By Jacob Douglas | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2026-08-17 23:26:15
欢迎来到 Pounding the Rock 的 2025-26赛季球员回顾系列！本系列将盘点那些在**圣安东尼奥马刺** 以保障合同结束本赛季、且出场时间较长和/或扮演了关键角色的球员（因此不包括我们今年几乎没怎么见过的双向合同球员、被交易走的球员，以及板凳深处的替补中锋，因为他们既没有存在感，而且现在也都离队了）。
达龙·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox)
2025-26赛季数据：出场72场**、场均31分钟、18.6分、6.2次助攻，** 1.2次抢断，投篮命中率48.6%
合同情况：剩余4年2.217亿美元
年龄：28岁
评定一个等级需要考量哪些因素？经历了82场常规赛和四轮季后赛，有太多值得回味和反思的时刻。用一个总体的评级来概括这一切是一项独特的任务。然而，到目前为止，给大多数马刺球员评定一个字母等级基本上还算轻松。但给福克斯评分就没那么简单了。
福克斯犯下了圣安东尼奥马刺本赛季最著名的失误之一。在总决赛第四场最后几秒被 OG·阿奴诺比 (OG Anunoby) 封盖，这一幕将在很长一段时间内成为他和马刺挥之不去的阴影。在季后赛前两轮表现相当出色之后，脚踝伤势限制了他在西部决赛和总决赛中的发挥。然而，福克斯本赛季入选了全明星，而且如果没有他，马刺根本无法达到本赛季所企及的高度。
福克斯今年有两件事做得极其出色：一是在维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 下场休息时带领球队（对于一支拥有健康状况较为微妙的超级巨星的球队来说，这是一项非常重要的工作）；二是在季后赛局势艰难时稳定军心。在本赛季文班亚马缺席的18场比赛中，福克斯场均可以贡献24.6分、6.2次助攻和4.4个篮板。在一支大多数球员都缺乏经验的阵容中，当斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 和迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper) 等后卫还无法胜任主控角色时，是福克斯让球队保持了竞争力（当福克斯不在阵容中时，卡斯尔面临着严重的失误问题）。
尽管如此，人们还是很难不觉得福克斯本赛季保留了部分实力。圣安东尼奥的进攻虽然高效（进攻效率排在联盟第4），但似乎从未真正达到水乳交融的境地。由于卡斯尔和哈珀缺乏三分射程，福克斯不得不更多地打无球。这意味着福克斯在他最擅长的挡拆进攻中出手机会变少，而不得不大量进行接球投篮，而他的接球三分命中率仅为33.2%。
尽管赛季的收尾令人失望（这几乎可以肯定受到了伤病的影响），但福克斯整季都是马刺表现最好的球员之一。他位是一位沉稳的老将，总能带动队友，并在需要时接管比赛。实际上，这恰恰就是你对首发控卫所期望的那种赛季表现（除了总决赛期间的那些失误）。
因此，给他的评级很纠结，因为本赛季确实存在一些巨大且显而易见的负面因素。但无可否认，我是一个篮球乐观主义者。在赛季后期福克斯每犯下一个错误，我都能想到5个他投进关键球、或在对手打出高潮后稳住局面的时刻。所以他得到了一个及格以上的成绩，但进入2026-27赛季，他无疑将是受到最严密审视的马刺球员之一。
展望未来
福克斯的顶薪提前续约合同将在今年开始生效。随之而来的是对这位老将更加严苛的审视，尤其是考虑到他在总决赛中的表现。自加盟马刺以来，福克斯似乎首次能以完全健康的身体状态迎接新赛季。他的脚踝已经痊愈，也没有听说有其他下肢伤病出现。一个得到充分休息且动力十足的福克斯，在新赛季可能会是一个极其危险的球员。
如果能看到米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 更多地倚重上赛季杀伤力巨大的“福克斯-文班亚马”挡拆，那就太棒了。卡斯尔和哈珀作为无球射手已经有所进步，并且他们都是足够优秀的空切手，能够让在半场防守中漏掉他们的对手付出代价。总的来说，如何安排福克斯和其他三名后卫共同上场，是约翰逊需要解决的问题。这是球队为了提升到新高度而必须琢磨透的进攻战术体系。
实际上，马刺本赛季的人员配置应该会更适合福克斯。由福克斯、德文·瓦塞尔 (Devin Vassell)、朱利安·尚帕尼 (Julian Champagnie)、托拜厄斯·哈里斯 (Tobias Harris) 和文班亚马组成的潜在阵容，在投射、组织和终结能力上会是一个有趣的结合，这将允许福克斯扮演更核心的控球和组织角色。如果卡特·布莱恩特 (Carter Bryant) 的投射能力有所提升，他可能会成为福克斯身边一个有趣的搭档，他可以在侧翼拉开空间，并与这位控卫一起打转换进攻。
