Sparkling for his first career playoffs (31.0 points, 7.0 assists and 3.5 steals on average after two games against the defending champions), De’Aaron Fox demonstrates week after week that he is, to date, the most decisive player in the league.
After Jaren Jackson Jr. was named Defenseman of the Year 2023 yesterday, it should come as no surprise to learn that the point guard Kings wins the trophy ” Clutch Player of the Year » 2023. He was preferred to Jimmy Butler and DeMar DeRozan, two other references in the field.
For what is already “clutch time”, which refers to the last five minutes of a match where the gap is less than or equal to five points, De’Aaron Fox dominated the competition head and shoulders in this case: 5.0 average points (leader in the NBA) and 194 points in total (leading in the NBA).
But the 25-year-old neo-All-Star is not left out either in the fourth quarter, where he accumulates 7.8 average points (6th in the NBA) and 547 points in total (2nd in the NBA), as well as in overtime, where he accumulated 6.4 average points (leader in the NBA) and 32 points in total (4th in the NBA).
Of De’Aaron Fox’s season, we will especially remember several “game winners”: a 3-pointer scored at the overtime buzzer in Orlando, a double-step scored 0.4 seconds from the end in Utah, two shots- francs scored 0.3 seconds from the end in Houston or a 3-pointer scored 0.7 seconds from the end in Chicago.
| De’Aaron Fox | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2017-18 | BAG | 73 | 28 | 41.2 | 30.7 | 72.3 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 11.6 |
| 2018-19 | BAG | 81 | 31 | 45.8 | 37.1 | 72.7 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 7.3 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 17.3 |
| 2019-20 | BAG | 51 | 32 | 48.0 | 29.2 | 70.5 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 6.8 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 21.1 |
| 2020-21 | BAG | 58 | 35 | 47.7 | 32.2 | 71.9 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 7.2 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 25.2 |
| 2021-22 | BAG | 59 | 35 | 47.3 | 29.7 | 75.0 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 23.2 |
| 2022-23 | BAG | 73 | 33 | 51.2 | 32.4 | 78.0 | 0.6 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 6.1 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 25.0 |
| Total | 395 | 32 | 47.2 | 32.1 | 73.6 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 6.2 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 20.2 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Shots made / Shots attempted; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def= defensive rebound; Tot = Total bounces; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost bullets; Ct: Counters; Points = Points.
