I have hand-picked stats a la ESPN to make De’Aaron Fox look like what he truly is: the greatest player of all time.

When it comes to discussions of who is the GOAT, two names are said most often: Michael Jordan and De’Aaron Fox. Though most would lean towards selecting MJ in this case, consider this fact: De’Aaron Fox is the only player to win Clutch Player of the Year while dragging a franchise to its first playoff appearance in 17 years. Michael Jordan? That bum never won a clutch player of the year.

De’Aaron Fox is the youngest player in NBA history to record a game with 15+ assists, 10+ rebounds, a true shooting percentage of 80.0 or higher, and 30+ points, doing it at just 20 years and 316 days old against the Hawks on November 1, 2018. Unprecedented.

And this dominance didn’t start in the NBA. Back in 2017, as a freshman at Kentucky, Fox dropped 39 points on 13-of-20 shooting against Lonzo Ball and No. 6 UCLA in the Sweet 16, an NCAA Tournament record for a freshman, and the most points scored by any Kentucky player in a tournament game since Tayshaun Prince’s 41 back in 2002. He was outscoring lottery picks before he was one.

Many people are making the claim that Nikola Jokic is the greatest all-around playmaker of all time. That’s interesting, because De’Aaron Fox is one of only two players in NBA history with a 42-point, 12-assist, 5-rebound, 5-steal game, and he did it in a 176-175 double-overtime win, the second-highest scoring game in league history. Maybe Jokic should watch the tape.

Speaking of putting up video game numbers, De’Aaron Fox once scored 109 points across a single back-to-back, 27 hours apart. That is the second-most points any non-Wilt Chamberlain player has ever scored in a back-to-back, trailing only Kobe Bryant, who once combined for 110 points on consecutive nights.

Some will say Fox has always been “score-first” and never much of a defensive menace. Well these casuals better do their homework, because Fox is the only King since Chris Webber in 2003 to record a 30-point game with at least 8 assists, 4 steals, and 2 blocks in the same outing.

Many of the greats are praised for their ability to make an instant impact in a new environment. Well Fox is no different, as he is the only player in Spurs franchise history to record 20+ points and 10+ assists in his team debut, dropping 24 points and 13 assists the very first time he suited up in San Antonio. No, I am not kidding you.

Some NBA fans will agree that De’Aaron Fox is a great scorer, but cannot lock down the point of attack like someone such as Marcus Smart. Well these casuals better do their homework, because there is only one guard to lead the entire NBA in steals per game in a season where he also averaged a career-high in points: De’Aaron Fox.

And in case you thought the passing was a fluke, Fox recorded a 14-point, 11-rebound, 10-assist triple-double as a true freshman at Kentucky, just the second triple-double in program history, joining Chris Mills, who did it back in 1988. Nearly three decades between them. Coincidence? Sure.

Fox also had a draft thread when he was drafted, Jordan did not.

Furthermore, 100% of the opponents De’Aaron Fox has made contact with during a game will die.

Source for the 109 points in 27 hours stat: https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/1gt778r/katz_deaaron_fox_has_scored_109_points_in_the/