NBA Draft Profiles: Top 5 Point Guards For Philadelphia 76ers
By Owen Nelson
5. De’Aaron Fox
Measurements
Height: 6-3
Weight:187lb
Wingspan: 6-6
Stats
Points: 16.7
Assists: 6.3
Rebounds: 5
Steals: 1.7
Blocks: 0.2
FG percentage: 47.6
3FG percentage: 13.5
De’Aaron Fox brings energy to the game, his electric speed helps him get easy buckets on the fast break. The Houston native has brought a John Wall-like impact to Lexington, Kentucky, putting up near identical stats whilst possessing very similar play styles. Fox can heat up quickly and drop 20 points on you, when he’s hot he can’t miss. He is very crafty around the rim, he can either drop a no look pass to the corner, weave his way through for a layup or dunk over the defender.
Defender
Fox is also a pest on the defensive end, bringing an Allen Iverson sort of energy to the floor. He’s all over you like a rash, always looking for the next chance to pounce and steal the ball. That kind of tenacity defensively will always give Fox a home in the NBA as teams love players who are devoted to defense.
With pros, there are cons, Fox’s three point shot has been abysmal this year, only shooting 13.5 percent is awful. This will almost definitely scare teams away from drafting him if he doesn’t improve from now until the end of the season. He started the year excellently from the charity stripe, one of the most efficient free throw shooters in the nation, going 21-21 in his first three games. His percentage has plummeted to 70 percent, still decent but far off of what it once was.
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I don’t see Fox as a potential go-to player, he’s more of a complimentary player. For example, the Knicks could use a player like Fox as he brings that energy that could electrify the atmosphere at Madison Square Gardens.