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NBA Trade Machine: De'Aaron Fox was part of 8.6% of the trades built on HoopsMatic over the past 24 hours. Of those trades, his top destinations were Minnesota (10.3%), LA Clippers (7.1%), and LA Lakers (6.3%). The most common players sent back for him were Luka Doncic (6.3%), Evan Mobley (6.3%), and Anthony Edwards (4.8%).
NBA Trade Machine: Fred VanVleet was part of 4.8% of the trades built on HoopsMatic over the past 24 hours. Of those trades, his top destinations were Minnesota (13.5%), Chicago (11.5%), and San Antonio (7.7%). The most common players sent back for him were Jaden McDaniels (11.5%), Trey Murphy (7.7%), and De'Aaron Fox (5.8%).
After Fox's rough showing in the NBA Finals, team sources said the Spurs remain committed to the veteran, pointing out that San Antonio might have never reached the Finals without the point guard's contributions while playing on a high right ankle sprain. Ultimately, though, sources said the decision between Fox and Harper will belong to Johnson and will be decided solely by what happens on the floor. Johnson mentioned wanting to experiment with playing all three guards together in some lineups.
After De'Aaron Fox's rough showing in the NBA Finals, team sources said the Spurs remain committed to the veteran, pointing out that San Antonio might have never reached the Finals without the point guard's contributions while playing on a high right ankle sprain. Ultimately, though, sources said the decision between Fox and Harper will belong to Johnson and will be decided solely by what happens on the floor.
Wembanyama went off to France after the NBA Finals, signing his contract extension there as he began his offseason training. He then returned to Texas and participated in workouts at Fox’s home gym, with Harris and Barnes included. Wembanyama also spent more time working with Hakeem Olajuwon, who helped him build out his post game last summer.
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Seven of Victor Wembanyama's teammates, including recently signed free agent forward Tobias Harris, have joined the 22-year-old superstar for workouts this week in France. The Spurs on Tuesday posted a photo on their official X account of Wembanyama alongside Harris and six players who helped the Spurs win the 2025 Western Conference championship: Harrison Barnes, Carter Bryant, Stephon Castle, De'Aaron Fox, Dylan Harper and Jordan McLaughlin.
"They want to grow," Spurs CEO R.C. Buford said last week when he revealed on the YouTube show TRASH TALK that "eight or ten" players were expected to join Wembanyama in France for workouts. Buford said Wembanyama organizing the practices underscores his leadership skills. "Just seeing Victor calling his team and saying, 'Hey, come over here and spend a week with me' (shows his leadership)," Buford said.
Shaquille O'Neal says Knicks had 'a lot of luck' winning 2025-26 championship: If you don’t get that tip it’s over… you don’t win that game… If dumb ass De'Aaron Fox don’t f***ing try to score with 8 seconds left… If they don’t let the 29 point lead go. I’m just saying y’all won, but you had a lot of luck
NBA Trade Machine: Stephen Curry appeared in 8.9% of trades built on HoopsMatic over the past 24 hours. Of his trades, his most common destinations were San Antonio (30.5%), Boston (13.2%), and Philadelphia (10.6%). The players traded for him most often were De'Aaron Fox (25.2%), Keldon Johnson (15.9%), and Jayson Tatum (8.6%).
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NBA Trade Machine: 13.3% of trades built on HoopsMatic over the past 24 hours involved Stephen Curry. Of his trades, the most common landing spots were Philadelphia (21.7%), San Antonio (20.8%), and Boston (12.7%), while the most common return players were De'Aaron Fox (19.9%), Joel Embiid (16.3%), and VJ Edgecombe (12.2%).
There is also an understanding, according to those sources, that De'Aaron Fox is not tradeable on his contract at the moment, and rehabbing his value with a good playoff performance next season will be crucial to an inevitable backcourt succession plan. Castle is locked in as a starter, and though the three guards closed games together on occasion, it’s unlikely the Spurs would start all of them unless one of them becomes a knockdown shooter.
The fact that Wembanyama passed up the chance to receive a supermax contract, in part to make it easier for the Spurs to pay Dylan Harper when his rookie contract expires in a few years, certainly helped set the standard that sacrifice is expected across the roster. It’s part of why people familiar with Harper’s thinking, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe team dynamics, acknowledge that he can take on a sixth-man role next season.
Obviously Fox, Haliburton and Maxey are great players. But given their overlapping skills, how do you see Kingston incorporating what they do into his game? Agusi: “His athleticism is the first thing that pops out to everybody. So we’re showing him how those guys change their speed in small spaces and in the open floor. You have the ability to change your speed. Your speed is a real weapon. So you have to really learn how to weaponize that. It’s also about being savvy enough in the game and having a feel in the game as well with shooting. That’s a bit of knock on Kingston as well as the volume of shots that he puts in. At Houston, he shot a really good percentage. But everybody wants to see more. So it’s really about showing him how those guys weren’t big volume shooters in college. But when they got to the NBA, they shoot a healthy dose of 3s and off-the-catch-shots to keep the defense honest. That’s something we gear to him as well.”
