NBA Draft 2017 Prospect Watch: De’Aaron Fox
By Ti Windisch
De’Aaron Fox might end up going in the top three in the 2017 NBA Draft. Should the Milwaukee Bucks consider making a move to nab the talented guard?
Who is De’Aaron Fox?
Anybody who watched Kentucky play against UCLA in the Sweet 16 this year is probably well aware of De’Aaron Fox, but for anybody who missed the March Madness tournament, Fox is a freshman point guard who just finished his first season with Kentucky.
Fox stands at 6’4″ and he plays a physical brand of basketball–some have compared him to Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook. Hoping any draftee ends up anywhere near as good as Westbrook is likely a fool’s errand, but Fox certainly does play with more physicality than most point guards.
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Most collegiate defenders couldn’t stop Fox from getting to the rim at will, which is where he racked up a good portion of his 16.7 points per game, good enough for sixth in the SEC. There’s just one problem with Fox–he’s not a shooter. Not yet at least.
It’s yet to be seen if that will change in the future, because obviously the future hasn’t happened yet, but betting on a non-shooter becoming a shooter is a risky proposition at best. Is that fatal flaw enough to hold Fox back at the next level?
To find out how he would fare as a Milwaukee Buck, if the Bucks decided to trade up and pick him, we’ll go through his strengths, weaknesses, and check what the draft experts have to say about him before finally deciding how he would fit in Milwaukee.