were also planning to move giannis.

with that said, if the spurs were trading for a 30 year old giannis still in his prime, i think they'd keep fox. they'd move vassell/harper/castle and picks to get it done. its what the bucks would demand and rightfully so. giannis is an all-timer still in his prime who plays both sides of the ball at elite levels.

the spurs would be built around the ridiculous vertical gravity of fox/giannis/wemby, and would just need to figure out a how to get a couple of shooters to round it out.

a bucks team blowing it up isnt going to want the biggest return of the giannis trade to be a 27 year old point guard making 40+ mil while the rest of the roster is being rebuilt from the ground up

[scott]

Stop trying to make fetch happen