Of course, the Kings had high expectations entering the season due to their offseason addition of DeMar DeRozan, but they did not get off to a very good start. Sacramento’s terrible start then resulted in them firing head coach Mike Brown and they eventually traded away their star point guard De’Aaron Fox to the San Antonio Spurs at the trade deadline.
A few days before the 2025 NBA trade deadline, the Sacramento Kings sent long-time point guard De'Aaron Fox to the San Antonio Spurs in a blockbuster three-team deal with the Chicago Bulls that brought back Zach LaVine. On Friday, Fox played in Sacramento for the first time since joining the Spurs.
The decision to fire the coach was the straw that broke the camel's back for the point guard, now with the San Antonio Spurs.
The league was not to fond of DeMar DeRozan's comments and fined him for his criticism of the refs after the Kings' loss.
De'Aaron Fox's return on Friday will represent a goodbye to the Kings' recent past. What drove the young star and organization to break up?
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