$229,000,000 4-year deal agreed to by De’Aaron Fox with the San Antonio Spurs. Another crazy deal to a player who has never won anything. He’s a great player, but I don’t even think he’s an all star. Making over $50,000,000 per year as an NBA player when most people in the country have no idea who you are is crazy…
Yeah they definitely overpaid on this one. I don't understand why they would give him such a deal. Sure they don't want him to leave for nothing but I doubt other teams would have been willing to pay this much as well, very strange. While of course Fox is a more than just solid player, as you say he is not even all star material, won nothing and overall isn't even close to being a franchise player (that would warrant such a payday). NBA these days....
Not entirely sure if they are ready to grind a bit, but they do have Wemby, which means they really do not need size. Fox isn't a terrible three point shooter, he needs to get better percentage though, but he is not afraid and shoots. He is fast, athletic and can playmake at a decent level.
Considering they do have size, they do not need size anymore, so they are looking for quicker players and Fox is one of the fastest players in the league. So they are just balancing the team out as much as they can. Not sure if he worths the money, but they never really overpaid for anyone before, not that I can remember, so there must be something they trust. Only downside is Wemby has a serious condition, so he needs to do better for the long term.