DeMar DeRozan’s time with the Chicago Bulls is over.
The Kings are acquiring the 34-year-old free agent guard in a three-year, $74 million sign-and-trade deal. According to a report from ESPN: Saturday.
Sacramento is trading forward Harrison Barnes and an unprotected 2031 draft pick to the San Antonio Spurs and sending guard Chris Duarte, two second-round draft picks and cash to the Bulls, sources told the website.
Trading for DeRozan gives the Kings a big three in the Western Conference, teaming with veteran All-Star guard De’Aaron Fox and All-Star center Domantas Sabonis.
DeRozan, a six-time All-Star who turns 35 next month and enters his 16th NBA season, has had a successful three-year stint with Chicago.
He was named to the All-Star team in each of his first two seasons with the Bulls and averaged 24 points, 4.3 rebounds and 5.3 assists last season while finishing second to Stephen Curry for the NBA’s 2024 Clutch Player of the Year award.
The news came after DeRozan visited Sacramento on Saturday and met with team officials and head coach Mike Brown, who signed a contract extension with the Kings this offseason after leading the franchise to back-to-back winning seasons for the first time since 2006.
The Kings will be DeRozan’s fourth team, having previously played for the Raptors, Spurs and Bulls.
The three-time All-NBA selection averaged an impressive 21.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 4.1 assists in 1,110 career NBA games.
A three-time All-NBA selection, DeRozan was the ninth pick in the 2009 NBA Draft. Toronto RaptorsHe has played for the Raptors, Spurs and Bulls during his 15 seasons in the NBA.
He has averaged 21.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 4.1 assists in 1,110 NBA games.
The Spurs added a veteran presence with the 32-year-old Barnes, and free agent signing Chris Paul will play alongside Rookie of the Year Victor Wembanyama.
San Antonio would use their remaining cap space to acquire Barnes to make this deal, while also acquiring a durable, solid offensive player.
In 82 games played each of the past two seasons and last season, the forward averaged 12.2 points and three rebounds while shooting 47.4 percent from the field and 38.7 percent from three-point range.
Barnes was a member of the Golden State Warriors that won the NBA title in 2015. He was the team’s seventh overall pick in 2012 and played five and a half seasons with the Kings after being acquired from the Dallas Mavericks before the trade deadline.
The Kings also mark the fourth team for Barnes, who has career averages of 14.9 points and 4.9 rebounds.
Meanwhile, the Bulls acquired the Kings in a trade with the Indiana Pacers last summer for two second-round picks in exchange for the young guard in 27-year-old Duarte, who averaged 3.9 points in 59 games last season.
