Kings open to dealing De’Aaron Fox before trade deadline in potential NBA shakeup

Posted by author January 28, 2025 NBA

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De’Aaron Fox may soon be headed out of Sacramento.

The Kings are “expected to open up talks to potentially” trade Fox ahead of the Feb. 6 NBA trade deadline, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania.

Charania added that “it’s believed that Fox has a target destination in mind.”

Kings beat writer James Ham reported that Fox’s “preferred landing spot is the San Antonio Spurs.”

De’Aaron Fox of the Sacramento Kings walks backcourt during a game against the Milwaukee Bucks at Fiserv Forum on January 14, 2025 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Getty Images

The 2023 NBA All-Star is averaging 25.2 points on 46.8 percent shooting with five rebounds and 6.2 assists per game.

The Kings are currently 24-22, sitting in 10th in the Western Conference heading into Tuesday’s play.

It’s been an up-and-down season for Sacramento.

The franchise fired head coach Mike Brown, who won the NBA Coach of the Year award two seasons ago, after the team got off to a 13-18 start.

Sacramento Kings' De'Aaron Fox (5) shoots over Brooklyn Nets' Ziaire Williams (8) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in New York. — Sacramento Kings’ De’Aaron Fox (5) shoots over Brooklyn Nets’ Ziaire Williams (8) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in New York. AP

The Kings have gone 11-4 under interim coach Doug Christie since then, vaulting back into the West playoff race.

Since being drafted with the No. 5 pick in the 2017 NBA Draft out of Kentucky, Fox has played his entire career in Sacramento, making All-NBA third team and winning the Clutch Player of the Year award in 2022-23.

He was instrumental in ending the Kings’ 16-year playoff drought during that season, which ended in a thrilling seven-game series loss to the Warriors in the first round.