De’Aaron Fox has gone nuclear.
In the 12 games since the Kings cleared the runway for him at the trade deadline, Fox is averaging 27.9 points per game while shooting 51.8% from the field and 35.7% from three. Fox is playing some of the best basketball of his career.
The culmination of this stretch was Saturday’s 44 point performance against the Dallas Mavericks. Fox was the best player on the court and got whenever he wanted. There wasn’t a player in Dallas blue that had a chance to stay in front of No. 5.
Everyone knows about Fox’s game-breaking speed, but Fox also had it going from three and mid-range, which makes defending his drives even more complicated when defenders can’t sag off of him and force him to shoot.