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DeMar DeRozan Snub Costs Lakers, Heat Their Championship Move Amid NBA Trade Rumors

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DeMar DeRozan is headed to Sacramento on a three-year, $74 million sign-and-trade deal, per Adrian Wojnarowski and Tim Bontemps of ESPN.

The deal sends DeRozan to a Kings team that is on the verge of being a legitimate contender in a jam-packed Western Conference but also costs both the Lakers and the Heat the championship move they had hoped to make this off-season.

DeRozan played 37.8 minutes a game last season, scored 24 points per, and added 4.3 rebounds, 5.3 assists, and 1.1 steals to the mix. He also shot 48 percent from the paint and 33.