The Spurs made some big moves at the 2025 NBA trade deadline, but they made a mistake by not addressing this area of need

Even though it's 16 months away, summer 2026 was the dominant factor in this week's surge of deadline dealing.

Playing alongside his new teammate for the first time of the season, Victor Wembanyama could't help but enjoy what De'Aaron Fox brought to a young Spurs roster.

The story, as Buford tells it, goes like this: Claudio Crippa, an international scout for the Spurs, proposed going to see a youth game before checking out Doumbouya. Buford saw Wembanyama play for the first time that day. And the seeds for the Spurs’ new master plan were immediately planted.

Victor Wembanyama is now in his second season with the San Antonio Spurs, but there are still aspects of the NBA that he hasn’t fully come to terms with. The French center recently shared a candid and critical perspective on the league's trade system.

De'Aaron Fox scores 24 points in his first game for San Antonio, leading the Spurs to a 126-125 victory over the Atlanta Hawks.

San Antonio Spurs second-year standout Victor Wembanyama is the most dominant shot-blocker in the NBA, and he tends to sometimes make it look easy.