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Are Spurs in Stronger Position for De’Aaron Fox After Kings Shake-Up?

Could the San Antonio Spurs make a blockbuster move for De’Aaron Fox? With trade rumors swirling and draft assets in hand, the next NBA super team may be forming.

Taylor Hodges

Sacramento Kings guard De'Aaron Fox (5) is fouled by Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray (27) during the third quarter at Golden 1 Center.
Sacramento Kings guard De'Aaron Fox (5) is fouled by Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray (27) during the third quarter at Golden 1 Center. / Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images
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The NBA trade deadline is just a little more than a month away and as previously stated, the San Antonio Spurs could make a big move to speed up their rebuild to the ultimate conclusion.

A strong argument can be made for the Spurs to not to trade away their best assets (four first round draft picks in next year’s NBA draft, especially). But there is an argument for the Spurs to make a big move, if one becomes available.

And the first domino may have already fallen.

The Sacramento Kings, in a puzzling move, let go of former NBA Coach of the Year Mike Brown just a few hours after he led a practice session and gave a news conference ahead of the Kings' Dec. 28 bout with the Los Angeles Lakers.

He was given a courtesy call on his way to make the hours-long trip South, leaving the future of the franchise in immediate question. Since then, Doug Christie has been named the interim as Sacramento looks to rebound from a poor start.

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But where does that leave the Kings?

Confused, for one. Any change they're looking for won't exactly happen overnight, but while it may come after a few weeks, especially if a full-time coach is to be soon named, there might be a lingering sense of the franchise not pointed in the right direction.

That's where the Spurs could come in. A few reports indicated early on that Sacramento's De'Aaron Fox could be on the move, with San Antonio on a short list of potential destinations, but beyond that, acquiring a guard as quick as Fox might just be a pipe dream.

But as February's trade deadline continues to draw closer, it's certainly something to watch.

A few big dominos still need to fall, but just like anything can happen on the court, anything can happen off of it. And a lineup featuring Fox, Castle (assuming he continues to grow and improve) and Wembanyama could potentially become one of the brightest trios in the Western Conference.

Correction: A previous version of this article included a pair of X, formerly Twitter embeds from parody accounts. One indicated that De'Aaron Fox had requested a trade from the Kings, and the other gave a false statement from Kings general manager Monte McNair on Mike Brown.

The Kings have released an official statement on Brown and De'Aaron Fox has not publicly requested a trade.

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