Report: Teams considering Fox trade think offseason move more likely originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
If De’Aaron Fox ends up becoming available on the trade market, it might not be until this offseason.
As rumors begin to circulate regarding the future of Star Guard in Sacramento after the Kings’ slow start to the 2024-25 NBA season (15-19) and the recent firing of coach Mike BrownFox did not request a trade, The Athletic’s Sam Amick reported in his latest column, citing league sources.
Amick also reported that while Fox hasn’t requested a trade, that hasn’t stopped interested teams from planning a possible bid for the 27-year-old, who they believe is more likely to become available this summer rather than before the NBA’s February. 6 trade deadline this season.
The teams Amick is talking about most as potential landing spots for Fox, if he ultimately becomes available, are the San Antonio Spurs, Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers, with the Orlando Magic and Houston Rockets also considered as two teams that could make sense. .
In 34 games this season, Fox is averaging 26.8 points, 5.0 rebounds and 6.2 assists per game, shooting 49.2 percent from the field and 32.9 percent from 3-point range.
Fox and the Kings, at least publicly, are determined to turn around Sacramento’s season and make a playoff push with the second half of the season fast approaching.
However, if things continue to fall apart for Sacramento, there will likely be no shortage of interest in Fox if he becomes available in the coming weeks.
