Despite being a name that is appearing in numerous trade scenarios, Sacramento Kings veteran guard George Hill still is quite valuable to the development of his current team's young core. This is especially true for rookie guard De'Aaron Fox, who was taken with the No. 5 pick in the 2017 NBA Draft.
According to an article written by Kings beat writer Jason Jones of The Sacramento Bee, Fox says that he enjoys learning new things about other players on the fly from Hill.
“I’ll be watching someone who I grew up watching, and (Hill will) say something, and I’ll be like, ‘Wow, I didn’t notice that,’ ” Fox said.
With the flurry of trade rumors around him, Hill wants to filter out the noise and be the best player that he can be for the Kings.
“If it’s me with my leadership skills, if it’s me on the court, if it’s me in the weight room, or the locker room,” Hill said. “Whatever, just try to do the best I can, stay professional in every situation and have fun doing it. There’s a reason why I’m here. God put me in this situation for a reason that I don’t know. So I’ve got to stay the course, trust the process and keep being a pro about it and figure it out on the fly.”
Hill says he's more than happy to mentor the young guys on Sacramento's roster and considers it a lot of fun.
“That role has been really fun,” Hill said. “I think we’ve got some great young fellas who are willing to learn and soak up things like sponges. For that process of being a leader … and talking to them, and helping them with things that I’ve made mistakes with in my career, for them not to make, that’s been a fun process, so I’m all in for that.”
In 37 games in his first season with the Kings, Hill is currently averaging 10.5 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game in roughly 27.2 minutes of action per contest.
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