The Sacramento Kings are off to a predictably slow start to the 2025-26 season, plummeting down the Western Conference standings with a 5-14 record. With an aging and underwhelming roster, Sacramento is now forced to pivot in an attempt to escape purgatory. Multiple Kings players could be on the move by the Feb. 5 trade deadline, as their entire core trio of Domantas Sabonis, Zach LaVine, and DeMar DeRozan are considered trade candidates.
Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints recently listed the Portland Trail Blazers as a potential landing spot for DeRozan, referring to him as the "most likely to be moved" out of that trio due to his relatively smaller contract.