De’Aaron Fox would have joined Victor Wembanyama in San Antonio.
In what turned out to be a wild weekend for the most advanced acolytes of the NBA Trade Machine, another agreement has major talents in motion.
Several reports indicate The Kings are a business guard of Aaron Fox in Spurs In a 3 -team agreement also involving the Bulls goalkeeper Zach Lavine, the Kings Kevin Huerter attacker and several draft choices, reported for the first time By ESPN’s Shams Charania.
The addition of Fox is enormous for spurs. Wembanyama – The prevailing recruit of the year – continues its climb to the superstom. He should make his debut in the star match later this month, is one of the favorites to win the defensive player of the year and will probably get MVP votes.
It is not surprising that Fox, who is eligible for extension this summer, wanted to come to the Spurs: playing alongside one of the best centers of the game, a 4 -inch 4 inch force for which most Defenses have no answer, would call on any leader of the game.
Fox has an average of 25 points, 6.1 assists and five rebounds per game this season for the Kings. He was an All-Star and an All-NBA player, and now in his eighth season can start alongside Wembanyama again.
The accelerated learning curve of Victor Wembanyama has the trade of Fox de’Aaron.
And the Spurs did this without abandoning a large part of their abundant absence of recourse choice or the keys to their young nucleus – players like the recruit Stephon Castle, Jeremy Sochan and Keldon Johnson. Spurs also kept veterans Chris Paul and Harrison Barnes, both in the first year with San Antonio.
It is also a new start for Lavine – in a way. He goes to Sacramento, where he will be found with the former teammate of the Bulls Demar Derozan and should play alongside a permanent all-NBA candidate in Domantas Sabonis.
Lavine, two stars twice entering its 11th NBA season, is on average 24.0 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.5 assists. It is at the rate of publishing at least as much for the fifth time, and has an average career of 20.7 points per game. In particular, it connects to the best career efficiency, fixing personal notes at 44.6% in the long term and 51.1% in total.
So much history in this profession. Sacramento once signed Zach Lavine to a limited free agent offer. Last month, my colleague @Jakelfischer According to Lavine, Lavine was good to stay in Chicago after the Bulls tried for more than a year to exchange it. Now Lavine is linked to Sactown. https://t.co/maxmypjp4g
– Marc Stein (@thesteinline) February 3, 2025
Huerter has an average of 11.5 points in his career, first with Atlanta and then with the Kings. He will also benefit from a new start after leaving the bench 28 times in 43 appearances with Sacramento this season.
Collins collected an average of 4.6 points for the Spurs, Jones collected an average of 4.4 points and Cissoko 1.3 points in 17 appearances with San Antonio. McLaughlin collected an average of 1.9 points in 28 games for the Kings.
San Antonio Spurs Get:
- De’aron fox
- Jordan McLaughlin
The Kings of Sacramento get:
- Zach Lavine
- Sidy Cissoko
- 2025 Pick of first round (via Hornets)
- 2027 Pick of first round (via spurs)
- 2031 Pick of first round (via Timberwolves)
- 2025 Pick of second round (via Nuggets)
- Pick of second round 2028 (via bulls)
- Their own choice of second round of 2028
Chicago bulls get:
- Zach Collins
- Tre Jones
- Kevin Huerter
- Their own choice of 1st round in 2025 (via spurs)
More to come here on NBA.com.
