Overview
- San Antonio beat New Orleans 126-119, with Victor Wembanyama posting 18 points and 18 rebounds and Trey Murphy III scoring 41 for the Pelicans.
- Fox missed the preseason and the first eight regular-season games with a right hamstring injury and was held out Friday before playing the second night of the back-to-back.
- He and Wembanyama had shared the floor for only five games and roughly 120 minutes last season, so this stretch begins a fuller evaluation of their partnership.
- Rookie Dylan Harper is sidelined for multiple weeks with a left calf strain, and Stephon Castle logged 14 points and 14 assists running the offense in the win.
- Acquired last season and signed to a four-year deal worth about $229 million, Fox averaged 19.7 points and 6.8 assists in 17 games for the Spurs before finger surgery ended his year.