De'Aaron Fox and Victor Wembanyama have finally become a true dynamic duo

It may have taken nearly two years, but San Antonio Spurs stars DeAaron Fox and Victor Wembanyama are finally turning into a potent 1-2 punch. It's taken much longer than expected, with him only playing a handful of games with Wembanyama in his first-half season with the Spurs.

Then, last season, he was tasked with playing primarily off-ball, limiting his opportunities to run pick-and-roll. Now, he is back playing point guard and is developing much-needed chemistry with Wembanyama.

Interestingly, despite Stephon Castle leading the team in total assists and assists per game last season, Fox is establishing himself as the team's best passer. Through eight games, he's averaging 6.1 assists and just 2.8 turnovers per game.

DeAaron Fox and Victor Wembanyama are finally a dynamic duo

Fox has been spoon-feeding Wembanyama easy baskets, specifically finding him for alley-oop after alley-oop. Developing synergy among San Antonio's best players has been an underrated aspect of their success this season.

In fact, both Fox and Wembanyama are just learning how to maximize each other's strengths. Fox has been scoring less but picking his spots better and utilizing the attention Wembanyama creates to get easy buckets.

Wembanyama has been rolling more to the basket this season, making him an increasing lob threat, and Fox has been terrific at finding the 7'4 big man. Getting Fox involved in the offense more has helped him become a threat as both a scorer and a passer.

De'Aaron Fox is helping the Spurs get Wembanyama easy baskets

Simply getting Wembanyama higher-quality shots is a massive improvement over last season. Wembanyama's shot selection has often been criticized. Taking the ball out of Wembanyama's hands and having Fox run the offense has been crucial to making Wemby more effective.

In fact, Wembanyama is currently averaging a career low in turnovers while also averaging a career high in points per game. That's not a coincidence; he was often careless with the ball while trying to do way too much.

Having a steady playmaker like Fox make those decisions for him is a small change, but it is already working out for the best. Not only is Wembanyama averaging a career low in turnovers, but Stephon Castle's turnovers have dropped like a stone.

He went from averaging 3.2 turnovers last season to just 2.3 this season. All of that is to say that putting the ball in Fox's hands is having positive results, with the Spurs maximizing their offensive possessions.

It's also getting him more involved in the offense, even when he's not scoring. Equally important, it's helping to build chemistry with him and Wembanyama, which could pay off in the playoffs when points are harder to come by.

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