Who is the most "clutch" player in the NBA season 2022-23?

In addition to familiar individual awards such as Defensive Player of The Year, 6th Man or MVP, this year the NBA introduces a new title called Clutch Player of The Year.

True to the concept of "clutch", this award honors outstanding individuals, often shining for the whole team at important moments of the match to bring victory.

De'Aaron Fox took 91 out of 100 first-place votes, scoring 460 against a 500-point maximum. The two people behind are Jimmy Butler (104 points) and DeMar DeRozan (80 points).

Stephen Curry got 2 votes for first place, but he only got a total of 10 points and tied for 9th with Jayson Tatum.

This is a very worthy title for De'Aaron Fox, who scored the most clutch points in the entire NBA this season with 194 points (calculated in the last 5 minutes of the 4th half and extra time, and the difference between the two teams is not more than 5 points. ).

The 25-year-old star was the nucleus for many of the Sacramento Kings' explosive fourths, helping this team to come back or seal a victory over the opponent. Kings' success is not without Fox's fingerprints and contributions.

Thanks to De'Aaron Fox, the Sacramento team is leading the defending champion Golden State Warriors 2-0 in the first round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs.

"To have this, the most important thing is that you don't have to be afraid," Fox said on television after accepting the Clutch Player of the Year award.

“As a player, you will definitely miss and miss at different times. But I am always grateful that I am not afraid of failure, I am always grateful that my teammates, the coaching staff and the team have put me in the best position to shine.

The last thing I can do, which is also my responsibility, is to believe in my abilities and score points."

De'Aaron Fox is the second player to receive the individual award this season. Before that, bigman Memphis Grizzlies was Jaren Jackson Jr. was voted Defensive Player of The Year.

In the coming days, the titles of Coach of The Year and Sixth Man of the Year will be announced on Thursday and Friday, respectively. Male.