The Sacramento Kings are buying free agent guard DeMar DeRozan in a three-year, $74 million sign-and-trade deal, sources instructed ESPN on Saturday evening.
The Kings are buying and selling ahead Harrison Barnes and an unprotected 2031 choose swap to the San Antonio Spurs and guard Chris Duarte, two second-round draft picks and money to the Chicago Bulls, sources stated.
The Kings pursued DeRozan to associate with All-Star guard De’Aaron Fox, All-Star heart Domantas Sabonis and promising younger ahead Keegan Murray in a bid to grow to be a extra explosive offensive group within the Western Convention.
DeRozan — a six-time All-Star who will flip 35 subsequent month — is coming off a formidable three-year scoring run with the Bulls wherein he made the All-Star group in every of the primary two campaigns earlier than averaging 24 factors, 4.3 rebounds and 5.3 assists this previous season. He additionally completed second to Stephen Curry in voting for the NBA’s 2024 Clutch Participant of the 12 months Award.
DeRozan traveled to Sacramento on Saturday to satisfy with group officers and Kings coach Mike Brown, who signed an offseason contract extension. Brown led the franchise to back-to-back successful seasons for the primary time since 2006.
DeRozan, a three-time All-NBA choice, was the ninth choose within the 2009 NBA draft by the Toronto Raptors, and he has performed for the Raptors, Spurs and Bulls throughout his 15 NBA seasons. He has averaged 21.2 factors, 4.4 rebounds and 4.1 assists by his 1,110 profession NBA video games.
Sacramento Offseason with DeMar DeRozan
The Kings are $5.1M under the tax and can keep away from the edge as soon as they signal 2 veteran minimal gamers. pic.twitter.com/7Qd1mnYO0g
— Bobby Marks (@BobbyMarks42) July 7, 2024
The Spurs carry on Barnes, 32, to hitch free agent arrival Chris Paul alongside unanimous Rookie of the 12 months Victor Wembanyama.
Barnes, who performed 82 video games in every of the previous two seasons with Sacramento, averaged 12.2 factors and three rebounds for the Kings, capturing 47.4% total and 38.7% from 3-point vary on 4.7 makes an attempt per sport.
Barnes, who gained an NBA title in 2015 with the Golden State Warriors, spent the previous 5½ seasons with Sacramento after arriving from the Dallas Mavericks in a trade-deadline deal. He has profession averages of 14 factors and 4.9 rebounds since being taken with the seventh choose within the 2012 draft by the Warriors.
The Spurs will take Barnes into their remaining cap area to make the deal work.
Duarte, 27, averaged 3.9 factors in 59 video games final season for the Kings, who traded two second-round picks to amass him from the Indiana Pacers final summer season.