Agreed. If you deal cousins you are officially not an NBA team wanting to win. Build around him. However, if he wants to play in Houston, be willing to part with players not named Harden.
Wasn't there a report from CBS sports earlier in the week saying the exact opposite? That Karl was willing to give Cousins the rest of the season, but would look to deal him because Karl wants to play fast
If the Kings were willing to trade Cousins they would get far better offers than anything the Rockets would put out there. The NOP pick would be the equivalent of salary throw in compared to the other offers. That's the type of star that teams like Boston and Philly are hoarding assets hoping for, a la James harden.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Latest on Goran Dragic trade talks. <a href="http://t.co/1YsAVx2nCx">http://t.co/1YsAVx2nCx</a></p>— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/568131543073492992">February 18, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
The Phoenix Suns are operating under the belief that guard Goran Dragic could be persuaded to accept a five-year contract elsewhere, thus are pursuing trades with asset-rich teams outside of his preferred list of destinations, league sources told Yahoo Sports. The Boston Celtics, Houston Rockets and Sacramento Kings have been initially aggressive in talks to obtain Dragic, who will be a free agent in July. Suns general manager Ryan McDonough seems determined to find a team willing to gamble on the ability to offer Dragic the most years and guaranteed money in July free agency, league sources said. Like the Suns, any team that trades for him can offer Dragic, 28, a five-year, $100 million-plus contract extension. After informing the Suns that Dragic wouldn’t sign an extension this summer, agent Bill Duffy delivered McDonough and management a list of preferred trade destinations that includes the Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks and Miami Heat, league sources told Yahoo Sports. The Knicks and Lakers don’t have the packages of players, draft picks available, or the motivation to make a competitive offer for Dragic, knowing that they have the salary cap space to sign him to a four-year, $80 million deal this summer. The Suns have until 3 p.m. EST at Thursday’s trade deadline to make a deal, or risk losing Dragic without compensation this summer. Until Tuesday night, the Suns had been given hope that moving guard Isaiah Thomas would make Dragic more comfortable with re-signing, but it became clear in a meeting with management that he no longer wants to share a backcourt with Thomas and Eric Bledsoe, league sources said. Dragic has wavered on his feelings toward a future in Phoenix through the weekend, sources said, but ultimately decided that clearing out Thomas in a trade wouldn’t be enough to appease him. For now, Dragic has decided that he wants the ball in his hands, and the offense flowing through him, something that can’t always happen with Bledsoe sharing the backcourt with him.
and he can play as secondary ball handler he doesn't have to have the ball all the time better fit next to harden
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Timberwolves planning on buying Kevin Martin out, per <a href="https://twitter.com/KBergCBS">@KBergCBS</a>. <a href="http://t.co/hQfEAm8cmh">http://t.co/hQfEAm8cmh</a> SELL! SELL! SELL!</p>— Chris Towers (@CTowersCBS) <a href="https://twitter.com/CTowersCBS/status/568129299900821504">February 18, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
He is a marginal upgrade over Bev. His shooting percent on 3's is only slightly above Bev. He does shoot considerably better on 2 pointers, but he doesn't take enough shots that this even matters. I wouldn't mind George Hill if we strike out on every other decent option. But even then, I wouldn't really give up any asset for him except Shved.
Yeah, but did you read this guy's other tweets? Got a bottle of scotch, a fine cigar and two wild woman coming over. Happy Easter America. Sorry, been hanging around the pool with hot babes all day. Just had a txt from Mr.Reed. He's now a Texan. Back to the babes and scotch now. Coming in hot of the presses..Rick Smith is interested in trading for the one and only @timtebow. He believes he would make a great FB. That dude is a power player. Treyk3 just lost a ton of cred.
What if rockets get dragic by sending Papa, NOP 1st and Shved. Then flip Dragic to Sacramento for cousins and then in a seperate trade, highly overpay for Stauskas in order to balance the trades.
