Chris Duarte Trade

Born on June 13, 1997, in Montreal, Canada, and raised in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, Chris Duarte is a Dominican professional basketball player who plays for the Sacramento Kings. He was drafted 13th overall by the Indiana Pacers in the 2021 NBA Draft and averaged 13.1 points in his rookie season.

Before joining the NBA, Duarte played college basketball at Northwest Florida State and later at Oregon University. In two years with Florida State, he averaged 15.6 points, 6.9 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.6 steals per game. He was recognized as NABC Junior College Player of the Year in 2019.

In his senior season at Oregon, Duarte elevated his offensive game and efficiency, averaging 17.1 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.9 steals per game. He led his team in steals and points per game and was awarded the Jerry West award for being the best collegiate shooting guard. He was also named on the First-team All-PAC-12 and PAC-12 All-Defensive Team.

Chris Duarte Trade

In July 2023, the Sacramento Kings acquired Chris Duarte from the Indiana Pacers, in exchange for two second-round picks. The deal happened during the off-season, as the Kings wanted to add squad depth in their backcourt.

Since joining the Kings, Duarte has played most of his minutes as a small-forward, displaying his versatility. He has averaged 3.9 points and 1.8 rebounds in 12.2 minutes per game.

In the 2023/24 season, he saw his role shrink a bit as the Pacers gave a bigger role to All-Star Tyrese Haliburton, Bennedict Mathurin and Bruce Brown. Due to this, Duarte was pushed down in the Pacers rotation.

Kings received:

Chris Duarte

Pacers received:

2028 second-round pick

2030 second-round pick