It's been a few years since Kentucky has produced its last big-name NBA point guard. Everything about De'Aaron Fox's flair and look suggest he's the next one up.
"Does a cow produce milk?" one scout replied when asked if he bought into Fox's NBA potential.
An exciting playmaker with next-level size, athleticism and speed, it was only a matter of time before the John Wall comparisons would start popping up.
"They're reasonable," the scout said, citing "physical tools and skills" as the core similarities.
"I don’t feel like it’s ever bad to be compared to someone like that," Fox told the Courier-Journal's Fletcher Page. "It just gives you really high expectations."
Stylistically, there is an obvious resemblance. The question is whether Fox can follow in the former No. 1 pick's steps and develop into an All-Star-caliber floor general.
Physically, Wall is significantly longer. A second scout noted Wall's superior strength/explosiveness and commented on Fox being "more about extending around smaller point guards th ...
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John Wall Comparisons Loom Large for Kentucky PG Prospect De’Aaron Fox
November 9th, 2016 by Jonathan Wasserman Leave a reply »
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