CHICAGO – According to sources, the Sacramento Kings are in the final stages of a deal that will see De’Aaron Fox being traded to the San Antonio Spurs as part of a multi-team trade, as reported by ESPN’s Shams Charania on Sunday.
The deal moves Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine to the Kings.
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After the current season, Fox has one more year remaining on his contract and has not expressed a desire to commit long-term to Sacramento. This led the Kings to initiate trade discussions involving their franchise star last week.
At 27 years old, Fox has spent his entire career with the Kings, where he holds the fourth spot in the franchise’s all-time points list. His contributions were significant in ending the Kings’ 16-year playoff drought during the 2022-23 season, which also earned him All-NBA recognition.
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In his eighth season in the league, Fox is averaging just over 25 points per game to go along with five rebounds and 6.2 assists.
Sacramento has been trying to return to the playoffs since that season but lost in the final play-in game last year and got off to a rocky start this season, leading to the firing of head coach Mike Brown in December.
LaVine is enjoying a bounce-back season for the Bulls, averaging 24.0 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.5 assists while shooting career highs of 51.1% from the field and 44.6% from three-point range.
The 29-year-old wing is owed $46 million next year and holds a $49 million player option for the 2026-27 season.
LaVine is the longest-tenured member of the Bulls, having been traded to Chicago by Minnesota before the 2017-18 season in a deal that sent Jimmy Butler to the Wolves.
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