Spurs fans are framing De'Aaron Fox extension all wrong (it's actually a steal)

What if I told you that Domantas Sabonis and Zach LaVine will be making a combined $95 million while De'Aaron Fox and Victor Wembanyama make a combined $67 million? Would you still think that the Spurs made the wrong decision by extending Fox with a max deal? I sure hope not. That's the very astute point that cap specialist Tom Haberstroh pointed out on a recent episode of his podcast.

"The first year of De'Aaron Fox's extension, not this year but the following year, they'll be making 66 million dollars combined. Jimmy Butler and Moses Moody in Golden State; 69 million dollars combined. Anthony Davis and Caleb Martin; 68 million dollars combined." - Haberstroh

Wembanyama is only making 13 million next season and 16 after that. He's going to walk into the season as a top-10 player until he shows us otherwise, but why would he do that? He finished at that level, and he only played 46 games. We know what type of player we have on our hands at this point. He's focused on greatness, and that's it. His quest for knowledge only reinforces that.

Wembanyama's value enormously outweighs his contract

It's hard to fathom that in his second year, Vic was a top-10 player, but when you average 24 points, 11 rebounds, four assists, one steal, and four blocks, you're providing an elite balance that no other star in the league is giving. So, the Alien is undoubtedly an Avengers-level threat.

But not even Thanos would have been able to accomplish such a mission in Infinity War without his generals to back him up. Those guys need a reason to be there, and this isn't a movie, so you can't scare them into service. Thankfully, payment will suffice.

De'Aaron Fox is worth every penny the Spurs gave him. He's going to make Victor Wembanyama's life much easier, as San Antonio goes for the sixth infinity ston... I mean championship for the organization, before building a new gauntlet for the next set.

Wembanyama is giving you Karl-Anthony Towns' level of production on offense, while nearly doubling Walker Kessler's rim protection. He also threw a steal in there just because he can. It's an unreal level of greatness for somebody so young, and the Silver and Black are beneficiaries of these services for a very cheap price.

The time to strike was obviously now. The CBA hurts teams who go too far over the second apron, and if you're unfamiliar with the way all of that works, just know that if you're paying too many people too much money, the tax bill is so enormous that billionaires snub their nose at it. That's why taking advantage of this runway is so important, and why paying Fox was a no-brainer.