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.

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.

De'Aaron Fox is headed to the San Antonio Spurs. The Sacramento Kings have agreed to trade their All-Star point guard in a three-team deal on Sunday night, according to ESPN's Shams Charania. The move also sends Chicago Bulls star Zach LaVine to the Kings.