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How the Spurs Stole De’Aaron Fox



How the Spurs Stole De’Aaron Fox

On back to back days the NBA saw shocking trades. This time De’Aaron Fox is in San Antonio which was his preferred destination all along. This is a look at how the Spurs got their man without having to give up much in the process.

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  1. My only issue with AM Hoops channel is there is zero nuance. Every take is back and white “kings suck, spurs good.” Ignoring that SA is on a 5 year playoff drought and while yes Sacramento was on a much longer drought, they’ve improved dramatically.

    Fox rejected extensions 3 times, he knew he was leaving and so did Sacramento. Kings were really up against a wall with no leverage here, they didn’t get fleeced as much as had little choice else lose Fox in a year for nothing. If you look at this trade through the lens of Sacramento gets LaVine and a decent first knowing they would get nothing in just one year and knowing most teams won’t give up much for someone with just one year left on a contract then would say they did OK.

  2. Man if luka got the $350 million supermax but was fat, lazy, didn't play defense and was injured… Oh and had a bad attitude that argued every call we would say it was the worst contract in sports history… I can understand the nervous front office… Probably would have held out for the Lakers other first round pick though.

  3. AS SOMEONE THAT PLAYS 2K WITH THE SPURS NOBODY WANTS VASSELL X JOHNSON THEY CHEEKS LOL

    HELL EVEN LOOK AT THE BULLS THEY AINT EVEN ASK FOR THEM THEY ASKED FOR TRE JONES X KEVIN instead of them lol

  4. PEOPLE MUSTVE FORGOT THE REAL RZN THEY TRADED FOX IS BECAUSE

    THE KINGS ARE ALREADY DEVELOPING
    2/3 GUARDS THATS YOUNGER THAN FOX

    DEVIN CARTER X ELLIS TUFF

    Y’all gone see

  5. So, they spent the wolves pick they got for the number 8 pick. Where are the Spurs Dillingham haters now lol.

  6. In case anyone had doubts that some front offices are awful, I think these past few days are proof enough.

  7. Malik Monk gotta be sad him and fox have been teammates for the majority of their careers leading all the way back to college at UK.

  8. Now Spurs can trade some of the young guns for another young star and they can actually compete in the next few years.

  9. Classic Jerry Reinsdorf trade. Guve up 3 picks and your star player for 3 role players. This man does not like to win at all

  10. Spurs kept their young core to go after an all-star SF to team with Wemby and Fox. Could the Spurs fleece the Pelicans and rent Brandon Ingram for a year to see if he works out? Give Vassell b/c after 4 years you know what he is going to give you. At best, he is a #3 scorer.

  11. thanks for giving fox his praise ppl dont know good hes been over the last 3 years cause of the team he plays on

  12. Mavs is on win now mode. the only players you can swap with Luka are starplayers as well. whats the use of 10 picks

  13. 'Fox and Wemby vs. SGA and Chet should be fun to watch. Very similar duos battling out… might be a good tv show to watch ..

  14. You have much more faith in the Bulls’ front office than any seasoned Bulls fan. Karnisovas and Eversley are probably two of the least capable people ever hired by the franchise and even if it looks like the plan is to tank and rebuild through the draft they’ll either pick the wrong guy or refuse to bring in the right staff to develop them. The fact the Bulls couldn’t get more picks out of this deal shows how unserious they are about rebuilding through the draft and I think almost anyone could have negotiated for more. I wish Chicago sports fans had the willpower to boycott their teams when they played like shit but they don’t so we’ll probably be bad for the rest of time.

  15. Yeah but theres a Gigaton of factors. Not that simple.
    KAT – outshined by Edwards & shadowed in Wolves – look now.
    Comes close to MVP contender. 3-4 spots higher than ANT – AND NYK are 3rd.
    Same Westbrook – complaned in LA with Jokic … A diff player.
    Tyrese Maxey….
    Embid healthy – Maxey "passing the hammer".
    Embid benching Maxey scorring 50 and on MVP ladder like KAT.
    Soooo
    It might actually work in SAC
    & not a success guarantee in SAS.

  16. Yea that was a steal for Spurs. Bulls got reed of the Lavine contract. Home run. Luka has not won a Championship to just say he can. Until you win one you can't. Just the way it works. Jokic got respect after he won a Championship.

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