ESPN said on Sunday that the Sacramento Kings are completing a multi-team NBA trade that would send All-Star guard De’Aaron Fox to Victor Wembanyama’s San Antonio Spurs.
Zach LaVine, a guard for the Chicago Bulls, will join the Kings as part of the deal.
After it became apparent that Fox, 27, who has one more year left on his deal, wasn’t committed to staying in Sacramento for the long haul, the Kings reportedly initiated trade negotiations for him last week.
Fox will join French great Wembanyama, who is averaging 24.6 points, 10.9 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and an incredible 4.0 blocks per game, at the Spurs, which became a popular destination.
Fox may improve a late-season push and serve as a foundation for the upcoming seasons.
This season, the Spurs added veterans to the youthful core led by Wembanyama. Fox has played in the NBA for eight seasons, all with Sacramento.
After missing the playoffs for 16 seasons, he persevered through five losing seasons with the Kings before they finally made it in 2022–2023, ending the NBA’s longest postseason drought.
Fox is second on the team in assists and third in rebounds this season, scoring a team-high 25.0 points per game.
Along with LaVine from the Bulls, the Kings will also acquire Sidy Cissoko, a 20-year-old Frenchman, from San Antonio.
According to The Athletic, the deal will also send Jordan McLaughlin to the Spurs and Kevin Huerter, Zach Collins, and Tre Jones to the Bulls.
Averaging 24.0 points per game and shooting 51.1 percent from the field, LaVine, a two-time All-Star, is having a successful season.
Cissoko, 20, has only played in 29 NBA games since the Spurs selected him with the 44th overall choice in the 2023 lottery.
