New Update on Trade Between Chicago Bulls and Sacramento Kings

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The Chicago Bulls are still pursuing different sign and trade options for six-time NBA All-Star DeMar DeRozan. With much of the cap space around the league having been used already, DeRozan's free agency has become a lot more complicated than it already was.
In a recent appearance on SportsCenter, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski revealed the latest on DeRozan, and particularly the sign and trade that would send him to the Sacramento Kings.
"The one team that's been dug in with [DeRozan] and trying to find a sign and trade scenario - the Sacramento Kings," Wojnarowski said. "They have been talking this week, and they're going to need a third team involved in a sign-and-trade. Sacramento is the team to watch between now and as the moratorium ends in the next 24 to 48 hours."
The Bulls and Kings are currently in sign-and-trade negotiations involving DeMar DeRozan, per @wojespn:
— Evan Sidery (@esidery) July 5, 2024
- DeRozan is officially moving on from Chicago with no scenario of re-signing.
- Chicago is not willing to take on large salaries in a potential deal, so a third team has to… pic.twitter.com/OAH9iPxoBG
Sacramento has been one of the teams with reported interest DeRozan for several weeks, and it seems they could be the frontrunner to land him at this stage. There are a lot of complications that the Kings must sort through in order for a deal to be possible and also not too inhibiting of their future plans, but the on-court fit has a lot of potential.
The Kings recognize the level of talent in the Western Conference that already exists, and want to make sure they are keeping up with the teams who continue improving.
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Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA and WNBA for On SI. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined On SI to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts and in the classroom earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Joey covers the NBA full-time, primarily serving as a Clippers beat writer.