Demar Derozan Reportedly Drawing Trade Interest From Western Conference Rival
DeMar DeRozan reportedly drawing trade interest from Western Conference rival originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
From now until February, trade speculation will hover over the Kings after their rough start to the 2025-26 NBA season.
Just one month into the season, one of Sacramento’s star players already is drawing trade interest from a Western Conference rival.
The Los Angeles Clippers reportedly have shown “some interest” in 36-year-old forward DeMar DeRozan, The Athletic’s Sam Amick reported in a column published Monday, citing league sources.
Sacramento acquired DeRozan during the 2024 offseason via a sign-and-trade deal with the San Antonio Spurs and Chicago Bulls. After a “difficult” debut season with the Kings in 2024-25, DeRozan was committed to bouncing back and competing in his second season with the team.
But so far, not so good.
The Kings currently are 4-13, just one spot ahead of the last-place New Orleans Pelicans in the Western Conference standings. DeRozan recently didn’t hold back on the state of the team, stating the Kings are in a “s—-y place” and that “everything right now for us is just s—-y” after the Kings dropped their eighth game in a row.
In his 17th NBA season, DeRozan is averaging 17.9 points on 49.5 percent shooting, with 3.3 rebounds and 3.6 assists in 32.8 minutes.
The Clippers are seeking another scorer capable of lifting the burden from James Harden, who has been doing his best to keep the franchise afloat in the Western Conference after the season-ending injury to Bradley Beal and Kawhi Leonard’s inconsistent availability. Los Angeles (5-12) has gotten off to an underwhelming start to the season after initially being widely considered a contender in the West.
DeRozan has a partial guarantee on his deal for the 2026-27 season for nearly $10 million of his $25.7 million salary.
A Compton, Calif. native, DeRozan could return close to his hometown this season.
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