![]() You can call it intangibles or you can try to quantify it as leadership. Notably mature for a 21-year-old, he instills a sense of togetherness, even joy, while playing the game with purpose.įox has it, that something special that’s impossible to quantify but you know it when you see it. There’s a spirit about Fox that reveals itself in every fast break dunk and end-to-end dash. He has enough upside to become an All-Star in due time, and maybe even more down the line. He’s averaging 17-and-7, playing in a fast-paced system designed specifically for him to excel, and it’s brought the Kings to the home stretch of a playoff chase that was beyond anyone’s wildest expectation. Safe to say, Fox understands how to use his speed now and it’s been a wrap for anyone trying to stop him. “When he views it as a weapon, it’s a wrap.” ![]() He was the third point guard chosen after Markelle Fultz and Lonzo Ball, their scoring and playmaking being obvious points of reference. 17: The improved but not new Blake Griffinįrom the archives (2017): The Giannis Antetokounmpo dream becomes reality 24: The NBA’s realest drama remains on the courtįeb. March 3: Damian Lillard talks fatherhood, the Blazers, and perspectiveįeb. March 10: The case for James Harden as the NBA’s MVP March 17: De’Aaron Fox is fast and moving in the right direction March 24: The Nuggets are the NBA’s anachronistic contender March 31: The Pacers lost their star and found a “unified spirit” Every Sunday morning, grab a cup of coffee, sit back, and take a look back at the week that was in the NBA. Paul Flannery’s signature Sunday Shootaround column has returned.
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