MEMPHIS -- The buzz surrounding San Antonio's trade for point guard De'Aaron Fox cut through the grogginess and morning chill Monday at the team's shootaround.
As Spurs star center Victor Wembanyama heaved one-legged 3-pointers from the wing, general manager Brian Wright found a seat courtside. Under the basket, acting Spurs head coach Mitch Johnson sat with Harrison Barnes to pick his brain about Fox, who was his teammate for six seasons in Sacramento.
"Even when there's so much talk about Victor, the timeline, winning and development and this evolution that we've all gone through, sometimes this league dictates the capacity or opportunity at which you can do that in the big picture," Johnson said.