In his fourth season in the Association, De'Aaron Fox is playing the best basketball of his career.
"Fox has grown from fifth overall pick in 2017 to credible All-Star snub," writes FiveThirtyEight.
"Key to Fox’s rise has been his knack for timely buckets. Though he stands just 6-foot-3 and weighs under 200 pounds, he has cast a tall shadow during late-game situations this season, enough to rank sixth across the league with 64 clutch-time points, per NBA Advanced Stats."
Fox is coming off a win over the Los Angeles Lakers, totaling 23 points and eight assists in the 123-120 victory.
"Key to Fox’s point has been the efficacy of Sacramento’s best five-man lineup, which is rounded out by Tyrese Haliburton, Harrison Barnes, Richaun Holmes and Buddy Hield.
"Overall, the Kings rank just 28th in net rating this season (-5.8, per NBA Advanced Stats), but that number hikes to +16.3 when those five share the court — and when Fox is sitting, the other four players combine for a net rating of only -22.0."
In addition to his career best 22.8 points per game this season, Fox's 7.4 assists and 34.1 minutes per game are also career-high marks.