De'Aaron Fox and the Sacramento Kings are seemingly headed for a breakup. The Athletic's Sam Amick reported Tuesday that Fox's agent, Rich Paul of Klutch Sports, has advised the Kings it would be wise for them to move him now,

According to @ChrisBiderman from the Sacramento Bee, De’Aaron Fox told him he has not request a trade from the Kings.Source: x.com What’s the buzz on Twitter? James Ham

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.

De'Aaron Fox has never played for an NBA team outside of the Sacramento Kings, but that could change in the coming days. ESPN's Shams Charania

After recent trade reports Fox could leave the Sacramento Kings, many fans and his wife, Reece, have joined the conversation on social media.

The Sacramento Kings are pursuing both players and draft capital in trade calls with "dozens" of teams interested in trading for De'Aaron Fox, Shams

On Tuesday, news broke that the Sacramento Kings are open to moving Fox before the NBA trade deadline and that he welcomes a potential change of scenery. Given that Fox's agent is Rich Paul, who has deep ties to the Lakers and represents LeBron James and Anthony Davis, L.A. was immediately suggested as a destination.

While the Kings may not be contenders anymore, any team that does manage to swing a deal for Fox could suddenly skyrocket into one. With all that being said, Kai Gammage looks at five possible trade destinations for the all-star guard.

With the trade deadline approaching, the Lakers have been linked to De’Aaron Fox, but the reality is far more complicated.

The news out of Sacramento regarding the Kings opening up trade talks for De’Aaron Fox has been surprising and fast in progression. It’s an even more interesting turn of events considering the Kings much-improved play of late following Mike Brown’s departure and Doug Christie‘s promotion.

“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.