Fantasy basketball - De'Aaron Fox, Zach LaVine trade analysis - ESPN
The NBA trade market has gone from zero to 100 real quick. While the dust is still settling on the massive Luka Doncic/Anthony Davis deal, we already have our next major blockbuster. De'Aaron Fox has been traded to the Spurs in a multiteam deal, with Zach LaVine going to the Kings and the Bulls acquiring several role players. There were plenty of draft considerations in the deal as well, but in this space we'll focus on the fantasy hoops ramifications of the main principals in the deal and their new teams.
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Fox to the Spurs Fox has been rumored to the Spurs for weeks now, but the surprising twist is that the Spurs didn't give up any of their most talented perimeter players in the deal. Fox's arrival moves Chris Paul to the backup point guard slot, with Stephon Castle and Devin Vassell still starting on the wing. Fox played with even more talented scoring wings in Sacramento, so his fantasy outlook doesn't change much.
Fox is a higher-usage point guard than Paul, and more of a volume scorer as opposed to a pure floor general. The threat of Fox's offense may benefit Wembanyama, remains the centerpiece of the Spurs' offense but could face defenses that now have to account for Fox. Castle and Vassell, on the other hand, could lose scoring opportunities with Fox taking up more of the shot share.
Fox is currently 19th in the NBA in fantasy points per game, and he remains a top-20 player in San Antonio. Wembanyama is still in the conversation for the top fantasy hoops prospect in the game. Castle and Vassell remain potential flex starters in fantasy hoops leagues, while forwards Harrison Barnes, Jeremy