NBA may soon gift Spurs the perfect way out of their De'Aaron Fox blunder

After San Antonio Spurs star De'Aaron Fox's shocking Game 4 meltdown, they are left with only one option this summer. Despite the Spurs reportedly having no plans to move Fox, his postseason play should at least force them to reassess.

Admittedly, I have been on the "trade Fox" train at various points. However, I believe the more likely scenario is that the Spurs hold onto him for at least another season or two and then move on from him.

That would seemingly be a mistake. Of course, unless the Spurs have another motivation for keeping Fox. Holding off on moving Fox may coincide with NBA expansion and an expansion draft. That could give San Antonio a perfect opportunity.

NBA expansion could save the Spurs from their De'Aaron Fox mistake

By now, everyone knows how an expansion draft works. Teams are allowed to protect eight players from being drafted, with the rest of their roster being entered into a pool from which an expansion team can pick.

You know where I'm going with this. The Spurs could unprotect Fox in an expansion draft. Doing so would mean that Las Vegas or Seattle would almost certainly take him off their hands, contract and all.

Yes, his contract would be a big problem for the other 29 teams, but for an expansion team, it might actually be helpful.

The Spurs could use the expansion draft to get off of Fox

Expansion teams will eventually have to reach the salary floor, which is set at 90% of the salary cap. For instance, the salary cap for this season is $154.6 million, and 90% of that is $139.1 million.

Picking from a team's table scraps means they probably aren't going to have many big salaries. However, having Fox's $55 million plus salary would make reaching the salary floor a snap.

It will also eventually become a massive expiring salary that could be helpful too. Were to happen, other teams would likely be furious. After all, San Antonio would have gotten out from having to pay Fox the final three years of his max contract without giving up any first-round picks.

Nevertheless, it might actually happen. Especially if Fox has a bounce-back season next year and ups his value. That would be even better for San Antonio. Remember, players like him don't normally become available in an expansion draft, and the Spurs may be banking on it.

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