De’Aaron Fox probably did not expect him to return to Sacramento.
During his first match against the Sacramento Kings because they granted his commercial request to the San Antonio Spurs, Fox and his new team were blown away on Friday 127-109. Fox ended the match with 16 points out of 6 shots out of 17 with eight assists, four rebounds and two reversals.
The Spurs took a decent start, leading to six points at the end of the first quarter, but a Kings race in the second quarter set them up from 14 to halftime. They led two figures for the second half.
Zach Lavine, one of the players whom the Kings received in exchange for Fox, led the Kings with 36 points on 14 shots out of 22.
Victor Wembanyama should probably be noted, probably in part of the reason why Fox wanted to join the Spurs, had always been released with a deep vein thrombosis with his shoulder. Wembanyama was still present to support FoxHowever. On the other hand, the kings were starless Big Man Domantas Sabonis Due to a hamstring injury.
Fox received a good welcome before the match. The Kings had a ready tribute video and he received a standing ovation from the Golden 1 Center crowd, although there are still a few audible hoots.
The owner of the Kings, Vivek Ranadive, and former managing director Vlade Divac, who drafted Fox, were both present in the field.
The video tribute to’aaron Fox from the Kings of Sacramento, with a standing ovation of the vast majority of the crowd of the Golden 1 Center, including the owner Vivek Ranadive and Vlade Divac shortside. pic.twitter.com/q9chgyn607
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Fox obtained his profession from the Spurs last month, ending an eight seasons’ mandate in Sacramento who saw him direct the team at the NBA qualifiers in 2023. They had trouble continuing this success in the next two years. However, and the team Almost panicked plants with his shot from the renowned head coach Mike Brown.
The three -team exchange was complicated, but essentially saw the kings receiving lavine and a multitude of draft choices in exchange for Fox and Kevin Huerter. Trade has placed Fox in its original state of Texas and as a co-star of the upward phenomenon Wembanyama, although the 7-foot shoulder problem withdrawn the rest of the spurs season.
The San Antonio record is now at 26-35, which makes it the third to the west. By Debate buttonThey entered Friday with 4.5% chance of winning the Cooper Flagg competition.
Meanwhile, the Kings are 33-29 and correspond to eighth place for eighth place in the West.
