Fox named Western Conference Player of the Week for historic stretch

Fox named Western Conference Player of the Week for historic stretch originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

The NBA recognized Kings star De’Aaron Fox for his incredible scoring stretch.

The 26-year-old guard was named Western Conference Player of the Week for Sacramento’s 2-2 stretch between Nov. 11 and 17. It is Fox’s sixth time earning the honor, breaking his tie with DeMarcus Cousins (five) for the second-most in Kings history behind Chris Webber’s seven.

Sacramento Kings guard De’Aaron Fox and Orlando Magic forward Franz Wagner have been named the NBA Western and Eastern Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for Week 4 of the 2024-25 season (Nov. 11-17). pic.twitter.com/LIkrlSth9Q

— NBA Communications (@NBAPR) November 18, 2024

In the four-game span, Fox averaged 40.5 points and made 57.1 percent of 3-point shots and 57.4 percent of field goal attempts – he shot the ball 101 times. Fox also averaged 7.3 assists, 4.5 rebounds and 2.0 steals.

Fox posted 24 points, three assists and six rebounds in a loss against the San Antonio Spurs and 29 points, 10 assists and six rebounds in a win over the Phoenix Suns. But Fox had the nod in the bag after scoring a team-record, career-high 60 points with seven assists, three rebounds and three steals in the Kings’ loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday and 49 points, nine assists, three rebounds and two steals in the win over the Utah Jazz on Saturday.

“I’m just trying to stay in constant attack mode,” Fox told NBC Sports California’s Morgan Ragan and Deuce Mason Sunday on “Kings Postgame Live” on Friday. “I’m just trying to be able to get downhill. … I mean, for me, I want to be in the best shape of my life, and I feel like I’m getting in it. A lot of the time, the rim looks like an ocean.

“My teammates, they’re looking at me to create. … My teammates are looking at me to do a little bit more. I’m trying to keep it very, very simple; if we’re in a pick-and-roll [or] if get a mismatch somewhere, get downhill [and] finish; if I can’t finish, spray the ball.”

Sacramento has been without sixth-man guard Malik Monk…

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Publish date : 2024-11-19 00:34:00

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