The team currently sits at 4-7 and Boogie is putting up 26.6 points and 8.6 rebounds per. “He’s a hot head, so if they want to make a run, he has to be a leader…He hasn’t shown me those leadership qualities and that why I’m hearing talk of if things don’t start to become correct, may be looking to go in another direction.”Ĭousins has been at the center of trade rumors for years now, but with a new arena in Sacramento, the Kings would be hard-pressed to trade their face of the franchise and one of the top players in the League without getting a major package in return. Shaq questioned Cousins’ leadership abilities and said that he’s hearing that the team could look to “go in another direction” if DMC doesn’t figure it out: Although speculation surrounding Cousins future. Rudy Gay is there, among the trade-rumor craze, to keep him company. Considering the Diesel’s status wit the Kings franchise, his comments carried extra weight. DeMarcus Cousins neednt feel lonely on the Sacramento Kings chopping block. Original Story: Shaquille O’Neal sits in an interesting position as both a member of mainstream media and a minority owner of the Sacramento Kings. On this past Thursday’s edition of Inside the NBA, Shaq, Kenny Smith and Ernie Johnson spoke about Sacramento and the future of DeMarcus Cousins. I don’t know that is good for them or for him, either. If they don’t see that, then I don’t think it changes and I don’t think he goes anywhere. “No one is going to give up too much for someone who might ruin your team’s chemistry this year, then ruin it next year when he is playing for free-agent money. “It is not going to happen unless the Kings cave a little,” the West GM said.
The GM also went on to say that the Kings will have to, “cave a little” to get rid of DMC: Should the Kings trade Rudy Gay and Demarcus Cousins right now Close. If you’re trying to trade him the week of the deadline, it’s going to be tougher.” Rudy Gay needs to move on from this team due to the interview I read today. “Probably more like a month, or month-and-a-half, because the closer they get to the (February trade) deadline, the less they’re going to get back. “I’d say they have three months, tops,” one Western Conference general manager told Sporting News, requesting anonymity because he is not allowed to speak about other teams’ players.
A Western Conference GM told Sporting News that Cousins trade rumors feel real and that the star big man could be on his way out in “three months, tops:” Sacramento, CA, USA Sacramento Kings forward Rudy Gay (8) during the game against the San Antonio Spurs at Golden 1 Center. If the Kings owner eventually allows Karl to trade Cousins, Denver also might be a strong suitor for Cousins, though a source told Broussard that Karl would consider trading forward Rudy Gay for Lawson.Update (November 14): Shaq may have been hitting on something. In addition to the Lakers, the Orlando Magic, Boston Celtics and Denver Nuggets also have interest in Cousins.Ī source told Broussard that Karl is interested in Nuggets point guard Ty Lawsonand forward Kenneth Faried. 2 pick to trade, but it's not clear that the team has the assets to get Cousins. From my perspective, it's really simple: We feel that he's a one-of-a-kind player, and we have a group of players right now and we're going to build on it."Įarlier this week, Divac told the Sacramento Bee that a Cousins trade "was not happening, but I would love to do something, a smaller move, before the draft."Īs ESPN's Stein reported Monday, the Lakers have been the most determined suitor for Cousins, despite the Kings' reluctance to move their big man. And I'm deferring to Vlade on everything. "But if you like, you should talk to Vlade, because I know Vlade feels exactly the same way. "I have no idea where that's coming from," Ranadive said of the reports. Ranadive told USA Today Sports on Monday that the team has "zero interest" in trading Cousins.