The destination of Dermadrojan, one of the biggest free agents, was the Sacramento Kings.
U.S. media ESPN reported on the 7th (Korea time) that “Kings signed a three-year, $74 million (about 102.3 billion won) contract with FA guard DeRozan.” According to the media, the deal is a sign-and-trade agreement with the Kings, Chicago Bulls, and San Antonio Spurs. The Kings received DeRozan, and the Bulls received two second-round picks and cash with Chris Duarte. Spurs received Harrison Barnes and the 2031 nomination.
The Kings, who embraced DeRozan, successfully built a powerful “big three” at once. Domantas Sabonis will keep the front court on the backcourt of De’Aaron Fox and DeRozan, who have grown into All-Star guards. On top of that, Keegan Murray, who was named in the All-Rookie First Team, is expected to make the starting lineup together.
“Kings has pushed to recruit DeRozan to become a more explosive offensive team in the Western Conference,” the media said. 동행복권파워볼
DeRozan is a six-time All-Star player. He averaged 24.0 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 5.3 assists last season. After playing for the Toronto Raptors for 15 seasons in 2009, DeRozan joined the Spurs and Bulls for the fourth time. His career average was 21.2 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 4.1 assists, and he was one of the best guards in the league.
On the same day, StatMuse, a statistical media outlet, also shed light on the most scorers in the fourth quarter of last season. Coincidentally, DeRozan topped the list with 550 points, followed by Fox with 538 points. In other words, the league’s top scorer is united in a team.
The Kings finished 17th overall in the 2023-24 season, showing a somewhat sluggish performance. The joy of advancing to the playoffs for the first time in 19 years in the 2022-23 season has disappeared in just one season. However, they seem to have finished preparing to run again while possessing an All-Star resource called DeRozan.