By all accounts, the Kings and standout point guard De’Aaron Fox are exploring the parting of ways — and before the NBA trade deadline to boot. Well, good luck with all that.

Sacramento Kings guard De’Aaron Fox is set to play Saturday night against the New York Knicks after landing on the injury report with a sprained right thumb.

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,

The Sacramento Kings provided an injury update for De'Aaron Fox ahead Saturday's matchup with the New York Knicks.

Assuming the Kings don't get an All-Star-level player in return for Fox, their current roster construction could begin to tumble. The Kings are built around Fox's speed and the playmaking ability of Domantas Sabonis. Without Fox pushing the tempo, the Kings rotation could quickly falter.

The Nets, per sources, are among the teams that view De’Aaron Fox as a trade target and have been monitoring the Fox situation in SAC. ESPN reports Kings are expected to listen to

Fox (thumb) has been cleared to play in Saturday's game against the Knicks. Fox had a shaky status ahead of Saturday's game in New York, but he will play through against the Knicks. The star point guard is having another stellar season for the Kings,

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De’Aaron Fox is one tough cookie. The star Kings guard plans to play through his sprained right thumb against the New York Knicks on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. PT at Madison Square Garden, the Sacramento Bee’s Chris Biderman reported from the East Coast’s metropolis Saturday morning.

Why is it even a conversation? Kings star guard De'Aaron Fox hasn't signed a contract extension and his future in Sacramento is uncertain as he wants to win in his career. With this, Fox trade rumors have been spinning and one team mentioned -- per usual when a star is involved -- is the Los Angeles Lakers .

The Knicks will play their next five games at home, but all will be against formidable Western Conference opponents beginning with Saturday’s matchup against the surging Kings.