2017-18 NBA Rookie of the Year ladder: Week 16 power rankings

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8. De’Aaron Fox, Sacramento Kings

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Sacramento Kings rookie De’Aaron Fox finds himself back in the top 10 after a strong performance this past week. Fox has arguably replaced what rookie Bogdan Bogdanovic has done in the lineup with his production.

He’s averaging 15.8 points, 3.5 assists and 1.8 rebounds across Sacramento’s last four games. He put up a career-high 26 points on 6-of-6 shooting from 3-point range in a loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday night.

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Fox has begun to find his mojo since being inserted into the starting lineup back in November. He put up 14.1 points, 5.3 assists, 1.9 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game in the month of January. He’s done well to find his offense and then some for the Kings, despite their 15-34 record.

They’re dealing with some injuries to their big men, but Fox is still doing the best with what he’s given. He’s beginning to show flashes as to why he was such a highly coveted pick by the Sacramento front office.