After going through all the festivities that media day had to offer, it seems like the Sacramento Kings are banking on De’Aaron Fox being part of the team’s main core of players.
Well, folks. Media day has concluded for the Sacramento Kings which means that their 2018-2019 season is about to begin!
There are many things to take away from the festivities of media day. But maybe the biggest note was that the Kings are making De’Aaron Fox their franchise player going forward.
According to Dave Joerger’s interview with the media, he announced that Fox was the team’s franchise player. He also mentioned how he wants his team to push the pace and play a more up-tempo style of basketball. He did say that all his players will need to commit to the system in order for it to work, but it starts with his second-year guard leading the way.
To see details of the entire interview, check out the video below provided by Cowbell Kingdom.
The Takeaway
There were a lot of interesting points that Joerger made during his interview, but the one comment he made that I grasped the most was that he wants his team to play at a higher pace and that Fox will be the leader to make it happen.
This has to be encouraging for Kings fans to hear as their team was ranked last in the league in points per game last year. Fox definitely has the physical capabilities of running an up-tempo offense at its peak, and with the athletes that he has around him, there is hope that the offensive woes will end for Sacramento in the upcoming season.