Report: Spurs positioning themselves for Kings’ potential Fox trade originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
It appears that De’Aaron Fox’s future with the only NBA franchise he knows has reached a sense of urgency.
Fox agent Rich Paul met with Kings general manager Monte McNair and assistant GM Wes Wilcox on Thursday morning to discuss the star point guard’s future in Sacramento, The Athletic’s Sam Amick and Anthony Slater reported, citing sources.
Although Fox has not requested a trade, league sources told Amick and Slater, rival executives are “closely monitoring the Fox situation,” with one team in particular — the San Antonio Spurs — positioning themselves to buy Fox chase to possibly team up with 7-foot-3 Victor Wembanyama, Amick and Slater reported, citing league sources.
Fox is from nearby Houston.
If a trade becomes the most obvious option for Fox and the Kings, other teams around the league will certainly show interest as well, Amick and Slater added.
The 27-year-old spent his eight-year NBA career with the Kings after being selected No. 5 overall in the 2017 draft. His comments on a recent episode of “The Draymond Green Show” only reiterate what he has said in recent years: He loves the city of Sacramento and its fans, but he also loves winning.
“It’s all about the team, the organization. Where are we going? I want to make sure we’re in a position to try to win in the future because ultimately that’s what I want to do,” Fox said. the podcast. “I feel like I’m getting better every year as a player, but to me it looks like are we going to get better year after year? And are we going to be able to compete at a high level?” ? That’s all that’s mine.
“If we can show that this year, sign the extension now. Obviously I have another year, but that’s where my mentality lies. I love the city. I love being here. I have my family raised here. I would love to do that.” I love being here, retiring here. I mean, how many people can say they played their entire career in one organization? I want to be part of that select group of people. But in the end I also want to win.”
The Kings have failed to do that on a consistent basis this season, falling to 12th in the Western Conference with a 13-15 record. Fox turned down the Kings’ three-year, $165 million contract extension offer before the start of the 2024-2025 NBA season to wait and see how Sacramento’s season turns out.
The potential that he turns down another extension this summer could force the Kings to consider trading Fox rather than lose him for nothing in free agency in two years.
The trade deadline is February 6, 2025.
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