The blockbuster three-team deal involving DeMar DeRozan and Harrison Barnes is official, according to a Spurs press release, Kings press release, and Bulls press release.
The Spurs acquired Barnes from the Kings. In addition, San Antonio received the right to swap first-round picks with the Kings in 2031 while sending two-way player RaiQuan Gray to Chicago.
Additionally, the Spurs are waiving Charles Bassey to complete the trade, Jeff McDonald of the San Antonio Express-News tweets. However, San Antonio is exploring ways to bring Bassey back in the fold.
Sacramento acquired DeRozan from the Bulls while sending Chris Duarte, two second-round picks and cash considerations to Chicago, along with Barnes and the 2031 pick swap to San Antonio.
The Bulls will waive Gray, K.C. Johnson of NBC Sports Chicago tweets.
The deal is a sign-and-trade for DeRozan, who ranked sixth on our list of the top 50 free agents for this summer. His new contract is worth approximately $76MM over three years, according to Chris Haynes of TNT and Bleacher Report (Twitter link), who adds that the first two seasons are fully guaranteed with a partial guarantee for the final year.
The contract includes $49MM in guaranteed money over the first two seasons, per Sean Cunningham of FOX 40 Sacramento (Twitter link). It also features bonuses for being named an All-Star, tweets ESPN’s Bobby Marks.
The trade leaves the Kings hard-capped at the $178.1MM first apron, per cap expert Yossi Gozlan (Twitter link). Sacramento will also create a $5.9MM trade exception in the deal, Gozlan adds.
The 34-year-old DeRozan was extremely productive during his three seasons in Chicago, averaging 25.5 points, 4.7 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game and finishing near the top in the Clutch Player of the Year balloting the past two seasons.
The six-time All-Star will now team with De’Aaron Fox, Domantas Sabonis, Malik Monk and Keegan Murray on what should be one of the league’s most exciting offenses. The Kings will be counting on that group to lead them back to the playoffs after being eliminated in the play-in tournament last season.
Parting with DeRozan is the latest step in an offseason roster shakeup in Chicago, which has already traded Alex Caruso and lost Andre Drummond in free agency. The Bulls are shifting to a younger and less expensive roster in hopes of eventually rebuilding into a more competitive team.
Duarte, a 27-year-old swingman with three years of NBA experience, is the latest addition, but it’s uncertain how large his role will be. He appeared in 59 games with Sacramento last season, but averaged just 3.9 points and 1.8 rebounds in 12.2 minutes per night.
Duarte is under contract for one more season at $5.9MM and is eligible for an extension through October 21. Chicago will create a significant trade exception in the deal $17.6MM trade exception in the deal, according to Bobby Marks of ESPN (Twitter link).
Barnes joins Chris Paul as veteran offseason additions in San Antonio. The 32-year-old is extremely durable, playing in all 82 games the past two seasons. He can handle either forward spot and he figures to get plenty of open looks alongside Paul and Victor Wembanyama. Barnes averaged 12.2 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.2 assists last season with .474/.387/.801 shooting stats.
The Spurs will use their cap space to absorb Barnes’ $18MM salary for the upcoming season, Wojnarowski and Tim Bontemps write in a full story on the trade. Barnes will make $19MM in 2025/26 before becoming an unrestricted free agent.
Barnes’ contract includes a $3.7MM trade kicker that Sacramento will be responsible for, Marks adds (Twitter link), broken up into $1.85MM for each of the next two seasons. That number could be negotiated down, but only with Barnes’ consent.
Even tho he’s coming off the worst season of his career & guys like Keon Ellis/Malik Monk deserve it more, id still give heavy consideration to starting Kevin Huerter at the 2. Kev plays much better as a starter than he does coming off the bench & his spot up shooting should play well off Fox/Derozan/Domas. Ultimately Keon Ellis is most likely gonna start bc of his ability to guard the opposing #1 scoring option. But I wouldn’t be surprised to see Kev back in that opening lineup to start the season.
