The Sacramento Kings, Chicago Bulls, and San Antonio Spurs have completed a three team trade involving De’Aaron Fox and Zach LaVine according to ESPN’s Shams Charania.
The full trade details include:
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- San Antonio
Spurs Receive:
- De’Aaron Fox
- Jordan McLaughlin
- Sacramento
Kings Receive:
- Zach LaVine
- Sidy Cissoko
- Three first round picks (2025 CHA, 2027 SAS, 2031 MIN)
- Three second round picks (2025 CHI, 2028 DEN, 2028 own back)
- Chicago Bulls Receive:
- Zach Collins
- Tre Jones
- Kevin Huerter
- their own 2025 pick via SAS (top 10 protected)
- San Antonio
Spurs Receive:
ANALYSIS: This trade provides the Spurs with their PG of the future to pair up with budding superstar Victor Wembanyama. San Antonio is already in the thick of the playoff play-in race in the West now, and with the addition of Fox they will be set for this season and beyond. Expect Wemby and Fox to terrorize the West for years to come with both of their primes peaking at the same time.
The Kings got a reasonable return for their disgruntled franchise point guard in Fox by getting back a scorer in LaVine from Chicago. LaVine should fit in seamlessly with star center Domantas Sabonis with his ability to shoot the three, cut, and score in all three levels. With Fox’s departure, expect Malik Monk to take on more PG duties with LaVine sliding into the 2 spot. Moreover, the Kings are set for their future as well with 6 picks (three firsts and three seconds) also netted from the trade.
For the Bulls, this ends the Zach LaVine era in Chicago and receives three role players in return. However, the real prize of this trade for them was getting back their own pick from San Antonio which was top-10 protected. The 2025 NBA Draft class is shaping up to be one of the deepest in recent history, so the Bulls are firmly placing themselves to select a high-level prospect and continue their process of a real rebuild.