Ozymandias
All-Star
One more thing, you're gonna notice very quickly that he's gonna make everyone better around him...
Wait til you see him full-court press too.
Wait til you see him full-court press too.
Welcome De'Aaron Fox!!
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This young man is a class A person as well as a player who will grow to become all star level. Be patient and let the speed thrill you. I saw him in Rupp and it's like some hyper gear when he explodes.
Like Bill Simmons, I am disappointed the Kings didn't take his friend Malik Monk @10 and trading for Giles etc.
Picture Monk and Buddy raining 3's, Fox breaking down defenses for lobs to WCS or Skal. Hopefully Giles remains healthy. Best wishes.
Like Bill Simmons, I am disappointed the Kings didn't take his friend Malik Monk @10 and trading for Giles etc.
Picture Monk and Buddy raining 3's, Fox breaking down defenses for lobs to WCS or Skal. Hopefully Giles remains healthy. Best wishes.
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
You can't play Monk and Buddy together lest you intend for the other team to score every time they touch the ball
Ozymandias
All-Star
For those who don't know the De'Aaron Fox - Seth Barnett story, here's a link. Be sure to check this out, you'll be glad you did, you'll see the type of winner the Kings just got..
http://www.kentucky.com/sports/college/kentucky-sports/uk-recruiting/article42621393.html
steelevt
All-Star
Someone should post that on his fb or tweet that to him. Show him the love we had for him before we drafted him.
jcwkings
All-Star
The Cousins trade in essence netted us Hield, Fox(would not have kept pick if Cousins stays all season), Jackson, Giles, Mason.
EIM86
Starter
Ooo
This forum hella died after the Cousins trade
Sac.Kings
All-Star
If you build it, they will come!Ooo
This forum hella died after the Cousins trade
datamanwes
G-League
Welcome Mr. Fox, You are a great point guard, great person and a great leader. Welcome to Sacramento. I have been waiting for someone just like you at PG for a very long time.
REP
Prospect
We might be getting another Westbrook player here. He's already the fastest or one of the fastest player in the league. If he can put on weight and getting stronger in a couple years, watch out! His shooting will come because he shoots like Mike Conley. People compare him to Wall, but I see him as more like Westbrook.
ParniValjak
All-Star
Fox will be his own player. His speed with the ball is elite but I don't think he will ever be as physically imposing as Westbrook.
Fox has a wiry frame that will never fill into the stocky frame that Westbrook has which is fine. His body shape is more likely to resemble Rondo that Westbrook. Fox is athletic but not as "bouncy" as Westbrook (Smith Jr. is similarly bouncy like Westbrook).
Fox needs to be his own player. He is very quick. He needs to get stronger so that he can hold his ground when driving into traffic. He obviously also need to keep working on that jumper. I think his "vision" could do with a bit of work but all of these things are fixable and given his reported work ethic, I think there is a good chance he improves in all those areas. Fox will be himself which is still pretty darn good.
ockingsfan
Starter
Wow, that was a very touching story. De'Arron is really a class act and a really fine young man.
Listening to him speak, you can see he has a genuinely good heart. He seems to be respectful and appreciate where he is at and seems like a very hard worker.
Looking at what he did in the last 1 1/2 months of the season, during crunch time, you can tell he is a leader.
I think Vlade was looking for the Leader for this young Kings team going into this draft, and I think he found a very good one in De'Aaron!
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ParniValjak
All-Star
I also see more Conley than Wall. The only things Fox has comparable to Wall is the speed and that they both went to Kentucky.
I am hoping that he ends up better than Conley though, in that Fox becomes a true franchise level player that regularly makes the A ll-NBA teams. Would make the life a whole lot easier for the Kings during this rebuild process.
King Baller
All-Star
Great mid-range game and sweet floater. Shoots the free throw at a nice percentage. I have to believe the jumper will come around and start to fall. But when all else fails, get Buddy a shot
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
Physically he's completely different from Conley though. Three inches taller with a correspondingly longer standing reach. Conley had a higher vertical than he did while also being five pounds heavier than him and started off as a fast point guard but has largely lost that over the years and injuries.
ParniValjak
All-Star
I was referring more to the style. Physically, his body shape reminds me of Rondo (though Rajon might have a longer arms). He is that wiry frame that will never actually stack on a lot of muscle. I think he will always be wiry but still have strength.
Ramen.
Vladizzle
Bench
lol just seeing this now. Love how hard everyone was cheering that the Suns didn't take him.
Fox is a really exciting pick. He seems like the right kind of competitor and IQ to make it in some extent in the NBA. I hate watching lefties sometimes but that's my own problem! I don't like to compare to other players much, but definitely see the Conley + Wall mix.
The most important thing for young guys to me is defense a lot of times. If they are tenacious defenders, they're automatically an asset.
