De’Aaron Fox has been named the NBA’s Player of the Week for the Western Conference, alongside Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwuakee Bucks for the Eastern Conference.
Over the last seven days, Fox has led the Kings to a 4-0 record, including wins over the Boston Celtics, the Denver Nuggets, and a victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on the second night of a back-to-back, with less than 24 hours between tipoffs. During perhaps the best four-game stretch of his career, De’Aaron has averaged 31 points (4th in the NBA) and 8.8 assists (8th in the NBA), while shooting a scorching 54.7% from the field and 37.9% from beyond the arc on 7.3 attempts per game.
Beyond the basic box score, Fox has stepped up more in late games than any other player in the league over the past week. He led the NBA in fourth quarter scoring at 49 total points, and in clutch scoring at 28 total points, an unsurprising trend as he currently trails only Zach LaVine, LeBron James, and Trae Young in points in the final period this season.
Fox is the first player to win the NBA’s Player of the Week Award since DeMarcus Cousins in the 2017-2018 season, but with the way that Sacramento’s cornerstone has been playing as of late, it certainly won’t be his last award this year.
Boom. Swipa. Next.
You deserve it, Mr. Fox!
Lets Goooooo!!!
Watch, next season’s training camp Fox will come in having worked out all summer:
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Haliburton wears zero, but we know he’s a super hero.
Which hero is he?
I’m going with good ‘ol Spidey…
I don’t know who The Steal would be as a superhero, but I know who Barnes would be:
Hassan Whiteside says yes!
I thought that was actually his nickname already.
how about
“Old man strength”!
this little animation is dope
Well earned!
He is absolutely playing at another level right now!
Congrats, De”Aaron!!!
Also, one minor note, I thought DeMarcus wasn’t on the Kings anymore in 2017-2018 since he got traded in February 2017?
It’s about time!
Yeah Cousins was definitely not on the Kings for the 2017-2018 season.
Looks like the last time Cuz won the award for the Kings was Jan 30, 2017, shortly before the trade. He also won it the following season on Oct 30, 2017, as a member of the Pels.
https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/pow.html
And according to NBA.Com power rankings….Kings moved up to 13!
And tankathon has them at 14!
Not anymore! We’ve moved up to the 7th seed because we hold the tie breaker over the Nuggets!
Bizarro world right now
Hali rookie of the month, Fox player of the week, Buddy becoming well rounded. Next, we’ll be hearing Walton being considered for coach of the year. Seriously, the success the kings are having so far is directly because of Alvin Gentry and the offense he installed.
Wouldn’t it be hilarious if Alvin Gentry won Coach of the Year as an assistant coach?
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It would definitely be hilarious.
Buddy well rounded
just, for the love of GOD, DON’T fire Walton and promote Gentry. That would be a disaster. Gentry is a terrible head coach. His record will validate that.
So, you’re saying that Fox is playing at a level as good as or better than anyone else in the Western Conference?
Seems like that guy would be a shoo-in as an All-Star.
we should coordinate our efforts on twitter to boost Fox’s vote total
I’ve voted twice already! Had to vote for Hali out of principle as well!
Forget $GME, it’s time to get Fox into the All-Star game!
Can I get a “hell yeah”?
HELL YEAH!
Hella yeah!
We’re totally from NorCal!
We are hella from NorCal!
btw, does anyone say “Totally” besides me? I always brace myself for any weird looks after I say it in a place where people probably don’t use “Totally” as a complete statement.
People over 35 totally say it.
Totally!
Kyle Guy?
I go with totes now, because that’s what the youngsters do.
Yeah, one of my younger friends says that.
!!
You made us proud man..
So what you’re saying is, we should swap Buddy for LaVine?????
Looking like Mamba out there in the 4th Qtr. I like to see this DOG nightly. No time to rest. Keep it up. Sixers and Nets are coming up.
https://youtu.be/IG0nKSY6HvY
When Haliburton yells out “Kawhi 9 for 21″…loved that. This might be the first time I really like what I heard from Luke. Good stuff.
We haven’t really heard a lot of praise for Walton or any of the coaches for this recent winning stretch. Unclear how much influence they’re having on the on-court product or what’s going on in the locker room, but whatever the change is it seems to be working.
Keep it going!
Are we in 8th seed? Dubs just lost
STOP THE COUNT
7th seed, Nuggets are about to lose
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
7 seed, as of tonight. Long way to go… could easily end up out OR if the last 7 games are indicative, could end up w home court advantage ð You never know.
I initially said we’re closer to the 7th seed, than the 8th. I’d like to see us move up to around maybe the 6th or 5th seed. I think if we play with that nasty tenacity, we can beat maybe any team in the playoffs.
That includes the LA Fakers and LA Zips. Utah may be a problem if Buddy has to guard Mitchell…or the trash can.
Unlike Buddy last year, I think we want all the smoke. STAMP IT.
GO KINGS…PERIOD.
TKH should allow a post about the rules of STAMP IT, I would like to be educated on that subject
Fox was on The Lowe Post pod today, and it’s worth a listen. At the end he and Lowe talked about how fun it would be if/when the Kings are winning and fans are back at G1C. It’s cool that people around the NBA know we’re like this caged animal of sorts. On the one hand, it’s ridiculous this team has taken this fan base for granted all these year. On the other, who boy this league’s not ready for a good Kings team playing in front of Kings fans that haven’t tasted success since the aughts.
Listened to his interview earlier and I thought it was pretty good. I must say that unlike Demarcus Cousins, I actually like De’Aaron Fox. He’s a really easy guy to root for.
