On top of Barnes' potential return, the Kings can likely poach the Spurs' Rookie of the Year front-runner Stephon Castle in a deal. Castle is averaging 11.7 points and 3.6 assists as the No. 4 overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, proving to be acclimating to the next level rather quickly at just 20 years old.

The Rockets are reportedly content with their current roster despite De'Aaron Fox trade rumors beginning to surface.

Per The Athletic’s Kelly Iko, Houston could pursue an asset-related trade by the NBA’s Feb. 6 in-season deadline. They won’t go after De’Aaron Fox.

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The Sacramento Kings showed fight and resilience to fend off the Houston Rockets, winning 132-127 back-and-forth game that featured 22 lead changes. The Kings pulled ahead by 16 points in the third quarter,

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The Sacramento Kings have made a critical decision regarding De'Aaron Fox's future ahead of the trade deadline.

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If his future is not in Sacramento, Kings star point guard De’Aaron Fox might have one outside destination in mind. After ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Tuesday afternoon that the Kings are open to discussing trades with other teams for Fox leading up to the NBA’s Feb.

DeMar DeRozan scored 33 points and Domantas Sabonis recorded his league-leading 36 th double-double of the season to lead the Kings to a 132-127 victory over the Houston Rockets on Thursday at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.

The regular review of calls in the last two minutes confirmed two fouls on Dillon Brooks in closing seconds of 132-127 loss to Sacramento.