Kings interim coach Doug Christie knows what it feels like to be traded midseason. That's because it happened to him, in Sacramento, where he spent the majority of his playing career. So he understands all too well what De’Aaron Fox experienced Monday when the team officially dealt its star point guard to San Antonio as part of a three-team trade.

Fox played a key role in bringing his childhood friend and former Kentucky teammate to Sacramento when Monk signed a free-agent deal with the Kings in the summer of 2022. Now, Fox is gone and Monk is taking over as the team’s starting point guard.

Fox teamed up with his college teammate, Malik Monk, when the Kings signed him in the 2022 offseason, creating one of the most electric guard duos ever. As best friends and fantastic teammates, it is heartbreaking for the duo to be separated again.

Star point guard De'Aaron Fox thanked the city of Sacramento and Kings' fans on Monday after the three-way trade that landed him with the San Antonio

The San Antonio Spurs acquired Jordan McLaughlin from the Sacramento Kings in a three-team deal that also sent Zach Collins and Tre Jones to the Chicago Bulls.

The Kings are finalizing a trade to send De'Aaron Fox to the Spurs for multiple draft picks as part of a multiteam trade that moves Chicago's Zach LaVine to Sacramento, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania.

The Sacramento Kings pulled off the second massive blockbuster trade in 24 hours on Sunday night, sending superstar De'Aaron Fox to the San Antonio Spurs as part of a three-team deal that saw them land Bulls star Zach LaVine and a plethora of draft picks.