NBA expert explains why San Antonio Spurs are ‘stuck’ with De’Aaron Fox’s $221.4 million contract

De’Aaron Fox reached the NBA Finals with the San Antonio Spurs, but the conversation around his future has already moved from fit to flexibility. San Antonio lost the 2026 Finals to the New York Knicks in five games, and Fox’s finish to the series left the Spurs with an uncomfortable question about a max-contract guard beside Victor Wembanyama.

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