Sacramento Kings star De’Aaron Fox, one of the most exciting guards in the NBA, is reportedly considering long-term options.
The Athletic’s Anthony Slater and Sam Amick reported Saturday, citing sources, that Fox’s agent, Rich Paul, was in Sacramento this weekend to discuss the point guard’s future with the Kings’ front office.
Fox is currently scheduled to become a free agent after the 2025-26 season, but he rejected a three-year, $165 million contract extension in October. If he is selected as an All-NBA selection this season, he will be eligible for a five-year, $345 million supermax contract.
The Athletic reported that Fox has not requested a trade, but that he and his team are “reading the room” in Sacramento to determine their next move. According to Amick and Slater, the San Antonio Spurs are closely monitoring Fox’s situation and are an interesting option to pair with second-year phenom Victor Wembaneyama if the 27-year-old becomes available in a trade. He says he is looking at it.
Fox’s partnership with All-Star center Domantas Sabonis got the 2022-23 season off to a strong start, with the Kings breaking a 17-year playoff drought and earning the No. 3 playoff seed in the Western Conference. However, the Kings were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs that year and lost to the New Orleans Pelicans in the 2024 play-in tournament.
Sacramento stumbled out of the gate again this year. Heading into Saturday’s matchup with the Los Angeles Lakers, the Kings are in 12th place in the Western Conference with a 13-15 record, 2.5 games behind the sixth-place Denver Nuggets, who currently hold the last spot in the non-play-in tournament. It becomes.
Fox has long been vocal about his love for the Kings franchise and its passionate fans. But if Sacramento wants to sign a superstar long-term, it appears the Kings need to find a solution to get this season back on track, and quickly.