DeMar DeRozan is set to join the Sacramento Kings through a sign-and-trade agreement, according to The Athletic's Shams Charania.
The deal, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, is a three-year, $70-plus million agreement, and will send Harrison Barnes to the San Antonio Spurs.
The Bulls will receive former first-round pick Chris Duarte and two second-round picks for cooperating in the deal. Sacramento will also give San Antonio an unprotected 2031 pick swap.
The Kings were a surprise No. 3 seed in the Western Conference in 2023, but were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the Golden State Warriors. Last season, they fell to the No. 9 seed in the Western Conference, and their offense, which had just had the most efficient season in NBA history, fell to the No. 13 ranking.
Sacramento had been linked to a number of big names, including Brandon Ingram and Zach LaVine, in an effort to try to get back up to the top half of the Western Conference standings.
The Bulls, meanwhile, have pivoted into a bit of a rebuild. They acquired Josh Giddey in a trade with the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for Alex Caruso, and as a primary ball-handler who doesn't shoot many 3s, Giddey was not a strong fit next to DeRozan, an isolation scorer.
It had been widely reported, therefore, that DeRozan would not return to the Bulls, so they helped him get the contract he wanted and picked up a young guard and a couple of picks for their troubles.
