By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2025-11-28 14:47:49
2025年11月26日，周三，于俄勒冈州波特兰市。在一场阿联酋航空NBA杯篮球赛的上半场，圣安东尼奥马刺队后卫福克斯（4号）正迎着波特兰开拓者队后卫谢登·夏普 (Shaedon Sharpe)（17号）的防守投出三分。(美联社图片/阿里·格拉迪舍尔 (Ali Gradischer))
丹佛电——凯尔登·约翰逊 (Keldon Johnson) 至今仍能回想起福克斯效力于萨克拉门托时给马刺队带来的种种麻烦。
福克斯不仅是NBA速度最快的球员之一，也是联盟中最具技巧的球员之一，他是一个制造犯规、投进关键球的杀手。
“他是一名很难对付的后卫，”约翰逊说道。
自去年二月从萨克拉门托被交易至马刺以来，在与福克斯并肩作战了26场比赛后，约翰逊对这位新晋全明星队友得出了一个不容置疑的结论。
“让他成为你的队友，感觉要好太多了，”约翰逊说。
在过去一周半的时间里，这一点表现得尤为明显，因为伤病已经严重侵袭了马刺队的首发阵容。
球队头号得分手维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 因左小腿拉伤，预计将在周五于丹佛的比赛中连续第六场缺阵。球队的主要持球手之一斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 则因髋屈肌拉伤，预计将连续第五场比赛作壁上观。
28岁的福克斯在此时挺身而出，成为了马刺的救星。
在周五比赛之前，文班亚马缺阵的五场比赛中，福克斯场均贡献28.6分、6.8次助攻和1.8次抢断，投篮命中率高达50%（92投46中）。
身高6英尺3英寸的福克斯在这些比赛中每场得分都超过了26分，这是他加盟马刺以来最长的连续高分纪录。
“这就是福克斯的实力，”马刺后卫德文·瓦塞尔 (Devin Vassell) 说。“我多年来一直看他这样打球。现在能成为其中的一员，感觉比赛轻松多了。”
福克斯是马刺在文班亚马缺阵的情况下，能够在前五场比赛中赢下四场的关键原因。
他抵达丹佛时，正值生涯马刺最佳表现之后——周三在波特兰，他上演了一场豪取37分的杰作，率领马刺以115-102取胜。
2025年11月20日，周四，圣安东尼奥霜冻银行中心。在马刺以135-126战胜亚特兰大老鹰队后，当队友凯尔登·约翰逊接受记者采访时，马刺后卫福克斯轻拍着他的头顶。
对阵开拓者队的比赛中，福克斯开局慢热，第一节四次出手全部偏出。
他最终找回了投篮手感，并频频站上罚球线——12次罚球全部命中——最终创下了他身披马刺战袍的单场得分新高。他此前的最高纪录是32分，是在去年三月对阵达拉斯时创下的，那也是福克斯因小指手术而赛季报销前的最后一场比赛。
在第四节，福克斯独得14分，帮助马刺队成功压制了开拓者队。
“无论我投篮是否命中，球队都希望我打得更具侵略性，”福克斯说道，他在波特兰的比赛中还贡献了8次助攻、6个篮板和3次抢断。“保持侵略性，突入禁区，看到球投进篮筐——这些都能为我打开局面。”
福克斯本不应在圣安东尼奥上演“个人秀”。
马刺最初交易来福克斯——并随后为他奉上了队史最大合同——是希望看到他与文班亚马、卡斯尔以及前途光明的菜鸟后卫迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper) 联袂出战。
然而，这四名球员本赛季还从未在同一场比赛中保持健康。
因此，马刺队主教练米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 不得不每晚对阵容进行排列组合，以弥补人员的缺失。
最近，马刺教练组调整了轮换策略，允许福克斯在手感火热时留在场上更长时间。
“我们在轮换模式上做得更好了，当他手感发烫时，我们会让他继续打，然后再把他换下，之后再换上场，”米奇·约翰逊说。“他在带动队友方面做得非常出色，同时也知道何时应该由他持球来领导球队。”
今年八月，福克斯签下了一份为期四年、价值2.29亿美元的队史纪录续约合同，事实证明他无愧于这份合同的挑战。
对此，米奇·约翰逊对福克斯在进攻端的爆发感到欣慰，但并不意外。毕竟，这九个多赛季以来，他在NBA一直都是这么做的。
“他是联盟中最具活力的后卫之一，我们的球员们都很敬重他，”米奇·约翰逊说。“我们渴望球队能恢复健康，但能看到他身穿马刺球衣渐入佳境，也是一件好事。”
对于马刺而言，这当然远胜于看到福克斯身穿其他球队的球衣打出如此表现。
San Antonio Spurs guard De’Aaron Fox (4) carries the ball up the court during the first half of an Emirates NBA Cup basketball game against the Portland Trail Blazers, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Ali Gradischer)
San Antonio Spurs guard De’Aaron Fox (4) kisses one of his children following the Spurs’ 135-126 victory over the Atlanta Hawks at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025.
