Sacramento Kings: 5 goals for De’Aaron Fox’s rookie season

LAS VEGAS, NV - JULY 9: De'Aaron Fox #5 of the Sacramento Kings looks on during the game against the Memphis Grizzlies during the 2017 Las Vegas Summer League on July 9, 2017 at the Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas, Nevada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by David Dow/NBAE via Getty Images) /

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LEXINGTON, KY – FEBRUARY 07: De’Aaron Fox #0 of the Kentucky Wildcats drives to the basket against the LSU Tigers in the second half of the game at Rupp Arena on February 7, 2017 in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky defeated LSU 92-85. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /

5. Attempt three three-pointers per game

The three-point shot is the name of the game in the modern NBA. The best offenses in the league — Golden State, Houston, Cleveland — are taking more and more three-pointers, and filling their rotations with players of all positions who can hit from outside.

Last season, eight point guards received votes for an All-NBA team: Russell Westbrook, James Harden, Stephen Curry, Isaiah Thomas, John Wall, Chris Paul, Kyrie Irving, and Damian Lillard. The fewest three-pointers attempted from the group was Wall’s 3.5 per game, and the other seven averaged 7.7 attempts.

Without taking the statement too far, to be a high-level starting point guard in the modern NBA you have to be a threat from three-point distance. Being able to make the shot is important, and something De’Aaron Fox will have to work on over the next few years. But even before his shot-making develops, Fox needs to increase his volume of shot attempts.

At Kentucky last season, Fox took 1.9 three-point shots per game, making just 24.6 percent of them. NBA teams that can completely sag off of a point guard completely gum up the pick-and-roll game. He will need to show he is not afraid to take a shot from behind the arc as a small step toward the goal he must reach — consistent three-point takes and makes.

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