Anyone feel that the trade for Fox backfired?

[exstatic]

I think with perfect hindsight they still make that trade. Spurs fans overrate Fox is a lil, he's likely to be a top 30-35 guy next year and maybe 1 or 2 yrs more, not a top 20 guy he was 2 years ago he's more likely than not topped and will retire with 1AS and 1 NBA3...but he's was still great value.

But I don't think the Spurs get any other top 40 players for:
Fake Cha 1st= 26' and 27' seconds, Top-10/8/8 Protected Chi 1st, SA 27' first expected to be in the mid-20s, and Minny's wildcard '31 1st + a Den 2nd, Zollins, and Tre. On paper that looks like a lot, but really is one mid-late lottery 1st, a end of the 1st, 2 good 2nds + a bad 2nd, and hope Ant gets tired of Minny lotto ticket, a please get this guy off my team Zollins, and a quality backup PG who was taking developmental minutes from Castle. It wasn't a steal and thats a lot of pieces, but no high value pieces except maybe the '31 but that's a 6 yr out coin flip for a guy thats a ready made #2 to kickstart the timeline.

Playing off Wemby, there’s a very good chance that in the next 2-3 years, he makes his second All NBA team.

[RC_Drunkford]

There is a little CBA thingy that will be interesting regarding Fox this summer.

Logical expectation is that Fox signs a max extension of $229M/4 years with Spurs this summer. He will be eligible to sign it on August 3rd. Once signed, he can't be traded for 6 months and the 2026 trade deadline is on February 5th.

So there 2 scenarios:
- Fox signs his extension between August 3rd and 5th: he can be traded at the 2026 trade deadline.
- Fox signs his extension after August 5th: he can't be traded before the end of the 2025-2026 season.

It will be interesting to see when Fox will sign his extension. Will Spurs/Fox leave the door open for the 2026 trade deadline move in case it doesn't go well?

Spurs ain't even thinking about trading Fox. The earliest they gonna trade him is in 3 years and most likely 4. There are enough minutes available for all 3 of our guards.

[scott]

There is a little CBA thingy that will be interesting regarding Fox this summer.

Logical expectation is that Fox signs a max extension of $229M/4 years with Spurs this summer. He will be eligible to sign it on August 3rd. Once signed, he can't be traded for 6 months and the 2026 trade deadline is on February 5th.

So there 2 scenarios:
- Fox signs his extension between August 3rd and 5th: he can be traded at the 2026 trade deadline.
- Fox signs his extension after August 5th: he can't be traded before the end of the 2025-2026 season.

It will be interesting to see when Fox will sign his extension. Will Spurs/Fox leave the door open for the 2026 trade deadline move in case it doesn't go well?

Fox could be a sneaky candidate for a 2+1 if he wants to bet on himself and thinks he can get more as a 10 year vet or do another 30% max after a few years of the cap rising.

I think maybe more likely he splits the baby and does a 3+1. I also think there is an outside possibility that he sights for slightly less than the max. Maybe a 28% deal. I wouldn’t call it likely, but I do think there is a greater than zero possibility of this that the Spurs worked out with his agent prior to the trade.

Great call out on the resigning window, very similar to what Lauri did last summer. Fox will probably want to wait until after 8/5 to sign the extension whereas the Spurs might favor him signing prior.