NBA Insider Says 3-Time All-Star Stands In Way Of Miami Heat Chasing De'Aaron Fox

Jan 27, 2025; Brooklyn, New York, USA; Sacramento Kings guard De'Aaron Fox (5) reacts during the second quarter against the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images
Jan 27, 2025; Brooklyn, New York, USA; Sacramento Kings guard De'Aaron Fox (5) reacts during the second quarter against the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images / Brad Penner-Imagn Images

The Miami Heat could enter the race to acquire Sacramento Kings guard De'Aaron Fox via trade this season or free agency next summer.


"He played with Bam Adebayo [in college]," ESPN's Tim Bontemps said on the Brian Windhorst and The Hoop Collective podcast. "Miami has long been Kentucky U in the NBA ... They've had a long history of being a Kentucky factory. You pair De'Aaron Fox with those guys, that makes sense. and it lines up what the Heat have been trying to past few weeks, which is have an avenue to sign him or other players like him in the summer of 2026."

The question is if the Heat can even pull it off. Windhorst said there is perhaps one snag in them pulling off a trade for Fox this season. He feels it would likely have to involve the Phoenix Suns and Bradley Beal.

Even if Beal agrees to a trade, Windhorst said the Kings could do better.


"I don't think Jimmy Butler is what the Kings are looking for," Windhorst said. "So is there is a move that could satisfy the Kings that could get Miami De'Aaron Fox? This bring in Bradley Beal. Would the Kings want Bradley Beal? Would Bradley Beal go to Sacramento? ... I don't think Beal makes sense for the Kings. They can do better than that, so I think that's the way to do it."

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Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel.  He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Shandel attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He's also worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star.  TWITTER: @ShandelRich EMAIL: shandelrich@gmail.com You can subscribe to our YouTube channel here Follow all of our Miami Heat coverage on Facebook here