The Sacramento Kings chose University of Kentucky point guard De’Aaron Fox with the fifth overall pick in the NBA Draft on Thursday night in Brooklyn, N.Y.
“I’m speechless right now,” Fox said on ESPN. “I can’t even describe it. … The work’s just beginning.”
Fox, who is from Houston, averaged 16.7 points, 4.6 assists, 3.9 rebounds, 1.6 steals and 2.4 turnovers as a freshman for the Wildcats.
He’ll join fellow former Kentucky Wildcats Willie Cauley-Stein and Skal Labissire on the Kings’ roster.
Fox talked about comparisons of his game to another Cat, John Wall.
“Speed kills and you can’t really teach it,” he said.