Three of the San Antonio Spurs’ main core players moved from the team Tuesday. The news began with Rudy Gay agreeing to sign with Utah, followed by Patty Mills leaving to Brooklyn. The day concluded with DeMar DeRozan heading to Chicago.
The Spurs and Bulls have a agreed on a sign-and-trade deal that will land DeRozan in Chicago on a three year, $85 million deal. The Spurs will acquire Thaddeus Young, Al-Farouq Aminu, a protected first round pick, and two second round picks according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo! Sports.
This deal will leave the Spurs with just $4-6 million in salary cap space and the room exception of $4.