San Antonio Spurs guard De’Aaron Fox (4) signals to his teammates as he leads a play around Atlanta Hawks guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker (7) at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025.
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Why the Spurs are glad to have their $226-million man: De’Aaron Fox
San Antonio Spurs guard De’Aaron Fox (4) shoots a three point shot over Portland Trail Blazers guard Shaedon Sharpe (17) during the first half of an Emirates NBA Cup basketball game, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Ali Gradischer)
DENVER — Keldon Johnson can still remember the headaches De’Aaron Fox caused for the Spurs when he was in Sacramento.
Not only is Fox one of the NBA’s speediest players, he is also one of the craftiest, a foul-drawing, clutch-shot-making monster.
“He’s a tough guard to handle,” Johnson said.
After playing alongside Fox for 26 games following last February’s trade from Sacramento, Johnson has come to an unassailable conclusion about his newest All-Star teammate.
“It’s a lot better having him on your team,” Johnson said.
That has been especially true over the past week and a half, as injuries have taken a toll on the Spurs’ starting lineup.
Victor Wembanyama, the team’s leading scorer, was set to miss his sixth straight game Friday in Denver while dealing with a left calf strain. Stephon Castle, one of the team’s leading ball-handlers, was slated to miss his fifth consecutive with a hip flexor strain.
The 28-year-old Fox has come to the Spurs’ rescue.
In the five games the Spurs faced without Wembanyama before Friday, Fox averaged 28.6 points, 6.8 assists and 1.8 steals while shooting 50% from the floor (46 of 92).
The 6-foot-3 Fox has topped 26 points in each of those contests, his longest such stretch since joining the Spurs.
“That’s what Fox does,” Spurs guard Devin Vassell said. “I’ve watched it for a lot of years. Now to be a part of it, it makes things a lot easier.”
Fox has been a major reason the Spurs won four of their first five games with Wembanyama shelved.
He arrived in Denver fresh off his best game in a Spurs uniform, a 37-point opus Wednesday in Portland that helped guide the Spurs to a 115-102 victory.
San Antonio Spurs guard De’Aaron Fox pats the top of his teammate Keldon Johnson’s head as Johnson talks to a reporter about the Spurs’ 135-126 victory over the Atlanta Hawks at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025.
Fox started slowly against the Trail Blazers, missing all four of his shot attempts in the first quarter.
He eventually found his shot, and found his way to the foul line — where he made all 12 attempts — and ended with his highest-scoring night in a Spurs uniform. His previous high had been 32, notched against Dallas last March in Fox’s final game before being shut down for pinkie finger surgery.
Fox scored 14 of his points in the fourth quarter as the Spurs held the Blazers at bay.
“The team is looking for me to be aggressive, regardless if I’m making shots or not,” said Fox, who added eight assists, six rebounds and three steals to his ledger in Portland. “Being aggressive, getting into the paint, seeing the ball go in — that all opens things up for me.”
Fox was not meant to be a one-man show in San Antonio.
The Spurs initially traded for Fox — and then handed him the largest contract in Spurs’ history — picturing him playing with Wembanyama, Castle and promising rookie guard Dylan Harper.
Those four players have yet to be healthy for the same game this season.
Instead, Spurs coach Mitch Johnson has been forced to mix and match lineups each night to compensate for a missing piece.
Lately, the Spurs’ coaching staff has adjusted the rotation to allow Fox to stay in the game for longer stretches when he’s heating up.
“We’ve done a better job in the sub patterns to let him run hot when he needs to run hot, then get him out and then get him back in,” Mitch Johnson said. “He does a great job of getting his teammates involved, then knowing when it’s time to lead us with the basketball in his hands.”
Having signed a four-year extension worth a team-record $229 million in August, Fox has proven up to the challenge.
In that, Mitch Johnson has been pleased but not surprised with Fox’s offensive surge. He has only been doing it for nine-plus seasons in the NBA.
“He’s as dynamic as any guard in the league, and our guys look up to him,” Mitch Johnson said. “We’re excited to get our team healthy, but it’s nice just to see him in a Spurs jersey hitting his stride.”
For the Spurs, it certainly beats the alternative of seeing Fox hit his stride in another team’s jersey.
By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News