Spurs make their feelings about De'Aaron Fox crystal clear

It appears that the San Antonio Spurs have already made a decision regarding star De'Aaron Fox this summer; it just might not be one that fans agree with. According to ESPN's Brian Windhorst, the Spurs are committed to making their partnership with Fox work.

Basically, they aren't trading him. The Spurs choosing to stick with Fox is very much in character and is somewhat reminiscent of the situation involving Richard Jefferson back in the day.

Jefferson was brought in to be a key part of a contending team, but he underwhelmed and was forced to change his game to better fit the team's needs. Fox is obviously being payed like a superstar, but the same principle applies.

He'll have to alter his game to thrive, and the Spurs clearly feel that they can help make that happen.

The Spurs have made their feelings about De'Aaron Fox clear

Fox perhaps took too much of a back seat in his first full season in San Antonio and never really established himself as the team's second option. In fact, he was arguably the team's third-best player behind Stephon Castle.

A healthy and more assertive Fox who is actively looking for his shot is what this team needs, not a passive third option. With him no longer the new guy, hopefully he will have that level of comfort next season.

With Castle and Dylan Harper having made significant progress as shooters, Fox should be allowed to play more on-ball. Not only would that help him as a scorer but also as a passer, hopefully giving him and Victor Wembanyama more reps in the pick and roll.

De'Aaron Fox will be a Spur for the foreseeable future

Fox being a Spur for the foreseeable future doesn't necessarily mean he will be on the team through the entirety of his five-year max contract. It does mean that he probably won't be traded this summer or next.

That might not be a bad thing. Remember, despite his admittedly trash play in the NBA Finals, him averaging 12.8 points is an outlier, granted an incredibly poorly timed outlier, but you get what I mean.

At his best, he averaged 26 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 6 assists in Sacramento. Even when he wasn't playing up to that level in San Antonio, he still averaged 18.6 points during the regular season and 18.9 points through the first two rounds of the NBA playoffs prior to an ankle injury.

If he can average around 20 points per game over the regular season and the playoffs, then that would go a long way to restoring his value. Him simply playing better would be the Spurs' best way of improving upon last season. It would also make it easier to move on from him when the time finally comes

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