The 60-point player in a single game stays for the Spurs for a long time! It is bigger than Duncan s contract

US$229 million in four years! The Spurs officially announced that they had completed the early renewal of the maximum salary with De Aaron Fox, and another major signing was added to the NBA's salary book. The contract details are clear: Starting from the 2026-27 season, Fox's annual salary will jump year by year, from $51 million to $63.3 million, firmly locking in the star until the end of the 2029-30 season.

After joining the Spurs last season, Fox played 17 games, averaging 19.7 points, 6.8 assists, 4.3 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game, but his three-point shooting percentage was only 27.4%, and he averaged 5.6 shots per game and made 1.5 points per game. He did not break 20 points per game. This maximum salary contract seems to be questioned. A projection weakness is so obvious, and the data is not a dominant defender, and he really deserves the league's maximum salary?

Retrospective of Fox's resume, the 22-23 season was his real explosion point. He led the Kings to win 48 wins and ranked third in the West. In the first round of the playoffs, Fox delivered a superstar answer with 27.4 points, 7.7 assists, 5.4 rebounds and 2.1 steals per game. The ball-holding and blasting ability, key ball hard-solving skills and organizational skills displayed in high-pressure confrontation are the real yardstick of the maximum salary in the glitter. The huge price paid by the Spurs to get Fox further confirms their determination. In the three-party transaction in February this year, the Spurs gave Zach Collins, Trey Jones, Xuert and others an imminent combat power. More importantly, they gave the Kings three first-round picks (2025 Hornets, 2027 Spurs, 2031 Timberwolves) and three second-round picks. The Bulls were also able to recover their precious first-round pick in 2025. The Spurs have made such generous bargaining chips, not just for a "ordinary starting guard." The Spurs are unwilling to continue to stagger in the long reconstruction, getting Vampan Yama is the cornerstone, but the team needs an accelerator. Fox's maximum salary renewal was that the management pressed the acceleration button heavily. What they bet was that Fox could reappear in the playoffs and form an internal and external dual-core driver with Wenban Yama. Fox's peak period (27-30 years old) and the growth curve of Wenban Yama (21-24 years old). If you have to wait for the rookie Harper to mature, you may miss the bonus period of Wenban's rookie. Compared to allowing Fox to become a free agent tomorrow, he can use him as a trading asset after renewal. If Harper grows quickly, the Spurs can trade Fox to recycle chips at the right time.

Paul switched to the Clippers this summer, and the Spurs urgently need experienced point guards to control the rhythm. Fox's ability to hold the ball far exceeds that of rookies Castle and Harper, and can prevent the lineup from falling into a singles battle. The Spurs lacked last season's ability to solve the problem at critical moments. The Spurs urgently need this accelerator for reconstruction, and returning to the playoffs is their primary goal!