@WojVerticalNBA: Sacramento has been engaging in trade talks on All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins in recent days, league sources tell @TheVertical. @WojVerticalNBA: Kings have had recent discussions with New Orleans on Cousins, sources tell @TheVertical. Sac still debating Cousins' future internally.
I wonder what sac would want from the pelicans other than there draft pick and maybe buddy heild. If I'm houston I'm offering everyone on the roster and multiple picks for Cousins They can have anyone not named harden/Gordon/Ryno.
Sorry, hard time committing $34M-$38M to a center. =/ @MikeAScotto: Sources: Pelicans and Kings have discussed a DeMarcus Cousins trade for Buddy Hield and multiple Pelicans first-round draft picks. Pelicans offering their 2017 first-round pick, Buddy Hield and an additional first-round pick to the Kings for DeMarcus Cousins. @JustinVerrier: Pelicans have made trade inquiries on DeMarcus Cousins and Paul George, per league sources. Talks have progressed further on Cousins. The Pelicans have made virtually everyone available, including Buddy Hield, to pair Anthony Davis with a fellow All-Star, sources said.
@mr_jasonjones: I'm told DeMarcus Cousins (still) is not being traded, even as teams inquire about his availability. Nothing's changed FA after 2017-18 season.
@WojVerticalNBA: Agent Jarinn Akana tells @TheVertical: "We met w/ Vlade and ownership and they assured us and DeMarcus that he's not being traded. As far as we're concerned, nothing has changed."
Just not a good trade out there for Boogie unless you are pillaging Boston draft picks. Seems Kings are just doing their due diligence as Boogie is setup to get PAID by Sacremento due to the new CBA. Can't really think of some current potential superstar to be traded for Boogie.
@WojVerticalNBA: Sources: Kings owner Vivek Ranadive's waffling on long-term commitment to Cousins has opened door to trade talks. He's gone back and forth.
http://www.csnbayarea.com/kings/source-kings-pelicans-have-discussed-possible-cousins-trade No deal is imminent, but according to a person with knowledge of the situation, talks between the Kings and the Pelicans took place over the weekend and there is a 50/50 chance that something will materialize before Thursday’s NBA trade deadline. According to sources, the Kings attempted to move up in the 2016 NBA Draft to select shooting guard Buddy Hield, and point guard Jrue Holiday has admirers in the organization. The Pelicans also own all of their first-round draft picks moving forward.
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/source...ussed-trading-demarcus-cousins-011726268.html In recent weeks, Ranadive has become more open to the front office’s willingness to trade Cousins, passing on the commitment of a five-year, $209 million designated maximum contract extension this summer, league sources said. Cousins’ uneven behavior in recent weeks has softened Ranadive’s resolve to hold on to Cousins As a result, Ranadive has started to adopt management’s concerns about Cousins’ temperament to become a franchise pillar, sources said. Nevertheless, Ranadive has gone back and forth in recent days about his willingness to ultimately unload Cousins, sources said. In the minutes prior to the All-Star Game’s tip on Sunday, one Kings source said, “For now, we’re staying put.” However, New Orleans has discussed parameters of a Cousins deal, and executives with other teams told The Vertical that Kings management has privately encouraged them to offer up trade proposals for Cousins despite the public proclamation that he wasn’t available. Talks with New Orleans have included the Pelicans sending multiple first-round picks, pick swaps, rookie guard Buddy Hield and expiring contracts to the Kings, league sources said. The Pelicans are eager to find a center to pair with All-Star forward Anthony Davis and point guard Jrue Holiday. New Orleans has discussed trade proposals for Brooklyn’s Brook Lopez and Philadelphia’s Jahlil Okafor too, league sources said.
@WojVerticalNBA: RT @ChrisMannixYS: With @WojVerticalNBA: With Ranadive's resolve to retain DeMarcus Cousins softening, Kings engaged in trade talks...
Ranadive trading Cousins to the Pelicans for a pile of trash headlined by Buddy Hield would be fitting for him.
