De'Aaron Fox Rumors
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Position: G
Born: 12/20/97
Height: 6-3 / 1.91
Weight:171 lbs. / 77.6 kg.
Salary: $6,392,760
Born: 12/20/97
Height: 6-3 / 1.91
Weight:171 lbs. / 77.6 kg.
Salary: $6,392,760
Sean Cunningham: De’Aaron Fox, one of the NBA’s biggest video gamers, applauded the WiFi efforts in the Orlando bubble environment that was boosted, despite experiencing several lags while playing and the amount of people using it.
Fox, a 22-year-old point guard who will soon be eligible for a massive contract extension, intends to lead the Kings for years to come. Fox made that clear in a series of previously unpublished interviews with The Sacramento Bee before the NBA suspended its season due to the coronavirus pandemic. He reaffirmed those feelings Wednesday in a Zoom call with reporters from Golden 1 Center, where the Kings are preparing to resume their season at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. “It’s all the same,” Fox said. “… I see myself being here. I want to be here.”
“I want to be here,” Fox said. “Obviously, I want to win, but I want to do it here. It’s been, what — 13, 14 years since the last time the Kings made the playoffs? I want to be a part of the first one. “Obviously, we all want to win. There are some things we know we need to work on as a team, and I’m here for that. Every team has gone through it, probably not as long as the Kings have, but I want to be a part of that. I want to be able to get to the playoffs with this team, and, hopefully, when I’m a veteran in this league, be able to be a (championship) contender.”
Revenue losses stemming from the COVID-19 crisis and the NBA’s frayed relationship with China could result in a significant reduction in the salary cap. Max contracts are calculated based on the salary cap, so any reduction in the cap would cause a corresponding decline in max contract figures. As a result, the Kings might end up saving money on Fox’s new deal, but league executives and agents say there is too much uncertainty to project how much a cap hit might impact the team’s books or Fox’s future earnings. “It’s just way too premature to predict what’s going to happen,” Priority Sports and Entertainment CEO Mark Bartelstein said. “There’s just so much to play out in the next few months.”
De'Aaron Fox, Kings talking extension
The Kings and Fox already have had conversations regarding an extension, according to a league source. There is no word on the specifics, but salary-cap uncertainty due to the pandemic could make things a little crazy.
Jason Jones: De’Aaron Fox on living in the “bubble” in Orlando: “For me, I’m going to sit my ass in my room. If we were at home I’d be doing the same thing.”
Sean Cunningham: Kings PG De’Aaron Fox also said he knew cutting his hair would be a big deal to fans. He said he planned on doing it after the season – says he doesn’t miss it at all.
James Ham: De’Aaron Fox says he thinks it’s disrespectful that the Kings aren’t being given a chance. “If teams don’t see us as a threat, let the chips fall how they may.” -Fox
Tim Reynolds: Bam Adebayo says he expects he, Kyle Kuzma, Donovan Mitchell, De’Aaron Fox and Jayson Tatum to talk more about the insurance issue. “Our ultimate goal is to play. So, I don’t want anybody thinking, ‘If they don’t get their insurance, they’re not playing.’ No, we want to play.”
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Top young players seek NBA insurance
On the cusp of hundreds of millions of dollars in contract extensions, several of the NBA’s top young stars had a Friday call with National Basketball Players Association officials about the possibility of league-financed insurance policies to protect against career-threatening injuries in the bubble restart in Orlando, sources tell ESPN. Miami’s Bam Adebayo, Sacramento’s De’Aaron Fox, the Los Angeles Lakers’ Kyle Kuzma, Utah’s Donovan Mitchell and Boston’s Jayson Tatum — five players with significant star and earning power — talked with executive director Michele Roberts and senior counsel Ron Klempner about the NBPA facilitating talks with the league on possible insurance allowances for players, sources said.
The NBPA and NBA have engaged on the possibility of protections for players in the event of serious COVID-19 illnesses or career-threatening injuries suffered in Orlando, sources told ESPN. The union and league are still negotiating details on the revised terms to the collective bargaining agreement before the 22-team restart. Together, Adebayo, Fox, Kuzma, Mitchell and Tatum have hoped the collective voice of such a starry group of elite young talent could shape the league’s thinking on sharing in the risk on insurance not only for them, but a broader swath of players returning to the season’s restart in Orlando, sources said.
De’Aaron Fox: Damn we have an absolute 0% chance 😂 couldn’t even get a mention 💀💀
De’Aaron Fox: Damn we have an absolute 0% chance 😂 couldn’t even get a mention 💀💀
Ben Simmons’ Nike Blazer Mid ’77 Motivation debuts Thursday at House of Hoops by Foot Locker and online at footlocker.com. The 76ers point guard’s new sneaker is part of a Nike series recognizing the motivational phrases and pregame rituals of standouts that include Simmons, Dallas Mavericks point guard Luka Dončić, Sacramento Kings point guard De’Aaron Fox, and Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner.
