Assets – Kings purchase out DeMar DeRozan for three years, $74 million

The Sacramento Kings are obtaining loose agent guard DeMar DeRozan in a three-year, $74 million sign-and-trade deal, assets informed ESPN on Saturday evening.

The Kings are promoting ahead Harrison Barnes and an unprotected 2031 pick out switch to the San Antonio Spurs and guard Chris Duarte, two second-round draft choices and money to the Chicago Bulls, assets reported.

The Kings sought to spouse DeRozan with All-Famous person guard De’Aaron Fox, All-Famous person middle Domantas Sabonis, and promising younger ahead Keegan Murray to turn out to be one of the most extra explosive offensive groups within the Western Convention.

DeRozan — a six-time All-Famous person who will flip 35 subsequent month — emerged from a prolific three-year scoring run with the Bulls that noticed him make the All-Famous person group in his first two campaigns ahead of averaging 24 issues, 4.3 rebounds and 5.3 assists remaining season and completing moment to Stephen Curry in balloting for the NBA’s Snatch Participant of the Yr Award.

DeRozan traveled to Sacramento on Saturday and met with group officers and Kings trainer Mike Brown, who signed an offseason contract extension. Brown led the franchise to 2 consecutive profitable seasons for the primary time since 2006.

DeRozan, a three-time All-NBA variety, was once decided on 9th total by way of the Toronto Raptors within the 2009 NBA Draft, and has performed for the Raptors, Spurs and Bulls in his 15 NBA seasons. He has averaged 21.2 issues, 4.4 rebounds and four.1 assists in his 1,110 profession NBA video games.

Sacramento Offseason with DeMar DeRozan

The Kings are $5.1 million beneath tax and can break out the tax threshold after signing 2 veteran minimal gamers. %.twitter.com/7Qd1mnYO0g

— Bobby Marks (@BobbyMarks42) July 7, 2024

The Spurs added Barnes, 32, at the side of loose agent Chris Paul and unanimous Participant of the Yr pick out Victor Wembanyama.

Barnes, who performed 82 video games in each and every of the previous two seasons with Sacramento, averaged 12.2 issues and 3 rebounds for the Kings whilst capturing 47.4% total and 38.7% from 3-point vary on 4.7 makes an attempt in keeping with recreation.

Barnes, who gained an NBA name with the Golden State Warriors in 2015, spent the previous 5½ seasons with Sacramento after coming over from the Dallas Mavericks in a trade-deadline deal. He has profession averages of 14 issues and four.9 rebounds since being decided on by way of the Warriors with the 7th pick out within the 2012 draft.

The Spurs would upload Barnes to their last cap house to make this deal paintings.

Duarte, 27, averaged 3.9 issues in 59 video games remaining season for the Kings, who bought him from the Indiana Pacers remaining summer season in a commerce for 2 second-round choices.