In the 2017 NBA Draft, the Sacramento Kings chose De’Aaron Fox as their fifth overall choice on June 22, 2017. On July 8, 2017, he put pen to paper for a contract whose terms were not disclosed.
Sacramento Kings guard De’Aaron Fox (5) leaves the game after sustaining a right hamstring injury against the Chicago Bulls at Golden 1 Center on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 in Sacramento. Paul Kitagaki Jr. pkitagaki@sacbee.com
De’Aaron was born five days before Christmas in 1997, on December 20, in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, as the son of Aaron and Lorainne Harris-Fox. His brother was Quentin Fox, with whom he grew up under the aegis and education of their parents.