Fox named Western Conference Player of the Week for historic stretch originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
The NBA recognized Kings star De’Aaron Fox because of his incredible scoring stretch.
The 26-year-old guard was named Western Conference Player of the Week for Sacramento’s 2-2 stretch between Nov. 11-17. It is Fox’s sixth time winning the honor, breaking his tie with DeMarcus Cousins (five) for the second most in Kings history behind Chris Webber’s seven
Sacramento Kings guard De’Aaron Fox and Orlando Magic forward Franz Wagner were named the NBA Western and Eastern Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for Week 4 of the 2024-25 season (Nov. 11-17). pic.twitter.com/LIkrlSth9Q
– NBA Connections (@NBAPR) November 18, 2024
In the four-game span, Fox averaged 40.5 points and made 57.1 percent of 3-point shots and 57.4 percent of field goal attempts – he shot the ball 101 times. Fox also averaged 7.3 assists, 4.5 rebounds and 2.0 steals.
Fox posted 24 points, three assists and six rebounds in a loss against the San Antonio Spurs and 29 points, 10 assists and six rebounds in a win over the Phoenix Suns. But Fox had the nod in the bag after scoring a team-record, career-high 60 points with seven assists, three rebounds and three steals in the Kings’ loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday and 49 points, nine assists, three rebounds and two steals in the win over the Utah Jazz on Saturday.
“I’m just trying to stay in constant attack mode,” Fox told Morgan Ragan and Deuce Mason Sunday of NBC Sports California on “Kings Postgame Live” on Friday. “I’m just trying to be able to get down. … I mean, for me, I want to be in the best shape of my life, and I feel like I’m getting there. A lot of the time, the edge looks like an ocean.
“My teammates, they look to me to create. … My teammates look to me to do a little more. I try to keep it very, very simple; if we are in pick-and-roll [or] if get a mismatch somewhere, go down [and] finish if I can’t finish, spray the ball.”
It was a sacrament without a sixth man guard Malik Monk and oversees All-Stars Domantas Sabonis (backwards) and DeMar DeRozan (back), because the former is questionable for Monday’s game against the Atlanta Hawks and the latter out.
Even with more defensive attention on him, Fox answered the call.
Fox is the first Kings player to score 100-plus points in a two-game span as Cousins scored 104 in 2016. Fox was also the first player in the entire league to score at least 109 since Kobe Bryant scored 110 in 2007. Fox, an eight-year NBA veteran, is only the third player in history to accomplish the feat besides Bryant and Wilt. Chamberlain
As might be expected, Fox led all players in most offensive categories – total points (162), field goals made (58) and free throws made (34). The inaugural winner of the NBA’s Clutch Player of the Year Award led the league with seven clutch field goals and 21 clutch points last week.
Fox is currently averaging career highs in points (28.9), rebounds (5.0), free throws (6.8), free throw percentage (84.2) and effective field goal percentage (56.1). Last week helped boost his numbers across the board.
“Yeah, he’s hitting his best,” Kings coach Mike Brown told reporters about Fox after Sunday’s win. “He understands what winning is all about and he understands what we need from him.”
The Kings are an average 8-6 through 14 games. Without Fox, however, Sacramento would be much worse, making it unsurprising that Fox is the West Player of the Week.
