NBA market continues to go viral: DeRozan heads to Sacramento, Barnes arrives in San Antonio

DeMar DeRozan will join the Sacramento Kings in a three-way move that will see Harrison Barnes exit the San Antonio Spurs And the Chicago Bulls’ Dominican player Chris Duarte was reported by ESPN Network and The Athletic Portal this Saturday.

To balance the operational accounts, Kings send unprotected 2031 draft swap to Spurs The Bulls will receive a second-round pick and cash prizes.

DeRozan is the key figure in these entire negotiations, arriving in Sacramento on a three-year, $74 million contract via sign-and-trade.

The soon-to-be 35-year-old DeRozan is a six-time All-Star who averaged 24 points, 4.3 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game last season with Chicago.

The Kings hope the deal will boost the Western ambitions of a De’Aaron Fox-Domantas Sabonis-led team that was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs two years ago and again last year.’

San Antonio will acquire a veteran with Barnes who, along with recently signed Chris Paul, will add experience to a team built around phenomenal youngster Victor Wembanyama.

Finally, Duarte will play for just his third NBA team in Chicago, joining the Indiana Pacers (2021-2023) and Sacramento Kings (2023-2024).

He averaged 13.1 points in his first year in the league at Indiana University, but his playing time dwindled as time went on and the Dominican finished last season with Sacramento averaging 3.9 points per game.