Sacramento Kings point guard De'Aaron Fox had quite a season. There was no sophomore slump for the 21-year-old whatsoever, as he firmly established himself as one of the Kings' most important players.

Fox got a bit of advise from former Kings wing Doug Christie — a four-time All-Defensive Team member —  who has told Fox that he needs to develop into the team's floor general.

“You have to be that leader that takes over,” Christie tells Fox, via Allison Ward of NBA.com. “A leader knows what the medicine is for each person on the team.”

This is a pretty inspiring message from Christie here, and it does hold a lot of meaning. He is obviously impressed with how quickly Fox has developed into the player he is today, but Christie also believes that the youngster has what it takes to be the team's undisputed leader moving forward.

In his second year for the Kings, Fox put up 17.3 points (on 45.8 percent shooting), 1.1 three-pointers, 3.8 rebounds, 7.3 assists, 1.6 steals, and 0.6 blocks in 31.4 minutes per ballgame. The former fifth overall pick also missed just one game for his team this season, which speaks volumes of his durability.

Fox was one of the main driving forces that led the Kings to a much better season than most had expected from the team. Sacramento missed out on the playoffs by nine games, but they did finish with a 39-43 record, which is good for ninth overall in a ruthless Western Conference, even bettering the final standings of the Los Angeles Lakers, the Minnesota Timberwolves, and the New Orleans Pelicans.