The San Antonio Spurs have a potential superstar duo in Victor Wembanyama and Stephon Castle, and now San Antonio is looking to create a Big 3.
The Athletic’s Sam Amick and Anthony Slater reported on Saturday that the Spurs are going after the Sacramento Kings’ De’Aaron Fox on the trade market.
“League sources say one team in particular — the San Antonio Spurs — is positioning itself to pursue (Fox) … as a possible partner for Victor Wembanyama,” Slater and Amick said.
The Spurs have the first-round draft capital to make a too-good-to-refuse offer to Sacramento, as pointed out by Forbes’ Evan Sidery on Saturday.
“The Spurs are positioning themselves to make a pursuit for De’Aaron Fox,” Sidery said.
“San Antonio has collected tons of future first-round picks to make an eventual run for a star to pair alongside Victor Wembanyama.”
Bleacher Report’s Adam Wells also joined in on the Fox-Spurs buzz.
“Fox and the Kings could be nearing a tipping point,” Wells said.
“The Kings are currently 12th in the West with a 13-15 record.”
“San Antonio is a sleeping giant in the trade market because Victor Wembanyama seems like a player who a young, established star will want to play with. It also helps that the Spurs have 12 first-round draft picks between 2025 and 2031 that can be used to build a trade package around.”
Entering Saturday, Fox was averaging 26.2 points and 6.1 assists per game.
Fox turned 27 on Friday.
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