Sources – Kings land DeMar DeRozan for 3 years, $74M in commerce

The Sacramento Kings are buying free agent guard DeMar DeRozan in a three-year, $74 million sign-and-trade deal, sources advised ESPN on Saturday evening.

The Kings are buying and selling ahead Harrison Barnes and an unprotected 2031 decide swap to the San Antonio Spurs and guard Chris Duarte, two second-round draft picks and money to the Chicago Bulls, sources mentioned.

The Kings pursued DeRozan to associate with All-Star guard De’Aaron Fox, All-Star middle Domantas Sabonis and promising younger ahead Keegan Murray in a bid to turn out to be a extra explosive offensive staff within the Western Convention.

DeRozan — a six-time All-Star who will flip 35 subsequent month — is coming off a powerful three-year scoring run with the Bulls by which he made the All-Star staff 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 staff 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 decide 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 means of his 1,110 profession NBA video games.

Sacramento Offseason with DeMar DeRozan

The Kings are $5.1M beneath 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 deliver on Barnes, 32, to affix 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, taking pictures 47.4% general and 38.7% from 3-point vary on 4.7 makes an attempt per recreation.

Barnes, who received 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 decide within the 2012 draft by the Warriors.

The Spurs will take Barnes into their remaining cap house 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 accumulate him from the Indiana Pacers final summer season.