Fox produced 22 points (8-18 FG, 1-6 3Pt, 5-7 FT), five rebounds and five assists in 36 minutes during Friday's 115-106 loss to the Trail Blazers.
The 26-year-old point guard put the finishing touches on a strong November that saw him score more than 20 points in 15 of 16 games, averaging 29.3 points, 5.3 assists, 5.1 boards, 2.2 threes and 1.6 steals on the month while shooting 50.6 percent from the floor. Fox has averaged more than 20 points a game in each of the five previous seasons, but the addition of DeMar DeRozan (back) to the Kings' lineup has created some extra space for him -- Fox's 27.7 PPG so far in 2024-25 would be a career high.
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Kings' De'Aaron Fox: Bounces back in near triple-double
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Fox accumulated 26 points (10-22 FG, 3-8 3Pt, 3-5 FT), eight rebounds, eight assists and two steals over 38 minutes during Wednesday's 115-104 victory over the Timberwolves.
After scoring a season-low 14 points in Monday's loss to the Thunder, Fox wasted little time getting right back on track by flirting with a triple-double in Wednesday's win over Minnesota. Since the calendar flipped to November, Fox is averaging an outstanding 29.7 points, 5.3 assists, 5.1 rebounds, 1.7 steals and 2.3 three-pointers in 38.3 minutes per game across 10 outings. The 26-year-old star guard is taking on more responsibility on offense in the void of star wing DeMar DeRozan (back), and Fox should continue returning enhanced value if that absence extends into Friday's matchup in Portland.
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Kings' De'Aaron Fox: Crashes down to Earth
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Fox logged 14 points (5-14 FG, 1-5 3Pt, 3-4 FT), three rebounds, five assists and one steal across 40 minutes during Monday's 130-109 loss to Oklahoma City.
Fox finally saw his impressive scoring streak end Monday, posting a season-low scoring mark and needing 14 field-goal attempts to score 14 points. Despite this subpar outing, which was bound to happen given his recent numbers, Fox remains one of the most productive point guards in the Western Conference. He's averaging 31.6 points per game over his last 10 games, a span in which he's also putting up 6.1 dimes per contest while shooting 53.5 percent from the floor.
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Kings' De'Aaron Fox: Scores 31 points Sunday
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Fox provided 31 points (10-16 FG, 3-4 3Pt, 8-12 FT), one rebound, five assists and two steals in 38 minutes during Sunday's 108-103 loss to the Nets.
Fox was efficient as a scorer and eclipsed the 31-point mark for the third time over his last five outings. Furthermore, the star floor general has scored at least 28 points in six straight contests. He's been one of the most productive guards in The Association regardless of the format over the last two weeks, and fantasy managers are certainly reaping the benefits of his production. Fox is averaging a career-high 28.9 points per game through 17 appearances this season.
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Kings' De'Aaron Fox: Drops game-high 29 in loss
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Fox accumulated 29 points (10-20 FG, 1-7 3Pt, 8-10 FT), seven rebounds, seven assists and one steal across 43 minutes during Friday's 104-88 loss to the Clippers.
The 26-year-old point guard continues his torrid November pace. Fox has scored better than 20 points in every game this month, averaging 31.3 points, 5.3 boards, 5.2 assists, 2.3 threes and 1.8 steals through 12 contests while shooting 51.7 percent from the floor.
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Kings' De'Aaron Fox: Keeps rolling in victory
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Fox had 49 points (16-30 FG, 3-4 3Pt, 14-19 FT), nine assists, three rebounds and two steals across 36 minutes during Saturday's 121-117 victory over Utah.
Fox kept humming on all cylinders following his stellar 60-point showing against the Timberwolves. He's taken a whopping 65 shot attempts over the past two games and has been given license to turn it loose in the offense, which has been slightly short-handed amid DeMar DeRozan's (back) two-game absence, which was compounded Saturday by Domantas Sabonis (back) also sitting out. DeRozan's offensive output has taken the pressure off Fox and Sabonis to ball out every night, and the significant increase from Fox is partly due to the missing production at the wing, as well down low Saturday. Fox's numbers will flatten out once DeRozan returns, but he's currently on an amazing run that could persist as long as at least one of his two star teammates is out.