He’s such a good ambassador. I like that this team has multiple players that take pride in representing this organization.
How does this comment get a downvote? 😮
Maybe someone thought you were referencing the AMC Ambassador!
He’s an eloquent, intelligent and nice young man, and very easy to root for.
You can really tell how high his BBIQ is from interviews. Even from last year’s Colin Cowherd interview. Really blew me away.
Definitely. After the Cousins years its refreshing to actually like our team even if they’re mediocre.
Seriously. I will gladly lose my voice every night I attend G1C. LETS GO KINGS!!!
Well deserved!
This team might actually be… Good? They need to sort this out though:
https://www.nba.com/stats/lineups/advanced/?sort=NET_RATING&dir=1&CF=MIN*GE*100&Season=2020-21&SeasonType=Regular%20Season
The starting lineup has a netrtg of +8 in 311 minutes and the closing lineup is +21 in 120 minutes. That is nearly 40% of all minutes played this season that are crazy positive, legit title contender quality really.
WHAT ON EARTH IS HAPPENING IN THOSE OTHER 60%?!?!?
They aren’t running a particularly deep bench – the 6 players that comprise those phenomenally good minutes are still on the floor to some degree in the insanely bad minutes. If they could find a way to minimize the damage that occurs when other lineups are out there this team might actually be going places
Corey Joseph is happening.
CoJo’s NetRtg is indeed horrific (as is GR3’s), but he’s only playing 19 minutes a game with low usage and an acceptable turnover rate. He can’t be killing the bench minutes by himself.
The team as a whole has a -4.5 NetRtg – if they are getting +11.5ish from the starting and closing units combined in 40% of the minutes, those other minutes have a NetRtg of around -15.
The Kings are starting and finishing every game like a championship contender and in between they are playing worse than the Process-Sixers. It’s baffling, especially given that they are only playing 8 or 9-deep on the bench most nights.
I am not sure what baffles you. When you have to rely on Kyle Guy, Metu, GR3, and Cojo, for bench minutes things aren’t going to go well for you. Team lacks quality depth.
GR3, CoJo and Whiteside are, at least in theory, decent bench players. Nobody else is getting meaningful minutes and there are no Popovich style firewagon changes going on – the three main backups are almost always on the floor with at least 2 and usually 3 of the 6 players who are in those incredibly effective lineups.
NetRtg says that GR3 and CoJo have been absolutely terrible but their other numbers don’t really suggest a reason for this. Their FG% isn’t great, but their usage is relatively low and they aren’t turning it over in a noticeable way.
If the problem really is that the bench players can’t get it done – that GR3 and CoJo have completely fallen off the cliff relative to their career performances – I think that makes a case to be big *buyers* for depth at the trade deadline. The main units, in a decent sample size, have been awesome. If they could just stop the bleeding when those top 6 are resting it might lead to good things.
(I really don’t know if I actually endorse this – it sounds completely insane)
Congrats De’Aaron! Well earned. Hoping for an All-star selection next.
Never been excited for this team since about 15 years ago.
Congrats De’Aaron! I apologize for wanting to trade you to Cleveland for Colin Sexton a few weeks back. Please forgive me.
Way to go Mr. Fox!
He’s been fun to watch
What I like is that as good as Fox has been individually (he has!), you can see the team play and team effort. Also a bit more poise and intelligence. Possibly the Burt effect.
I really do think it’s the Burt effect. He just raises the ceiling of everyone on the floor with him.
Yeah, I even started hitting my Nerf free-throws while watching the games at a higher rate!
+1 Vegeta
-1 Kakarot
Unpopular opinion but can we get a post breaking down Walton? We hold him accountable when the team is down in the dumps but not enough when we are playing well. Of course, we don’t know if it’s Gentry or Rex but that shouldn’t stop us from giving him some credit. I’d argue, this recent success Fox is having has a lot to do with the play of H2B2. Maybe Walton is (only) a good players coach when he has tacticians on his staff. But he is the head of that snake, he’d be the one fired if things didn’t work. I know he’s not the fan favorite but for the first time in years, we got abundance of love for this team and how hard they are playing. Let’s send some love coaches way as well. Cost us nothing ð
but it would be true to our Kangz character, if Walton was to get fired right about now, just like Dave and Mike before him.
The coaching staff does deserve more recognition IMO. It’s an interesting, and diverse group. I think it’s pretty apparent that the coaching staff cares about developing these players. When Bagley goes back out on the court to get some post-game shots up, it’s Rico Hines who’s out there with him. Lindsey Harding is always working with Fox in those practice vids the Kings put out. Stacey Augmon and Bobby Jackson have done a good job of transitioning into player development roles after solid playing careers. Mermuys and Gentry have built a competent offense. Rex Kalamian has weathered the storm after a rough start on the defensive end. I’m not really sure what Roy Ranna does, but he seems cool. And Luke has matured as a coach. The knock on Luke is that players seemed to improve once they were traded to a different coach. This season, a lot of guys are having their best season of their careers, and Haliburton is having an elite rookie season as well.
The front office didn’t do the coaching staff a ton of favors in the offseason. I don’t necessarily disagree with their approach in the offseason, but this team has been able to do a lot with a very limited roster. I suspect the coaching staff is lobbying the front office to make some trades to build on their recent success. It’s impossible to know if that’s the right move, but it’s hard to blame them if they do say fuck it let’s win some games.
With Fox, Tyrese, Buddy, Barnes, and Holmes as a core even Steve Kerr could coach this team to a 500+ record!
Giggity.
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