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Spurs-Timberwolves trade pitch swaps De'Aaron Fox for $48 million ex-Knicks, Warriors fan-favorite originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
Heading into the NBA Finals, De’Aaron Fox was expected to be an integral part of the San Antonio Spurs’ potential fourth-round series victory vs. the New York Knicks.
After all, Fox had played well for much of the postseason and had all the motivation needed to be the X-factor for the Spurs during the final leg of the 2025-26 campaign.
Unfortunately for San Antonio, Fox dropped the ball in a monumental way, shooting the ball poorly all series long and making what many have already deemed the worst play in NBA Finals injury (attempting a lineup with a one-point lead late in Game 4).
The 28-year-old has already received a majority of the blame for the Spurs’ unsuccessful championship quest, and in CBS Sports’ Sam Quinn's opinion, there’s a scenario where San Antonio sends Fox to the Minnesota Timberwolves for an ex-New York Knicks and Golden State Warriors fan-favorite.
“Minnesota is the standout here by far,” Quinn wrote Sunday. “The Timberwolves have sniffed around almost every big name to hit the trade market in recent years and could use a real point guard to pair with Anthony Edwards.”
“They'd probably like to make a deal involving Julius Randle, DonteDiVincenzo, and their 2033 first-round pick. (Julius) Randle just poses too many of the same problems that Fox does to be a fix, even if he's much bigger.”
DiVincenzo is one of the most valuable role players in the league thanks to his consistent sharpshooting, ability to attack closeouts at the perfect angles, and knack for making the right reads in transition.
The 29-year-old averaged 12.2 points per game on 40.6% field goal shooting and 37.9% from three-point land in 82 regular-season contests. Unfortunately, an Achilles injury ended DiVincenzo’s postseason prematurely, putting his status for the start of the 2026-27 season in jeopardy.
Additionally, DiVincenzo wouldn’t address the Spurs’ notable power-forward need, making Randle the asset San Antonio would likely be more excited to acquire in a potential blockbuster offseason trade.
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