The Sacramento Kings got in on the fun early, too. They moved De'Aaron Fox, landing him with his preferred destination. With Fox headed to team up with Victor Wembanyama on the San Antonio Spurs, who did the Kings get in return? They looped the Chicago Bulls into a three-team trade to land Zach LaVine on top of draft compensation.

All-Star guard De’Aaron Fox is on the verge of joining the San Antonio Spurs as part of a three-team deal which will see the Chicago Bulls’ Zach LaVine sign with the Sacramento Kings, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania.

Fox played a key role in bringing his childhood friend and former Kentucky teammate to Sacramento when Monk signed a free-agent deal with the Kings in the summer of 2022. Now, Fox is gone and Monk is taking over as the team’s starting point guard.