When you have great players on your roster, your number one priority is making sure those guys are happy. Building around them has no value if they're eyeing the exit because you fail to keep your promises or don't treat them like they deserve to be treated, considering their worth to your franchise. That's something that Jerry Jones has been struggling with. The Spurs, not so much.
De'Aaron Fox deserves all of that money. He's a great fit for the Spurs, and they're going to make a playoff run with him on the roster. He needs to be happy to be there. This helps that.
— Jah (@JahlilWill) August 4, 2025
San Antonio just inked Fox to a full max contract extension at 4 years for $229 million with no player option, and a grip of people are acting like it's a shock. This is a top-30 player, and he left over $100 on the table when he demanded a trade from Sacramento. They undoubtedly had conversations before the trade about what the extension would look like. They can't turn their backs on that arrangement now.
I assume the Spurs are honoring an agreement made during the trade negotiations back in February. The emergence of Castle and the drafting of Harper gave them some leverage to negotiate harder, but keeping your word, especially with an agent like Rich Paul has value.
— Don Harris (@DonHarris4) August 4, 2025
The Spurs honored their word and it was the right decision
You don't play around with your top-tier talent like the Jones family is doing with Micah Parsons. They did the same thing to Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb, and Ezekiel Elliott. It leads to nothing but disruptions, shattered respect, and disjointed locker rooms. Parsons even went so far as to demand a trade publicly, thanking the fans like he's already played his last down in a Cowboys uniform.
What do you think the domino effect of something like that will be? I can tell you. The team will not be focused, and free agents won't want to join that organization. Why would they when they know that the owner/GM is going to drag his feet when the bill comes due?
This shouldn't be a controversial deal for the Spurs, but some are treating it that way. San Antonio essentially just got their new version of Tony Parker, and people wanted them to lowball him? That's ridiculous.
You don't pay him this money because he's your best player; you pay him this money because when you acquired him, you told him that you would. You pay him this money because he will enable your best player to reach the highest level attainable. You can't ignore a player like De'Aaron Fox when he's on the floor. He'll drop 30 points on your head in a blink, and you'll wonder what happened.
San Antonio now has all of their best players happily signed under good-to-great contracts. They'll enter the new season with nothing on their minds but winning ball games and making the playoffs. That peace of mind is the foundation to a strong locker room, growing chemistry, and trust in an organization that honors their word. That's worth a lot in any league. Someone should tell Jerry that.