This is part of why trade packages for players like De'Aaron Fox are typically built around draft picks. The idea is that the team landing the star improves now, and then the team giving that player away reaps the benefits later.

The clock is ticking on Sacramento. Would Houston or Orlando make a play for the point guard? Or will the Spurs form a dynamic duo?

The first rumblings that De’Aaron Fox could be traded by the Sacramento Kings this season surfaced only a month ago. A week after those initial reports, Sacramento fired head coach Mike Brown, replaced him with Doug Christie,