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Trades, Brewing: De’Aaron Fox and a suddenly busy deadline
Yesterday’s biggest sports news came out of Sacramento, where the Kings are finally open to trading star point guard De’Aaron Fox. It is seismic — he has been the main reason for the team’s resurgence over the last three years — yet expected, as the Kings have faltered somewhat this season and Fox clearly wants out.
And thus, with all due…