The 2017 NBA Draft was a turning point for the Kings franchise. Not only did the lottery leave the team with a top-five selection, but Sacramento used that pick on De’Aaron Fox, who has become the best player on the Kings and their cornerstone moving forward.
They also used the 10th pick in a trade to acquire Justin Jackson and Harry Giles, eventually turning Jackson into Harrison Barnes, and Fox, Giles, and Barnes make up one-third of the current Kings rotation.
But Fox is the key moving forward, the Kings player with clearest All-Star potential, and he’s the NBA junior who analysts have their eye on.