2024-25 season players review - De Aaron Fox

Season data (total): 62 games, averaging 23.5 points, 6.3 assists, shooting percentage 46.3%, three-pointers 31%

Spurs data: 17 games, averaging 19.7 points, 6.8 assists, shooting percentage 44.3%, three-pointers 27.4%

Before the trading deadline, although there was a rumor that Fox wanted to come to the Spurs to play, I still think the management should not operate.

However, Mr. Lai let me see what "pattern" is.

just sent away the best Collins (the "fight" here refers to fighting), Jones and a past CD plus a future first-round pick of his own, and two other teams' first-round picks.

It can be said that the Spurs are the biggest winner in this tripartite transaction, which is not an exaggeration.

The Spurs are a young team. With the core of Wenban and Castle, it can be said that they are very immature. Although Paul has come, the level of old cannon is already there. It may be a dream to expect him to have the skills of 5 years ago. Therefore, the team now needs a star who is both experienced and capable of playing in his age - and can only be obtained through trades.

When Fox and the Spurs had a "scandal", to be honest, I liked this player very much. There was no negative news, and my ability was really unspeakable. The ability to solve the problem at critical moments reminded me of the GP two at the peak in the first game.

This deal can be said to be the largest in the team's history. What's more important is that it was done without giving up any core player - it was simply a robbery deal.

Fox's first appearance used 13 assists to convince everyone. Then, at this critical moment, a reliable person finally came forward to solve the problem. Fox was able to steadily score points through breakthroughs, mid-range shots, and three-pointers. His trip to Asia solved the dilemma of the Spurs' unmanned single-point explosion in the last moment.

Moreover, his breakthroughs can attract defense, create open opportunities for teammates, and organizational skills and key ball handling abilities are also valuable. These are enough for young people to learn well - he is a catalyst for the growth of young players and can help young players in the Spurs improve their conversion offensive efficiency.

played a total of 17 games, with only two scores not double-digit scores, and 5 games with 10+ points, which seems to be a lot worse than the time difference between the Kings, but in fact, there are several factors here.

First of all, his torn thumb tendon has been bothering him. As a left-handed player, the injury to his left-hand pinky tendon greatly reduced his ball-holding breakthrough and ending ability at the basket. So, after the team had no hope of playing-off, he simply stopped for surgery in mid-March - a healthy Fox can play his best.

The second factor is that although he is a quasi-superstar, he still lacks the coach when he comes to a new team, especially the young team. He is not very difficult to run-in. The literary class is the second grade and Castle is the rookie, and everything is going back.

Then, he only played five games with Wenban, and Wenban was reimbursed for deep vein thrombosis, which put the Spurs' road to reconstruction this season to end.

The combination of various factors allowed the Spurs to end their precious team building time early. Without Popovich and the literary team, the playoffs seemed so out of reach.

17 games do not mean much. After all, that is not a 100% healthy Fox. What we are looking forward to more is the next season and the days ahead. He brought many intangible assets that the Spurs have been lacking in recent years: a top-choice scorer, a shot creator, someone who can greatly reduce the pressure on the defensive class.

The early surgery allows Fox to recover as soon as possible, and also means that he can have more time to train with his new teammates during the offseason to shorten the running-in period.

From the contract perspective, Fox is eligible to sign a contract extension this summer, and he is expected to do so - after all, the Spurs are his designated next home - he likes to win, and playing for the Spurs has always been his dream. So it is not ruled out that he may be willing to lower the price slightly by then, because it seems that this is another good two-way rush.

Reference: poundingtherock