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Kings' De'Aaron Fox: Explodes for 60 points Friday
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Fox recorded 60 points (22-35 FG, 6-10 3Pt, 10-11 FT), seven assists, three rebounds, three steals and one block over 44 minutes in Friday's 130-126 overtime loss to the Timberwolves.
Fox broke the Kings' franchise record for most points in a single game Friday that was previously established by Jack Twyman (59) in the 1959-60 regular season. Fox made clutch basket after clutch basket, and he scored 33 of his 60 points in the second half, helping the Kings force overtime after being down by as many as 20 points. He's now averaging 27.3 points on 50.6 percent shooting, 5.3 assists, 5.2 rebounds and 1.8 steals over 37.5 minutes per game to start the 2024-25 regular season. Fox and the Kings will look to get back in the win column Saturday against the Jazz.
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Kings' De'Aaron Fox: Dominant double-double in win
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Fox registered 29 points (11-17 FG, 1-2 3Pt, 6-8 FT), six rebounds, 10 assists, one block and two steals in 32 minutes during Wednesday's 127-104 win over the Suns.
Fox started out hot with four converted field goals before finally missing his first shot in the second quarter, helping Sacramento seal the deal against the short-handed Suns. The Kings also beat the Suns last Sunday, where Fox also recorded a double-double with 11 rebounds.
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Kings' De'Aaron Fox: Leads team with 24 points
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Fox had 24 points (9-19 FG, 2-5 3Pt, 4-4 FT), six rebounds, three assists and one steal over 36 minutes during Monday's 116-96 loss to the Spurs.
Fox has scored 20 or more points in nine of 11 games this season. While he's converting 47.3 percent of his shots, his three-point conversion rate of 28.2 percent leaves a bit to be desired. He's also underperforming with an average of 4.7 assists.
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Kings' De'Aaron Fox: Strikes for 31 in loss
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Fox closed with 31 points (12-20 FG, 2-5 3Pt, 5-6 FT), three rebounds and one steal across 38 minutes during Friday's 107-98 loss to the Clippers.
The 26-year-old guard tied his season high in scoring while draining multiple threes for the sixth time in nine contests to begin the campaign. Fox has seen his shot volume decline slightly as the Kings work DeMar DeRozan into the offense, but he's still averaging 24.6 points, 4.6 boards, 4.6 assists, 2.0 threes and 1.9 steals a game.
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Kings' De'Aaron Fox: Dazzles in win over Miami
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Fox closed Monday's 111-110 win over the Heat with 28 points (11-21 FG, 3-6 3Pt, 3-4 FT), six rebounds and five assists across 37 minutes.
Fox is believed to be playing through a minor pinky injury, but the ailment hasn't bothered the star floor general thus far. Even though Fox opened the 2024-25 season with a subpar (for his standards) showing, he's been his usual dominant self overall, surpassing the 20-point mark in all but one of his last seven contests while averaging 25.7 points, 5.8 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game in that span.
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Kings' De'Aaron Fox: Playing through left pinky injury
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Fox told reporters after Saturday's 131-128 overtime loss to the Raptors that he is playing through a ligament injury in his left pinky finger, Chris Biderman of The Sacramento Bee reports.
Fox dislocated his left pinky finger during training camp, but he was able to play through the issue after X-rays came back negative. Despite the injury occurring on his dominant hand, it hasn't caused a major drop off in Fox's efficiency from the field, as he's shooting 47.7 percent from the field through the first six games of the regular season. However, he did go 0-for-11 from three-point range during Saturday's overtime loss and finished with 24 points, six rebounds, one assist and five steals over 43 minutes.
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Kings' De'Aaron Fox: Scores season-high 31 points
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Fox closed Friday's 123-115 win over the Hawks with 31 points (11-16 FG, 4-6 3Pt, 5-6 FT), seven rebounds, three assists and four steals in 37 minutes.
Fox delivered a season-high scoring mark in this contest and also posted his best shooting line of the campaign, missing just five of his 16 attempts from the field. The star floor general is having an excellent season while sharing the court with two other high-usage players in Domantas Sabonis and DeMar DeRozan. His scoring numbers have experienced a slight decrease, which isn't surprising following the offseason addition of DeRozan, but his assists are up. Through five games, Fox is putting up 23.4 points, 5.0 rebounds and 6.6 assists per game.
