Before the season started, De’Aaron Fox and the Sacramento Kings talked about making the playoffs in the rugged Western Conference. Under new head coach Luke Walton, the Kings were expected to be one of the best offensive teams in the league, using Fox's speed as their main weapon.
However, the Kings are just 13-22 on the season. Fox and Marvin Bagley III have missed a bunch of games because of injuries and, as a result, the Kings haven't been able to develop chemistry on the floor and often times look like the same old dysfunctional Kings.
Fox, the franchise player in Sacramento, admits he feels “a little bit” of pressure to turn the Kings' season around, but the lefty says he never plays basketball feeling “nervous,” per Jason Jones of The Athletic:
So to save what’s left of this season, and become a playoff threat, it’ll be up to Fox to get things in the right direction.
That’s a lot of pressure, right?
“I would say there’s a little bit, but I know if I just go out there and play, the chips will fall into place,” Fox said. “You can’t go out there being nervous, because at the end of the day you’re still playing basketball. So I go out there, try to do what I do, get to the basket, try to create shots for others, make shots at a high rate and I think good things come with that.”
Fox has appeared in 17 games for the Kings this season. He's averaging 17.6 points, 3.9 rebounds and 6.9 assists while shooting 46.7 percent from the field, 31.5 percent from beyond the arc and 71.6 percent from the free-throw line.
Fox has missed time this season due to ankle and back issues. The Kings are 4-13 with Fox in the lineup.
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