我看好福克斯下赛季在赛场上迎来反弹。马刺需要他打出表现来重新证明自己的价值。随着哈珀在身后紧紧追赶，福克斯担任首发控卫的时间似乎正在减少。当马刺需要给卡斯尔和哈珀送上顶薪合同，同时还要兼顾文班亚马和福克斯的合同时，他们将很难维持一支有竞争力的阵容。眼下，人们很容易将福克斯视为该核心阵容中多余的那个人。
但在目前这个时间点，马刺在交易福克斯时实际上能换回什么？会有球队争先恐后地去交易一个刚刚经历了职业生涯最糟糕季后赛系列赛、且即将开始履行一份被许多人贴上“联盟最烂合同之一”标签的28岁控卫吗？马刺需要福克斯打出好表现，这不仅是为了帮助球队今年的战绩，也是为了在未来需要清理空间、围绕文班亚马、哈珀和卡斯尔打造争冠阵容时，让他更容易被交易。
这在下赛季，甚至在下下个休赛期可能还不是问题。但这确实是马刺球迷会思考的事情，甚至可能是福克斯和哈珀在未来争夺出场时间时会考虑的问题。在理想情况下，这会激励福克斯打出符合其身价的表现。而在糟糕的情况下，这会破坏球队的化学反应，迫使球队不得不做出交易。事情会朝哪个方向发展，将是马刺下赛季最大的看点之一。
最佳表现
11月26日客场对阵波特兰开拓者：37分、6个篮板、8次助攻、3次抢断， 罚球12罚12中
最终评级：B+
下一位：维克托·文班亚马
往期回顾
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查看原文：2025-26 Spurs Player Reviews: De’Aaron Fox
2025-26 Spurs Player Reviews: De’Aaron Fox
Welcome to Pounding the Rock’s 2025-26 player reviews! The series will look at the players who finished the season with the San Antonio Spurs on guaranteed contracts and who played consequential minutes and/or a vital role (so no two-way players because we hardly saw them this year, no players who were traded away, and none of the deep bench centers, since they were both irrelevant and are now all gone).
De’Aaron Fox
2025-26 stats: 72 games**, 31 MPG, 18.6 points, 6.2 assists,** 1.2 steals, 48.6 FG%
Contract Status: 4 years, $221.7 million remaining
Age: 28
What goes into a grade? With 82 games and four playoff series, there is so much time to reflect on. Summarizing it all with an overarching grade is a unique task. And yet, so far, it’s been largely easy to assign a letter to most of the Spurs. Grading De’Aaron Fox is not so easy.
Fox made one of San Antonio’s most famous mistakes of the season. Getting blocked by OG Anunoby with seconds left in Game Four of the NBA Finals will haunt him and the Spurs for quite some time. After being pretty good in the first two playoff series, an ankle injury held him back from being as effective in the Western Conference Finals and Finals. And yet, Fox was an All-Star this season, and without him, the Spurs don’t reach the highest highs of their season.
