The Spurs announced! Official signing! The largest contract in team history is born

On the morning of August 5, the Spurs officially announced that the team officially renewed the contract with defender Dalong Fox. According to Fox's agent Ritchie Paul, the contract is $229 million for four years. Fox's original contract has 1 year and 37 million US dollars left. After this contract renewal, Fox's remaining contract has become 5 years and 266 million US dollars.

This is the largest single contract in the history of the Spurs, with a previous record of Vassel's five-year $146 million. In other words, Fox is the first 200 million-dollar gentleman in the history of the Spurs. Fox signed his name on the largest contract in the Spurs history, holding two children. This contract is fully guaranteed and does not include any options.

Let's take a look at the contract details, 2026-27 season, 51 million US dollars; 2027-28 season, 55.1 million US dollars; 2028-29 season, 59.2 million US dollars; 2029-30 season, 63.3 million US dollars. For comparison, Doncic renewed his contract with the Lakers for 3 years and $165 million, and the remaining contract was $219 million for 4 years, which is cheaper than Fox.

Before Fox renewed its contract, many media speculated that the Spurs would lower their price to 200 million yuan in four years. Unexpectedly, the Spurs did not suppress the price at all. 229 million yuan in four years is the largest contract the Spurs can give Fox at this stage. NBA famous reporter Kevin O'Connor commented: "The Spurs should not renew Fox's contract with a maximum salary. He overlaps with Castle and Harper." After signing the contract renewal, Fox's total career salary reached US$416 million, exceeding Paul's US$405 million, temporarily ranking 19th in NBA history. Celtics self-media Celtics Unite commented: "Jaylen Brown's average annual salary is $57 million, Fox is $56 million, and Brown's contract doesn't look bad either."

Fox was the first round No. 5 pick in 2017, and he only played in the playoffs once in his eight-year NBA career. In the 2022-23 season, the Kings lost 48 wins and 34 losses in the Western Conference in the regular season, and were defeated by the Warriors in the first round of the playoffs. In that round of the series, Fox averaged 27.4 points, 5.4 rebounds, 7.7 assists, 2.1 steals and 4 turnovers, with a three-point shooting percentage of 33.3%.

Fox performed well in the playoffs, but the problem was that he played too few games and failed to lead the team to break through the first round. Compared with Doncic, Fox's contract is not cost-effective. But compared to Homegren, Fox is not expensive. Homgren averaged 15 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 2.2 blocks last season, and renewed the Thunder for $239 million in five years this summer.

For the Spurs, there are no other options except for renewing Fox contract at this stage. After all, the Spurs paid 3 first-round picks to get Fox, and it was impossible for them to give up so quickly. In the 2024-25 season, Fox averaged 19.7 points, 4.3 rebounds, 6.8 assists and 1.5 steals per game with the Spurs, with three shooting percentages: 44.6%, 27.4%, and 81.9%.

Fox performed poorly in the Spurs, mainly due to injury to the left pinky finger tendon. In March this year, Fox underwent surgery and season reimbursement. Fox was born on December 20, 1997 and will not turn 28 until next season. With Fox and Wenban leading the team, it is difficult for the Spurs to make a difference in the Western Conference and they have to find another All-Star.

If the full score is 10, how many points would you give the Spurs this contract renewal?