Egregious Kings stats show why De'Aaron Fox couldn't leave fast enough

Sacramento does not know how to build a roster. They're one of the few teams in the league that may actually not be tanking right now; they're just awful. With a 12-45 record, the Kings are the worst ball club in the NBA. They're not really good at anything, and, with them next up on the schedule, De'Aaron Fox has to be looking at their struggles and thanking the basketball gods for his new digs.

As this graphic highlights, the Kings have three of the worst ten defenders in the NBA. That shouldn't be a surprise. These players have never been outstanding on that end of the floor, and they're older now. Yet SAC's front office thought it'd be a good idea to put them all on the same team with Domantas Sabonis—another lackluster defender. It's just not smart team building.

They'll visit the Moody Center in the midst of a 15-game losing streak—the first one in the team's history. This was easy to see coming, though. They have no spacing, no defense, and no shooting. Fox, on the other hand, is having one of his most successful years as an NBA player.

Fox's NBA legacy is about to get a significant boost

There are countless players in the game's history who were bona fide hoopers but whose careers have been lost to time because they rarely, if ever, got a turn to dance on the big stages. You never hear folks talk about Michael Redd, Elton Brand, Steve Francis, or countless others who were stars in their own right during their era but never made a postseason impact big enough to leave a footprint.

Swipa was in danger of traveling down that very same path until the combination of Sacramento's ineptitude and his agent urging him to save himself convinced him to seek greener pastures. Now with a franchise known for doing things the right way, Fox will have several chances to put his stamp in the NBA's history books.

He's playing for a contender in his first full season in San Antonio, and the role he's in is perfect for his skill set. He doesn't have to be relied on to generate the team's offense nightly. He can pick his spots and close when the young guys need him to. He's a steward in the prime of his career.

Kyrie Irving got a similar boost in profile when LeBron James went back to Cleveland and took the team on a string of runs to the NBA Finals. Before King James returned to the team that drafted him, Irving looked like a skilled offensive player who didn't know how to win.

He's looked similarly since then, only going far in the playoffs when he's playing alongside legendary stars like Luka Doncic and Kevin Durant. However, nobody ever talks about him that way anymore. The championship he won in 2016 and the shots he's made in the postseason have cemented his legacy in a way it never would have without Bron.

The 2022-23 Clutch Player of the Year is on a similar trajectory. If he has a few epic series during his time in a silver and black uniform and they win a championship (which I'm betting they will), Fox goes from potentially ending up as one of the game's forgotten greats to a legend forever. What a spectacular turn of events for him.