Fox did two things extremely well this year: lift the team when Victor Wembanyama sits (a very important job for a team with a superstar with some delicate health issues), and steady the ship when things got tough in the postseason. Fox averaged 24.6 points, 6.2 assists and 4.4 rebounds in the 18 games Wembanyama missed this season. With a mostly inexperienced roster, Fox kept the team afloat while guards like Stephon Castle and Dylan Harper could not yet handle a primary ball-handler role (Castle had a major turnover problem when Fox was not in the lineup).
Still, it’s hard not to feel like Fox left a bit on the table this season. San Antonio’s offense, while effective (4th in offensive rating), never seemed to click. Fox was left playing off the ball due to Castle and Harper’s lack of three-point shooting. That meant less of Fox running the pick-and-roll where he was most effective, and a lot of him spotting catch-and-shoot threes, where he hit only 33.2% of his deep shots.
Despite the disappointing end to the season (which was almost certainly affected by injury), Fox was one of the Spurs’ best players all season long. He was a steady, veteran performer who lifted his teammates and took over when he needed to. It was actually kind of the exact type of season you’re looking for from your starting point guard (minus the Finals blunders).
So a grade here is tough, because there are large, glaring negatives to take away from this season. But I am, admittedly, a basketball optimist. For every Fox mistake late in the season, I can think of 5 moments where he came up with a clutch basket, or settled the team after a wild run. So he gets a passing grade, but is certainly one of the Spurs with the biggest microscope on him entering the 2026-27 season.
Looking ahead
Fox’s max contract extension kicks in this year. With that comes even more scrutiny for the veteran, especially coming off his NBA Finals performance. For the first time since he’s been a Spur, it seems like Fox will be fully healthy coming into the season. His ankle is healed up, and there has been no word of other lower body injuries cropping up. A fully rested and motivated Fox could be a dangerous player coming into the year.
It would be great to see Mitch Johnson lean into the Fox-Wembanyama pick-and-roll that was so deadly last season. Castle and Harper have improved as off-ball shooters, and are good enough cutters to make defenses pay for losing them in the half-court. Overall, it’s on Johnson to find a way to play Fox and the other three guards. It’s an offensive scheme that the team needs to figure out to ascend to another level.
San Antonio’s personnel actually should fit Fox a bit better this season, too. A potential lineup of Fox, Devin Vassell, Julian Champagnie, Tobias Harris and Wembanyama could be an interesting mix of shooting, playmaking and finishing that would allow Fox to play a more central ball-handling and playmaking role. If Carter Bryant becomes a better shooter, he could be an interesting player next to Fox who could space the floor on the wing and run out in transition with the point guard.
I am bullish on a bounce-back year for Fox next season on the court. San Antonio needs that to recoup his value. With Harper nipping at his heels, Fox’s time as the starting point guard seems to be dwindling. It is going to be very hard for the Spurs to field a competitive team when they need to hand out max contracts to Castle and Harper, alongside Wembanyama and Fox’s contracts. Right now, it’s easy to point to Fox as the odd man out of that core.
But what realistically could the Spurs get in a trade for Fox at this point? Are teams clamoring to acquire a 28-year-old point guard coming off of his worst playoff series, and starting a contract many have labeled one of the worst in the league? San Antonio needs Fox to play well, not only to help the team this year, but to make him moveable down the road once they need to clear space to build a competitor around Wembanyama, Harper, and Castle.
That is likely not a problem for this season, or maybe even next offseason. But it is something that will be on Spurs fans’ minds, and maybe even Fox and Harper’s as they compete for playing time moving forward. In an ideal world, that drives Fox to play to the level of his contract. In a world where things go wrong for the Spurs, it kills chemistry and a move needs to be made. Which direction things start to go is going to be one of the biggest storylines for the Spurs next season.
Top Performance
Nov. 26 at Portland Trail Blazers: 37 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals, 12-12 FTs
Final Grade: B+
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