Fox Traded to the Spurs EMERGENCY POD + Luka with the Lakers
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What trade did the Sacramento Kings finalize?
Good morning and welcome to the NBA Daily. Coming up, we had a crazy weekend. Maybe the worst trade in sports history. We've got Trevor Lane to talk about the Lakers side of that, the good part. And Darren Fox got moved. Good morning, everybody. Good evening. Actually, it's a second emergency podcast. I'm Dave Dufour here with Espera Henney and Zena Keita. And while we were setting up to talk about the Luka Doncic trade, De'Aaron Fox got moved, guys. Emergency pod. I don't know. Get the sirens going. Get the alarm bells going. Here's the deal. The Spurs get De'Aaron Fox and Jordan McLaughlin. The Kings get Zach Levine. Three first-round picks, 20-25 from Charlotte, which is actually protected heavily and is going to wind up being a 20-26 second and a 20-27 second. The 20-27 first from San Antonio and the 20-31 first from Minnesota. They also got three second-round picks thrown in. The Bulls jumped in on this trade, as you heard.
Zach Levine going to the Kings, and they pick up Zach Collins, Trey Young, Kevin Herter. Trey Young? Excuse me. Trey Young. I mean, that would have been a great return. I got Luke on the brain. Trey Jones, Kevin Herter and their own 2025 pick. So they control their own destiny this year, even though it may be too late to tank for them. Zena, I'm going to start with you here again. We just got this news. What is your just initial reaction to this trade?
Zach Levine, DeMar DeRozan back together again. Reunited. And it feels so good. Does it feel good, though? Is it going to move the needle for the Kings?
Yeah.
I felt so bad for the Kings when De'Aaron Fox announced that he didn't want to be there anymore. I feel even worse now that they got Zach Levine back. Because don't get me wrong, Zach Levine, DeMar DeRozan, absolutely known for their scoring ability. What they are not known for is winning a lot of playoff series. What they're not known for is getting to the finals. What they're not known for is being the duo that's going to elevate teams to the championship. And so I'm looking at the Kings and I'm like, I'm so sorry. You've lost here in Fox. Sure. You got Zach, you got some picks. Those picks are, Our smoke and mirrors, folks. And so I just – I feel bad for them, really, really bad for them.
You know what else they're not known for? Zach Levine and DeMar DeRozan? Defense. Defense. They are not known for defending the basketball. And so now you have a core of Malik Monk, DeMar DeRozan, Zach Levine, and DeMontis Sabonis, all four guys who are, at best, questionable defenders.
How does Zach Levine fit with the Kings?
Three of whom need the ball in their hands.
Three of them absolutely need the ball in their hands.
Maybe even four. Yes.
Yeah. Oh, yeah. Sabonis definitely needs the ball in his head. So like you're looking at a team that has a pretty skeptical fit moving forward. And so you look at Sacramento and the idea moving forward with the De'Aaron Fox trade is a win now move, right? They wanted to win now. They wanted to keep competitive. I'm not sure in this stacked Western Conference, this is a keep competitive move. And you mentioned the pick, Zena. Yeah. 2025 Charlotte pick turns into two seconds. The 2027 San Antonio pick is going to be in the 20s, likely with De'Aaron Fox and Wemby, which we'll talk about in a second, going to be a pretty bad pick. And then the 2031 Minnesota pick, yes, that's good. But it's also, you know, the earth might not exist in 2031.
Yeah, we don't know what's going to happen.
You know what I mean? So, like, I don't necessarily see the vision from the Kings side, especially because – On San Antonio, you have Stephon Castle, couldn't get Stephon Castle. You had Devin Vassell, couldn't get Devin Vassell. Hey, even Keldon Johnson, you couldn't get Keldon Johnson. Jeremy Sohan, can't get Jeremy Sohan. The Spurs were littered with young guys, intriguing players to go out and get.
Zach Collins went to the Bulls, and he could have maybe helped the Kings, to be honest with you. Look, the Kings side of this is very confusing to me, and it does make me wonder, okay, they can't be done. I don't know if it's moving DeMar. I don't know if it's maybe you flip Levine and you've got Monk or Malik Monk. There's more assets coming.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What trade did the Sacramento Kings finalize?
0:07–3:10
2
How does Zach Levine fit with the Kings?
3:10–6:38
3
What does De'Aaron Fox bring to the Spurs?
6:38–15:20
4
How will Luka Doncic's trade impact player empowerment?
15:20–18:18
5
What are the implications of the Mavericks' decision?
18:18
6
How does the Kings' trade affect their future?
9:38–27:22