The San Antonio Spurs started this season on a roll. Seven games into the season, they have started at 5-2. While they have lost two games in a row, they also managed to notch their first 5-0 start in franchise history, a bewildering stat given the franchise’s history.
What makes them even more exciting is that De’Aaron Fox has yet to play a game for them this season. Their prized midseason acquisition missed their first seven games because of a hamstring injury, but it appears he may not be out for much longer.
De’Aaron Fox Might Make His Season Debut Soon
ESPN’s Shams Charania reported that Fox will make his debut for the Spurs tomorrow in their game against the New Orleans Pelicans.
“San Antonio Spurs star De’Aaron Fox plans to make his season debut against the New Orleans Pelicans at home on Saturday, sources tell ESPN,” Charania wrote. “Fox rehabbed from an offseason hamstring injury and ramped up this week for his weekend debut.”
San Antonio Spurs star De’Aaron Fox plans to make his season debut against the New Orleans Pelicans at home on Saturday, sources tell ESPN. Fox rehabbed from an offseason hamstring injury and ramped up this week for his weekend debut. pic.twitter.com/R5VmMpwdfv
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) November 7, 2025
The Spurs have done well without Fox this season so far. It will be interesting to see how they incorporate him, as he is now joining a backcourt with Stephon Castle and Dylan Harper. Many have wondered how those three will mesh together, or, better yet, how they will mesh alongside Victor Wembanyama.
Fox is the most proven of the Spurs’ guards, having made an All-Star team and averaging over 20 points for multiple seasons. His half-season with the Spurs left something to be desired. In 17 games, he averaged 19.7 points, 6.8 assists, 4.3 rebounds, and 1.5 steals while shooting 44.6% from the field and 27.4% from three.
For everything Fox is good at, he’s never really been a good floor-spacer, nor has he proven himself to play too well off the ball. Now he’s playing next to the most talented player he’s ever played with in his career, who will not only be the center of the Spurs’ offense, but will want his teammates to get themselves open both in and outside of the arc.
Fox’s return isn’t a problem for the Spurs yet, and it’s unclear if it ever will be. Even if his fit may be awkward on the team, with someone like Wembanyama around, the Spurs will likely be able to work it out.
The only problem is that if Fox does not work out, the Spurs agreed to a four-year, $229 million contract, so they may have to swallow that whole if his play falters with them.
