Not long ago, the Kings and the Pacers made a blockbuster deal, the Kings packed Hield, Halliburton and Tristan Thompson to the Pacers, thus returning Sabonis Jr., Lamb, Justin Holliday and a second-round pick for 2027, and this deal caused great dissatisfaction among Kings fans at the time, because the management had clearly stated that Halliburton was not for sale for the team, and it just so happened that Halliburton had a good performance in the games that replaced Fox as the starting player, without warning. Rushing to trade it out also made the Kings fans angry, because in their eyes, Fox should be the one to leave.
The three new signings who only made their debuts to the new team today, Sabonis, Holliday and Lamb, finally helped the Kings win a hearty victory. Earlier, the Kings continued to play against the Timberwolves at their home court, and the team eventually took revenge 132-119 (the last game was a full 20-point loss to the Timberwolves). And this game less home Focus once again ushered in the outbreak, in the 35 minutes of playing time, 20 of 20 shots, 4 of 4 three-pointers, 27 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists, +15 plus-minus is also the highest of the starting five Tigers, in the final quarter when the Timberwolves are ready to take off, it is by Fox's excellent play at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, thus pouring out the Minnesota soldiers' counterattack flames.
It is worth mentioning that in the last game when Halliburton was just traded, Fox also cut the all-around data of 29 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists in the game against the Timberwolves, and the shooting rate was also 50% (11 of 22 shots), that is to say, in these two games, Fox scored a total of 56 points, which is also a practical action to prove that he is more worthy of staying in the Kings' mr.right.
Fox, a graduate of the University of Kentucky, was picked by the Kings with the 5th pick in the first round of the 2017 Draft, and in the years since entering the Kings, his stats have actually been climbing every season (not counting this season), and last season once cut the career-best data of 25.2 points, 3.5 rebounds and 7.2 assists per game. However, this season, because of the outbreak of Halliburton and another rookie Mitchell, Fox had to reduce his role on the offensive end, which reduced his stats to 21.3 points, 3.9 rebounds and 5.1 assists, and now The departure of Halliburton has also allowed Fox to regain the influence of the kings' backcourt core in the past few seasons.
Fox's average assists per game throughout his career can come to 6.2, except for the gap in outside projection (the three-point shooting rate is only 31.6%), the rest of the Fox is indeed not black, and now can join forces with all-star interiors like Little Sabonis, and their skillful blocking and dismantling cooperation has also greatly improved Fox's efficiency on the offensive end. In the "battle of proof" of these two games, the King chose to keep Fox and there seemed to be nothing wrong with abandoning Halliburton.
As of now, the Kings are temporarily ranked 12th in the West with a record of 21 wins and 36 losses, and there is only a 2.5 win difference from the tenth Pelicans, and it is true that it is difficult to enter the playoffs as the first six, but there should be a certain possibility of entering the playoffs, and if the combination of Fox and Sabonis Jr. can really call, the Kings are not without a chance to stand out in the playoffs and usher in the first playoff journey after many years.