This is another punch to the intestines for the Fans of Sacramento Kings.
Before the trade deadline on February 6, Sacramento has begun discussions to potentially trading the cornerstone De’aaron Fox. A broken story by ESPN’s Shams Charania And since it was confirmed in multiple reports.
In the trading season, which is dominated by a large -scale contract with a player aged 30 and over (Jimmy Butler and Bradley Beer), Fox is a player that can be a key work for competitors in the future. The 27 -year -old former All -Star Point Guard has played again at the All -Star Level this season with an average of 25.2 points, 6.2 assists, and five rebounds (however, whether he will create a team as a reserve for Deep Western. There is room for discussion).
There are many movable parts here, let’s disassemble all of them:
• Klutch Sports, a fox agent, tells Kings that it is wise to move him later. Sam Amic reports with athletic。 Paul met the direction of Kings’s top executive Monte Macnair and the owner Vivek Ranadive. Before he fired Mike Brown and replaced him with former Kings’s player Doug Christie.
• Kings became 11-4 under Christie, and the team moved to the Deep Western Conference Playin, but the conventional wisdom has the ceiling on how good this list is due to lack of defense. That is. Paints and depth concerns. Fox may see it and see more green pastures elsewhere.
• Many teams are hoped to call the king and Paul to talk about potential trade and long -term conformity with franchise. It is rumored that heat, clipper, net, rockets and magic are all interested in transactions. Rockets GM Rafael Stone earlier he wants to play this seasonAfter seeing how this young talent collection does in a playoff, make a decision on the change of the roster.
• According to what is conveyed, Fox has a “priority destination”. The rumors that Fox ends with San Antonio and wants to be a pair with Victor Wenbaniama has been swirling in the league for over a year. It makes sense for both teams because Chris Paul has organized and released the Spurs attack this season. However, at the age of 39, he is not a long -term answer as San Antonio as a floor general.
• FOX will spend another season with a contract after this one ($ 37.1 million), and then become a free agent and a leverage for the team to chase him. The FOX price tag is very high, and the picks of multiple first rounds and promising young players are very high. This is a lot to give up if the team cannot sign him in one year (and that’s not the largest). Nevertheless, you may think that the team has a half season to convince Fox to change his heart by rolling the dice.
• Lakers is not listed on a list of Fox’s preferred destination, despite a strong relationship between LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Agent Paul, and ESPN’s Calania mentioned it today on the NBA on the network. Ta.
• Kings listen to the offer for the deadline for trade, but it is true that nothing can be summarized by February 6. At that time, Fox plays the rest of the season in Sacramento. After that, it will be traded during the NBA draft or free agency in 2025.。
• Even if Kings returns in a fox trade, each time it happens, their direction will move forward, but other key players in this list may be available this summer.
