Fantasy Basketball Trade Reaction: Winners and losers of De’Aaron Fox to Spurs, Zach LaVine to Kings

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The NBA is cookin’ right now, with another trade going down on Sunday night involving the Sacramento Kings and the San Antonio Spurs. According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, Sacramento sent De’Aaron Fox to the San Antonio Spurs in a multi-team trade that includes the Chicago Bulls shipping Zach LaVine to the Kings.

Fox was rumored to be on the trade block earlier in the week, with San Antonio listed as his marquee destination — and it happened. The deal also included several players; here’s how it finally shook out.

Full trade:

Spurs: De’Aaron Fox, Jordan McLaughlin

Kings: Zach LaVine, Sidy Cissoko, three first round picks (2025 CHA, 2027 SAS, 2031 MIN), three second round picks (2025 CHI, 2028 DEN, 2028 own back)

Bulls: Zach Collins, Tre Jones, Kevin Huerter, their own 2025 pick via SAS https://t.co/UgwylCUYAO

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 3, 2025

The Spurs won this deal by a considerable margin. The Kings got three first-round picks with LaVine, but with one of the picks likely not conveying, it’ll become two future second-rounders. It was widely known that Fox wasn’t signing a supermax extension, so the Kings got ahead of it, taking a similar approach to Dallas with Luka Dončić. Though they probably shopped Fox to more than one team. Yes, that’s a subliminal to Nico Harrison. The new-look Kings could be a force offensively but have warts defensively. Fantasy-wise, it’s too early to know how a starting lineup with so much offensive talent can co-exist.

The Spurs didn’t lose any youth or significant depth in this trade and landed the best player in the deal. The Bulls collected some back-end depth, and of the players they acquired, Zach Collins could emerge as a deep-league fantasy option if a Nikola Vučević trade were to transpire. Also, Stephon Castle’s value remains neutral. He’ll remain in a starting role but will struggle with his efficiency for 9-cat leagues.

Based on those observations, here are my initial thoughts on the fantasy fallout from another high-profile NBA trade.

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Fantasy winners

De’Aaron Fox – PG, San Antonio Spurs

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Publish date : 2025-02-03 04:23:00

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