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 has supplanted Jimmy Butler as the top available trade target on the market a week before the NBA trade deadline, which could lead to a domino effect across the league. Amid Fox’s newfound availability on the trade market,

The six-time All-Star addressed the situation on FanDuel’s “Run It Back” podcast as trade talks swirl in Sacramento.

Kevin: O.K., we gotta talk about De'Aaron Fox. What type of package should the Kings be looking for here? Picks, players? What path should they be going? Tom: The Donovan Mitchell package. That's the asking price.

The Kings would not only be flush with assets for the future, but would, at least, have a puncher's chance at acquiring one of the most valuable assets in the league right now: the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. That pick would give them the opportunity to select Cooper Flagg, one of the best NBA Draft prospects we've seen in recent memory.

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.

The Milwaukee Bucks have been linked to just about every big name on the trade market over the last month. Jimmy Butler, Zach LaVine, and even Bradley Beal have all been floated as possible additions. Some of those rumors have legs, others are pure speculation.

“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.

According to NBA insider Sam Amick of The Athletic, the San Antonio Spurs and Sacramento Kings have discussed a De’Aaron Fox trade.  The Kings are not interested in trading for Jimmy Butler, who has requested a trade from the Miami Heat.

On Wednesday night, the Philadelphia 76ers are set to host the Sacramento Kings. In the days leading up to the matchup, the Kings made headlines for suddenly ha

The Sacramento Kings reportedly covet one specific player in trade talks with the San Antonio Spurs regarding De’Aaron Fox, but it is not clear just how attainable that player will be.