The Sacramento Kings point guard De’Aaron Fox has become the first professional athlete to sign a deal with Stephen Curry’s Under Armour brand, Curry Brand. While Curry has been with Under Armour since 2013, he launched his own brand under the company in 2020.

“This is definitely a special occasion. … To be able to partner with somebody like D-Fox while we’re still competing, while we’re still battling,” Curry said after the deal was signed. “For me to be sitting next to him, to understand what this opportunity really means and allow him to take it and run with it is a dream come true for me because there’s no better guy than him.”

Fox served as a Nike athlete during the first five years of his career before becoming a shoe-free agent last season. It was during that campaign that Fox’s reputation soared, with the player averaging 25 points, 6.1 assists, and 4.2 rebounds en route to being named as an All-Star. He also won the inaugural NBA Clutch Player of the Year award.

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Sacramento Kings announced on Thursday that they have picked up the fourth-year option on De’Aaron Fox’s rookie contract and third-year option on Marvin Bagley’s rookie deal. The news was confirmed by Kings’ general manager Vlade Divac.

Kings also made the decision not to pick up fourth-year options on Caleb Swanigan and Harry Giles’s contract. While not exercising Swanigan’s option was understandable, given his lack of production, passing on Giles was unexpected.

Despite his struggles with injuries, Giles was coming off an encouraging 2018/19 season in which he averaged 7.0 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 1.5 assists while playing 58 games.

According to sources close to the Kings’ organization, the team still has long term plans for Harry Giles and is focused on his development. Despite this, Sacramento felt that the $4 million option was too much for a player with a long history of serious injuries.

Giles, who was selected 20th overall in the 2017 NBA Draft, missed his entire rookie season due to concerns about his knees, on which he had surgeries while being prep athlete. This year, he missed the summer league and training camp due to a quad contusion and is yet to make an appearance in the regular season due to soreness in his knee.

Both Swanigan and Giles will be unrestricted free agents next summer.

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The Sacramento Kings point guard De’Aaron Fox has become the first professional athlete to sign a deal with Stephen Curry’s Under Armour brand, Curry Brand. While Curry has been with Under Armour since 2013, he launched his own brand under the company in 2020.

“This is definitely a special occasion. … To be able to partner with somebody like D-Fox while we’re still competing, while we’re still battling,” Curry said after the deal was signed. “For me to be sitting next to him, to understand what this opportunity really means and allow him to take it and run with it is a dream come true for me because there’s no better guy than him.”

Fox served as a Nike athlete during the first five years of his career before becoming a shoe-free agent last season. It was during that campaign that Fox’s reputation soared, with the player averaging 25 points, 6.1 assists, and 4.2 rebounds en route to being named as an All-Star. He also won the inaugural NBA Clutch Player of the Year award.

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Sacramento Kings announced on Thursday that they have picked up the fourth-year option on De’Aaron Fox’s rookie contract and third-year option on Marvin Bagley’s rookie deal. The news was confirmed by Kings’ general manager Vlade Divac.

Kings also made the decision not to pick up fourth-year options on Caleb Swanigan and Harry Giles’s contract. While not exercising Swanigan’s option was understandable, given his lack of production, passing on Giles was unexpected.

Despite his struggles with injuries, Giles was coming off an encouraging 2018/19 season in which he averaged 7.0 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 1.5 assists while playing 58 games.

According to sources close to the Kings’ organization, the team still has long term plans for Harry Giles and is focused on his development. Despite this, Sacramento felt that the $4 million option was too much for a player with a long history of serious injuries.

Giles, who was selected 20th overall in the 2017 NBA Draft, missed his entire rookie season due to concerns about his knees, on which he had surgeries while being prep athlete. This year, he missed the summer league and training camp due to a quad contusion and is yet to make an appearance in the regular season due to soreness in his knee.

Both Swanigan and Giles will be unrestricted free agents next summer.

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