NBA Legend Charles Barkley Reacts To Sacramento Kings Trade

Charles Barkley spoke about the addition of DeMar DeRozan.

Unknown date 1995; Portland, OR, USA: FILE PHOTO; Phoenix Suns forward Charles Barkley (34) reacts against the Portland Trail Blazers at Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: USA TODAY Sports / USA TODAY Sports

Earlier in the week, the Sacramento Kings landed DeMar DeRozan in a sign-and-trade deal with the Chicago Bulls and San Antonio Spurs.

DeRozan finished the 2023-24 season with averages of 24.0 points, 4.3 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.1 steals per contest while shooting 48.0% from the field and 33.3% from the three-point range in 79 games.

Via Kings.com on July 8: "The Sacramento Kings announced today that the team has acquired six-time NBA All-Star and three-time All-NBA guard-forward DeMar DeRozan in a three-team sign-and-trade with the Chicago Bulls and San Antonio Spurs. As part of the deal, Sacramento sent Chris Duarte, two second-round picks and cash considerations to Chicago, and Harrison Barnes and a 2031 pick swap to San Antonio."

welcome home, Deroz 👑 pic.twitter.com/RFTHzf7HwP

— Sacramento Kings (@SacramentoKings) July 9, 2024

On Friday, Basketball Hall of Famer Charles Barkley spoke about the Kings landing DeRozan (h/t Mike Cherry of KCRA 3).

Barkley: "Great trade getting DeMar DeRozan. I think he's a terrific player and he's a great guy. He's going to bring some veteran leadership. Sacramento got better."

Charles Barkley praises @SacramentoKings fans, the addition of DeMar DeRozan and has a "word" for the Warriors 😆 @MikeTeSelleTV had the best interview of the day on @kcranews this morning. @EdgewoodTahoe pic.twitter.com/fQVlMiuXGl

— Mike Cherry (@MikeCherryKCRA) July 12, 2024

DeRozan is one of the best scorers of all time, and the Kings already have a lineup that features De'Aaron Fox and Domantas Sabonis.

His career averages are 21.2 points, 4.4 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.0 steals per contest while shooting 46.9% from the field and 29.6% from the three-point range in 1,110 regular season games.

Apr 11, 2024; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Chicago Bulls forward DeMar DeRozan (11) dribbles in the second half against the Detroit Pistons at Little Caesars Arena. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports / Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports

As for the Kings, they made the NBA playoffs in 2023 but are coming off a season where they lost to the New Orleans Pelicans in the play-in tournament.