On August 15, the San Antonio Spurs officially reached a four-year, $229 million maximum salary contract extension with 27-year-old All-Star point guard De'Aaron Fox.

Before last season's trade deadline, Fox requested a trade due to the Kings' internal turmoil and uncertain future, ultimately moving to the Spurs in a three-way deal involving the Chicago Bulls. From the moment he joined, the Spurs' management clearly identified him and Wen Banyama as the two cornerstones of the team's rebuild. A one- time All-Star and one- time All-NBA guard, Fox averaged 26 points and 5 assists per game last season. While his three-point shooting percentage was only 37% , his top-tier speed and driving ability firmly established him as one of the league's most dangerous point guards.

Over the past six seasons, Fox is one of only two players in the league to average at least 20 points, five assists and one steal per game. In addition, since entering the league in 2017, he is also one of only four players to accumulate at least 10,000 points, 3,000 assists and 700 steals in his career, joining James Harden, Russell Westbrook and Nikola Jokic.

During his time with the Kings, Fox scored a career-high 60 points, breaking both his personal and team single-game scoring records; he then scored 49 points against the Jazz, for a total of 109 points in two games, becoming the second player in the NBA in nearly 57 years to score at least 60 and 50 points in two consecutive games , second only to Kobe Bryant's record.

After joining the Spurs, Fox played in just 17 games due to injury, averaging 19.7 points and 6.8 assists per game before undergoing season-ending surgery. However, it's widely believed that these brief appearances underrepresent his true potential. Former NBA player Iman Shumpert praised the potential of his inside-outside duo with Wen Banyama, even calling him the fastest player in the NBA since John Wall .