NBA Central: DeAaron Fox cut his hair 😯 pic.twitter.com/TvjUYw1gIp
“It’s definitely crazy,” said Sacramento Kings guard De’Aaron Fox, who grew up just outside of Houston, in Katy, Texas. As someone who loves the game, he is heartened by the fact that people still want to play. But he also realizes the severity of the moment. “It wouldn’t have stopped if they didn’t take the rims down,” Fox said. “People want to continue to play, but you have to think about the safety of others, the safety of people’s kids and the elderly. I don’t think it’s a bad idea. It shows how important the game of basketball is to people that they’re still trying to find a way to play. But it should always be safety first.”
James Ham: Richaun Holmes is officially questionable for tonight’s game in Portland. Marvin Bagley is out. De’Aaron Fox and Cory Joseph are no longer listed on the report.
Jason Jones: De’Aaron Fox (lower abdominal) and Cory Joseph (right heel) are probable tonight vs Philadelphia. Richaun Holmes (shoulder) is doubtful.
Jason Anderson: Update: Kings point guard De’Aaron Fox says he will play in today’s game against the Pistons.
Jason Anderson: Kings point guard De’Aaron Fox tells me he’s not 100% but he’s going to play tonight against the Grizzlies.
Jason Jones: Kings officially list De’Aaron Fox (lower abdominal tightness) as questionable tonight at Memphis.
James Ham: De’Aaron Fox (right lower abdominal tightness) is OUT for tonight’s game at Oklahoma City.
James Ham: De’Aaron Fox is questionable to play this evening with abdominal tightness. It’s connected to the groin issue he had against the Warriors. We’ll know more closer to gametime and if he doesn’t play, it’s considered a day-to-day issue.
Sean Cunningham: Kings tonight in OKC to face the Thunder & De’Aaron Fox is questionable to play with right lower abdominal tightness. It’s the first game of a back-to-back as Sacramento will visit Memphis on Friday.
Sean Cunningham: De’Aaron Fox said he wasn’t too sure how he hurt his shoulder but that he woke up with it in pain. Luckily he was able to play through it.
CALIPARI WAS STRAIGHT with Adebayo: He would not shoot jumpers or bring the ball up — skills that had blossomed over Adebayo’s high school career. He would set screens, roll hard, play defense. “John didn’t let him do anything,” Riley chuckles. Adebayo worked on other skills after practices and in night sessions with Kenny Payne, a Kentucky assistant. “He wanted to be a guard so badly,” De’Aaron Fox, Adebayo’s teammate at Kentucky, says with a laugh. “He also went to every class — a lot more than I did.”
Sean Cunningham: Kings coaches & players were unable to discuss yesterday’s trade, since it was not yet official at the time we spoke to them this afternoon. Obviously Dewayne Dedmon was absent. Luke Walton and De’Aaron Fox very much happy to see Bogdan Bogdanovic still with the roster.
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John Meyer: L2M (last two minute) Report says “Fox (SAC) enters the lane prior to the shot hitting the rim.” Ruling = Incorrect Non-Call *It’s not like we couldn’t see that almost immediately after on replay* But I guess they can’t overturn that which baffles me.
Jason Jones: De’Aaron Fox: “We want to pick our pace up. We’ve talked about it. We’ve practiced doing those types of things. We just have to translate it. (Walton) wants us to pick the pace up. We just have to be able to do that.”
Jason Jones: Fox on the Kings in the standings: “I don’t know how many games we are out of the eighth spot, but I think we’re less than five out so, no, it’s not too late.” Kings are 2 games back of Portland, which is eighth.
Jason Jones: Buddy Hield on playing faster: “It’s on Fox, it’s on everybody, it’s on everybody man. We have to run with Fox. WE have to encourage getting the ball out quick, pushing the tempo with Fox.” Fox said the players have been told to run and it’s practiced and preached, not executed
Jason Jones: De’Aaron Fox (back) is probable today vs the Clippers
James Ham: De’Aaron Fox is probable for tomorrow against the Clippers. Marvin Bagley (foot) is out for Sac, as is Patrick Beverley (wrist) for LA.
Jason Anderson: Kings coach Luke Walton says there’s still no update on Marvin Bagley III, who is scheduled to see a foot specialist today. De’Aaron Fox remains doubtful.
James Ham: De’Aaron Fox is listed as doubtful for Saturday’s Kings/Suns game with back spasms. Marvin Bagley is out with left foot soreness.
Marc J. Spears: Kings say guard De’Aaron Fox (back spasms) has no structural damage and he will be listed as day-to-day moving forward. Kings also say forward Marvin Bagley III (left foot) will be evaluated by a foot specialist tomorrow and an update will be provided as appropriate.
James Ham: According to Luke Walton, MRI was clean for Fox’s back. Bagley is meeting with a foot specialist tomorrow.
