Sacramento Kings forward DeMar DeRozan has been around the NBA for a long time. DeRozan knows that players come and go from rosters. DeRozan also knows that star players leaving a team can have an impact on the rest of the roster.
On a recent episode of Run It Back, former NBA player Lou Williams asked DeRozan if star guard De’Aaron Fox is traded if that would cause him to reconsider his future in Sacramento. The veteran wing was candid in his response.
“Yeah, it’s tough because looking at the landscape, before I came here, those are the guys I talked to was Fox, (Domantas Sabonis) and Malik (Monk),” DeRozan said. “Those are the core guys that made it easy for me to make my decision to play here, and a key player, a key juggernaut in Fox, not knowing the future of that, it does make it tough.”
DeRozan joined Sacramento via sign-and-trade this offseason from the Chicago Bulls. He has two seasons remaining on his deal after this one for $50.5 million, but the final season in 2026-27 is only partially guaranteed for $10 million.