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Kings' De'Aaron Fox: Improved shooting display
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Fox had 19 points (8-15 FG, 1-2 3Pt, 2-2 FT), five rebounds, six assists and one steal across 31 minutes during Tuesday's 113-96 win over the Jazz.
Fresh off surpassing the 10,000-point mark for his career in the 111-98 win over the Trail Blazers on Monday, Fox delivered another solid showing in the second half of a back-to-back set. Even though he couldn't reach the 20-point plateau for a third straight game, at least he showed more efficiency with his shooting, and this was the first time he made more than 50 percent of his field goals. Through four outings in 2024-25, Fox is averaging 21.5 points, 7.5 assists and 4.5 rebounds per game while shooting 46.4 percent from the field and a meager 29.2 percent from beyond the arc.
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Kings' De'Aaron Fox: Game-high 24 points in victory
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Fox accumulated 24 points (9-20 FG, 2-8 3Pt, 4-4 FT), six rebounds, three assists and two steals in 35 minutes during Monday's 111-98 win over Portland.
Fox tallied a game-high 24 points while racking up two steals for the second consecutive matchup. However, the All-Star struggled from three-point range, and he is currently shooting 6-for-22 from beyond the arc on the season. Over three regular-season outings, the 26-year-old has averaged 22.3 points, 8.0 assists, 4.3 rebounds and 1.7 steals across 37.7 minutes per game.
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Kings' De'Aaron Fox: Records double-double in loss
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Fox registered 28 points (9-20 FG, 3-10 3Pt, 7-8 FT), five rebounds, 10 assists and two steals across 41 minutes during Saturday's 131-127 loss to the Lakers.
Fox notched another excellent assist total, but his shot volume kicked in during the narrow loss. He nearly doubled the point total from his first game (15), delivering a result we'll see countless times during the season. The addition of DeMar DeRozan gives Fox another excellent assist source to pad his totals.
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Kings' De'Aaron Fox: Good to go for opener
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Fox (rest) is absent from the injury report for Thursday's game against the Timberwolves.
Sacramento rested Fox in its preseason finale and, as expected, the point guard will be active to start the regular season. Fox averaged 26.6 points, 5.6 assists, 4.6 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game last season, but it's unclear how the acquisition of DeMar DeRozan will impact Fox's usage rate.
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Kings' De'Aaron Fox: Inactive Thursday
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Fox won't play in Thursday's preseason game against the Clippers for rest purposes, Sean Cunningham of Fox 40 Sacramento reports.
The Kings will sit Fox for the preseason finale to ensure he begins the regular season fully rested. Malik Monk (hand) is also out Thursday, so it'll be up to Jordan McLaughlin, Keon Ellis and Colby Jones to eat up minutes in the backcourt.
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Kings' De'Aaron Fox: Struggles beyond arc in loss
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Fox compiled 22 points (9-22 FG, 2-9 3Pt, 2-3 FT), seven rebounds, five assists and a steal across 36 minutes in Tuesday's 117-114 loss to the Jazz.
Fox logged a full complement of minutes Tuesday evening, and it appears that the arrival of DeMar DeRozan will have little effect on the point guard's bottom line. DeRozan is a great addition, but Coach Mike Brown still intends to keep Fox and Domantas Sabonis as the cornerstones of the offense. Although Fox declined a $165 million contract extension in the offseason, the move is intended to give him a better bargaining position next year.
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Kings' De'Aaron Fox: Logs 28 minutes Sunday
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Fox recorded 11 points (5-11 FG, 1-5 3Pt), seven rebounds, three assists and three steals across 28 minutes in Sunday's 108-85 preseason loss to the Trail Blazers.
The Kings played their projected starters between 28 and 30 minutes, and even though Sacramento looked overmatched at times, there shouldn't be any notable changes in the rotation, let alone the starting unit before the regular-season opener against the Timberwolves on Oct. 24. Fox had one of the best years of his career in 2023-24, averaging career-high marks in several categories including points (26.6), rebounds (4.6) and steals (2.0) per game.
