One day after he became eligible, De’Aaron Fox and the San Antonio Spurs have agreed to a four-year, $229 million contract max extension, which will kick in to start the 2026-27 season and last through 2030. Also, according to Shams, there is not a team or player option in the fourth year, so barring a trade, Fox is a Spur for the next five years.
BREAKING: San Antonio Spurs star De'Aaron Fox has agreed to a four-year, $229 million maximum contract extension with the franchise, Klutch Sports CEO Rich
ADPaul told ESPN. The max deal secures Fox's future in San Antonio through the 2029-30 season. pic.twitter.com/vvCdMExAbt
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) August 4, 2025
Just in on NBA Today -- Spurs star guard De'Aaron Fox lands a $229 million max deal six months after a trade to his preferred destination of San Antonio: pic.twitter.com/oB18In8c1O
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) August 4, 2025
Fox arrived in San Antonio in February ahead of the trade deadline in a steal-of-a-deal that only saw the Spurs lose Tre Jones, Zach Collins, Sidy Cissoko and three first round picks — with only the 2027 being the Spurs’ own pick. The Spurs also acquired Jordan McLaughlin in that same deal. While Fox only appeared in five games alongside Victor Wembanyama and 17 overall, he averaged 19.7 points, 6.8 assists and 1.5 steals before being shut down for pinkie surgery, and the two looked tantalizing together in that small glimpse of the future.
The Spurs giving him the full max with no player option shows their faith in him as their lead guard for the near future, as well as a lack of concern about positional overlap with rising youngsters Stephon Castle and Dylan Harper. The signing makes Fox the highest paid Spur in franchise history (so Devin Vassell-doubters can stop wringing their hands), although that will change soon with Wemby becoming extension-eligible next summer, which would kick in for the 2027-28 season.
Year 1 of the De'Aaron Fox extension starts in the last year of the Victor Wembanyama first round contract.
— Bobby Marks (@BobbyMarks42) August 4, 2025
Wembanyama is rookie extension eligible next offseason. pic.twitter.com/VdyH97LP7l
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