San Antonio Spurs · 14 updates
Julian Champagnie signed a three-year, $45M extension with San Antonio in late June after taking Harrison Barnes' starting spot last season.
+2A trade idea would send De'Aaron Fox to Houston for Fred VanVleet and Jabari Smith Jr., clearing room for Dylan Harper in San Antonio. Another proposal has Myles Turner moving from Milwaukee to the Clippers to open a starting center job for Kel'el Ware.
The Athletic's James Edwards floated De'Aaron Fox as a trade target for Boston on the Celtics Live podcast, alongside longer shots Karl-Anthony Towns and Bam Adebayo. Edwards argued Fox's pace and passing would fit Boston's style, even though he said he is not a big fan of Fox generally.
Jalen Duren wants a full max worth $287M over five years, while Detroit has offered $200M over five. Sacramento's Domantas Sabonis, Milwaukee's Myles Turner and Atlanta's Onyeka Okongwu have all been floated as potential trade pieces coming back for Duren, with ESPN's Marc Spears flagging the Atlanta scenario.
Spurs fans have been pushing for a De'Aaron Fox trade after Dylan Harper joked he wasn't fine coming off the bench, then walked the comment back on media day.
+4A hypothetical three-team trade would send Keldon Johnson and John Poulakidas to the Lakers. Dallas would land De'Aaron Fox, David Jones-Garcia, AK Okereke and two draft picks from San Antonio.
Bill Simmons floated a trade sending De'Aaron Fox from San Antonio to the Clippers for Darius Garland plus draft assets, on his podcast. Simmons argued Fox's rough 2026 Finals and long, expensive contract make him a risk while Garland offers a shorter bridge to Dylan Harper taking over at point guard.
On his All The Smoke podcast, former NBA player Stephen Jackson pitched a trade sending Stephen Curry from Golden State to San Antonio to pair with Victor Wembanyama, with De'Aaron Fox and draft capital going back to the Warriors.
A hypothetical trade would send De'Aaron Fox and Keldon Johnson to Boston, with Paul George and Sam Hauser going back to San Antonio. The pitch argues the Celtics need Fox's rim pressure after ranking 26th in drives last season, while Johnson would replace some of what Jaylen Brown provides on the wing.
+5A trade idea would send Kyrie Irving, PJ Washington, Daniel Gafford and Caleb Martin to San Antonio, with Dallas getting De'Aaron Fox, Keldon Johnson, Luke Kornet, Carter Bryant and four future draft picks.
