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 night time.
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 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 develop into 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 seasons earlier than averaging 24 factors, 4.3 rebounds and 5.3 assists this previous yr. He additionally completed second to Stephen Curry in voting for the NBA’s Clutch Participant of the 12 months voting.
DeRozan traveled to Sacramento on Saturday to fulfill with staff officers and Kings coach Mike Brown, who signed an offseason contract extension. Brown led the franchise to back-to-back winnings seasons for the primary time since 2006.
DeRozan, a three-time All-NBA choice, was the ninth total choose by the Toronto Raptors in 2009 and has performed for the Raptors, Spurs and Bulls throughout his 15 NBA seasons. He is averaged 21.2 factors, 4.4 rebounds and 4.1 assists by way of his 1110 profession NBA video games.
The Spurs convey on Barnes to hitch free agent arrival Chris Paul alongside unanimous Rookie of the 12 months Victor Wembanyama. Barnes, who has performed 82 video games every of the previous two seasons in Sacramento, averaged 12.2 factors and three rebounds for the Kings, taking pictures 47.4% total and 38.7% from 3-point vary on 4.7 makes an attempt per recreation.
Barnes, who gained a title in 2015 with the Golden State Warriors, spent the previous five-and-a-half seasons with Sacramento after arriving from the Dallas Mavericks in a commerce deadline deal. He has profession averages of 14 factors and 4.9 rebounds since being taken with the seventh total choose within the 2012 NBA 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 for the Kings final yr, who traded two second-round picks to accumulate him from the Indiana Pacers final summer time.