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De'Aaron Fox★

San Antonio Spurs · #4 · Plus starter
PG6'3"185 lbage 289 yrs expKentuckyHouston, TX
2nd best of 15 on SASworth +5.3 wins to the rotation
OFF81DEF77
Elite interior finisher & playmaker
SAS
San Antonio Spurs
Western · Southwest · proj. 48-34 (▲+2.2)
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All-NBA2× All-StarClutch Player of the Year

An All-Star lead guard who pairs blistering speed with elite vision — 6.2 assists a night and a top-tier playmaking grade — though his scoring dipped to 18.6 on this share-the-ball Spurs roster. The jumper remains the swing skill: just 33% from three keeps defenses sagging off, but his downhill pressure and improved on-ball defense make him a real two-way fit alongside Wembanyama.

18.6
PPG
3.8
RPG
6.2
APG
1.2
SPG
0.3
BPG
GP 72MPG 31FG% 48.63P% 33.2FT% 76TS% 57.8USG% 24.9PER 17.6BPM +2.2VORP 2.4EPM +3.0
2025-26 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2025-26 form
Inside finishing92
Playmaking89
Scoring86
Perimeter defense84
Rebounding71
Rim protection71
Shooting64

Skill ratings are 2025-26 per-game and advanced stats (Basketball-Reference) ranked 0–99 within position (guards vs guards, bigs vs bigs). Overall is anchored to EPM impact on a non-linear curve, nudged by these skills; Offense and Defense come from box plus-minus. A player who missed the latest season is shown from his most recent one.

Career

2017-18 to 2025-26 · 9 seasons
21.1
PPG
3.9
RPG
6.1
APG
603
GAMES
Points 12,735Win Shares 40.3Starts 589Best season 2022-23 · 25.0 ppg
Games played, last three seasons85%

Regular season, 2003-04 onward (Basketball-Reference). Averages are weighted by games played; honours count awards won, not finishes. “Current players” means the 802 who played in the last three seasons.

Trajectory

2023-24 → 2025-26 · age 26 → 28
▼Declining

De'Aaron, at 28, is trending downward — 7.1 → 5.6 wins of value over the window.

Age curve▬ On curve
Developing about on schedule for his age.
2026-27 forecast▲ 7.0 wins (+1.4)
Starts from his player rating, which is higher than last season's total. Age takes about 0.1 wins off at 29. Range 4.6–9.5 wins.
Production (BPM)+2.7 → +2.2-0.526-27 forecast +1.7
His production has held roughly steady.
2023-24: +2.7 · 74 games2024-25: +0.4 · 62 games2025-26: +2.2 · 72 games2026-27: +1.7 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Value to team (wins)7.1 → 5.6-1.526-27 forecast 7.0
His win contribution is trending down.
2023-24: 7.1 · 74 games2024-25: 3.6 · 62 games2025-26: 5.6 · 72 games2026-27: 7.0 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $38.3M vs $49.8M salary−$11.5M
He is paid more than his play is projected to be worth.
$49.8M salary2023-24: $39.1M · 74 games2024-25: $8.5M · 62 games2025-26: $22.8M · 72 games2026-27: $38.3M (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Current deal: $49,800,000 cap hit · through '30. On the contract row the flat dashed line is this salary, so the gap to the 2026-27 forecast is the surplus.

Seasons from Basketball-Reference (2023-24 → 2025-26). Production is box plus-minus, a per-possession measure. Value is VORP-based wins, so it also counts games played. Contract value is what each season’s play would fetch on the open market. The dotted 2026-27 point is a forecast: his established level, a year older, assuming a normal season.

Contract

2026-27
$49,800,000Guaranteed
22% of the club’s payroll · 2nd of 14 priced deals
Runs through4 seasons
Est. market value$38,340,000 /yr
Surplus−$11,460,000
ABOVE VALUEpaid above his on-court value

Market value is an estimate, not a reported figure: what his play is forecast to fetch on the open market in 2026-27 — his current rating, a year older. Cap thresholds are projected for 2026-27 until the league sets them.

Plays like

same position

Nearest skill profiles across the seven rating axes — who he plays like, not who is as good. The rating beside each name answers that second question.