The Miami Heat could enter the race to acquire Sacramento Kings guard De'Aaron Fox via trade this season or free agency next summer. "He played with Bam Adebayo [in college]," ESPN's Tim Bontemps said on the Brian Windhorst and The Hoop Collective podcast.

While Fox would work as a fit for a Heat roster lacking a significant contribution at point guard since the declining play and then trade a year ago of Kyle Lowry, that math at the moment appears beyond the Heat’s means, unless Butler is part of such an equation.

Regardless of whether the Sacramento Kings move De'Aaron Fox by the Feb. 6 NBA trade deadline, they need to recognize this as an organizational pivot point.

Spotify | YouTube Vincent Goodwill and Isis “Ice” Young react to reports that De’Aaron Fox could be departing the Sacramento Kings and possibly join Victor Wembanyama on the San Antonio Spurs ahead of the NBA trade deadline.

ESPN's Shams Charania reports that several teams have been reaching out to Kings regarding De'Aaron Fox ahead of 2025 NBA trade deadline

The NBA trade deadline is a week away and rumors continue to swirl. Jimmy Butler 's situation with the Miami Heat remains ongoing. De'Aaron Fox is the latest big name involved in speculation. There are several teams expected to be interested in acquiring Fox from the Sacramento Kings ... including the Heat.

Though the Kings star is making his future intentions clear, he's doing so while giving Sacramento a chance to fully evaluate the market.

De’Aaron Fox’s time apart of the Sacramento Kings may be at its end as the team announces they may be willing to trade him before the Feb. 6 deadline. Fox is cu

The Miami Heat could pursue a massive four-team deal with the San Antonio Spurs, Sacramento Kings and Phoenix Suns.

Sacramento Kings star point guard De'Aaron Fox could reportedly be on the move, with the Miami Heat topping the betting odds for his next destination.

“In this business, you have to put those emotions aside,” Fox said. “Obviously, everybody especially who were here during that long (postseason drought), and who was on this team when we made the playoffs, obviously that means a lot to everybody.