I think huerter is most likely gone in another trade. If he stays he’s coming off the bench. Him and monk could be a pretty good bench scoring unit though.
Why would they trade him? They had him on the block to try & catch a big fish. They ended up getting the big fish without trading him (they traded Duarte instead). Now that they have Derozan why would they trade Kev?… And if you have a reason why you don’t think Sac should consider starting him feel free to share that as well.
Sankara, the most daft commenter, by far. Your media career isn’t happening clown, so give it up. You’re about as smart as a box of rocks.
He just said why they should trade him. He’s worse off the bench and is clearly not going to be starting. DeRozen makes him expendable and He’s failed to live up to expectations. Huerter (I know you call him kev because you can’t do big words, or spell Huerter.) was never going to land a big fish, he has no value. Your entire comment is false and pointless, as usual.
Speaking of daft. Did you notice that Sankara spells out Huerter in his first post?
“You can’t spell Huerter”
What a sick burn.
Intelligence isn’t important to be part of the media…
Connections and the will to sell what those connections want you to is…
He is a$$ and inconsistent not a good defender.
I’d bring him off bench …… can always use shooting. Huerter is a 2. That’s where you want DeM DeR.
Barnes will be good for a young team.
They’re missing a huge piece in the front court. Huerter wasn’t good offensively last year, and that’s all he offers. Beef stew for red velvet and I’ll be happy
Detroit don’t need Kev tho, they just got THJ & Beasley to be their wing shooters. Plus Sacramento needs him to be their wing shooter now. True he had a bad yr last yr but I mean he’s still Kevin Huerter. Y’all gotta chill with the recency bias.
On the mental side of the game I do think Kevin Huerter still sees himself as a starter. He is a better fit than Murray for catch and shoot. With DeMar and Fox getting most of the shots up I think it’s Murray who should hit the bench. He’d be a 6th man candidate and I think it would be a spot he could give himself the floor to create shots he’s not asked two with the others scorers. Murray should continue to grow but in the starting lineup he plays down the action through him and gets passive.
Huerter shot 30% on spot up 3s last season. Ellis was 41.7%. With fox, derozan, domas, murray starting, they don’t need huerter in there needing his shots too.
Nice to see bulls make a move for number 1 next year
Did RaiQuan Gray’s contract get converted to a standard contract before he was traded? I didn’t know two way players could get traded
Hardly ever happens, but they can be traded.
Thanks for the info Luke. I learned something today!
Dumb Bulls. The cheapskate owner wants a low cost team and maximum profits for his greedy hands. It’s been 25 years since they fielded a championship quality team.
Cheapskate? Not spending money wasn’t the problem in Chicago. It was who they gave the money to. That would be why they can’t trade LaVine without attaching 3 1st rounders….
Yeah giving all that money last season to a guy who clearly did not want to be with the Bulls in Vucavic is what helped the Bulls make this deal which is a ridiculous one at that, but I expect nothing less from ‘The Chairman Jr’ He learned a lot from his old man, and everything that is wrong, as this GM is just treading water to keep his job, like the past ones.. making themselves look good by making splashy signings for the wrong guys, and getting a coach for a team that is not constructed for a guy like Donovan (apparently).
DRose/Boozer/Noah squad was def a championship quality team before Rose got hurt.
It’s not working in Chicago. They are tied to Lonzo Balls leg. And that sh*t heavy. Sad to watch but the potential was there his rookie year. Chicago has spurts where it was really working. Never had a good bench though.
Why not keep Gray? He’s been ok in four games haha
Feels like people have mostly forgotten how great Ron Artest was in Sacramento. Derozan is gonna have a very similar impact. Obv he’s not nearly the defender that RonRon was but he brings a toughness & just further validates them as a team to be taken seriously. People are underestimating how tough Fox & Derozan are gonna be a crunch time. Def 2 of the very best 4th qtr performers in the league… link to m.youtube.com
I never knew you could trade two way players like that