Spurs doubters are forgetting one hard fact about De'Aaron Fox

There are not a bunch of elite point guards walking around available for teams to scoop up and add to their roster. Fortunately, for the Spurs, one decided that San Antonio was the only place he wanted to play, so he forced his way here after Sacramento did Sacramento things, and destroyed his trust in the organization. (Thanks, by the way)

Now, De'Aaron Fox can help Victor Wembanyama and the crew reach the ultimate goal. I get it. Out of sight, out of mind can be applied here if you look at the phrase with nuance. In Fox's last full season with the Kings, he reached career highs in points and steals, but last year, he didn't reach the same peak.

It's fair to mention that he was averaging 25 points per game before the trade, and only 19 after, but he was being asked to learn a new system on a team that was battling its own issues. Not having Coach Pop and Vic's deep vein thrombosis diagnosis didn't help things. But let's not forget who this guy is because some of the speculation about what the Spurs should "do with him" is out of control.

Fox is one of the best guards in the league

Clearly, some have forgotten that the speedster had to deal with a dislocated finger on his shooting hand all year last season. It happened in training camp, so there was never a time when he was completely healthy. Despite that, he was averaging those 25 points per game, and even dropped a 60-piece, extra sauce, on the Minnesota Timberwolves in November.

They lost that game in overtime, but that doesn't fall on him. Fox scored those 60 points on 35 shots, shooting a blistering 63% from the field and 60% from three. There aren't a lot of point guards who can do that, so when you talk about elite NBA playmakers at the point guard position, Fox's name has to be in the top 10.

When I think about the top point guards in the league, they go as follows (not in any order): Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Luka Doncic, Jalen Brunson, Jalen Brunson, Kyrie Irving, Tyrese Haliburton, Cade Cunningham, De'Aaron Fox, Trae Young, and Damian Lillard. What all these players have in common is that when they're on, they're pretty unstoppable, and the same goes for San Antonio's franchise point guard.

He's going to be eligible for an extension on August 2nd, and while a deal doesn't necessarily mean that he can't or won't be traded eventually, there's no reason to even consider that now or in the near future just because they added Dylan Harper. The Spurs should be ready to ride the wave with all the awesome players they've assembled, and let that wave take them to the top.