It's a good time to be really good at basketball, and De'Aaron Fox is really good at basketball. Through that lens, it's no surprise that he just signed a four-year, $229 million extension with the Spurs . That locks him up through 2030, when he'll be 32 years old, at which point he will have racked up $416 million in career earnings.

That's more than Chris Paul , one of the greatest point guards ever. Fox has made one All-Star team and never been past the first round of the playoffs. Like I said, it's a good time to be really good at basketball.

Let's look at the Fox deal through three lenses.

1. Is this an overpay?

In a vacuum, probably. But the Spurs are uniquely positioned to manage one inflated contract and within the context of their timeline, which we'll get to in a minute

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