The land of the Sacramento Kings appeared to have balance restored as the night ended amid conflicting reports. Earlier in the day it was reported that the Los Angeles Lakers were interested in acquiring Kings big man DeMarcus Cousins. Then as the night ended, the owner of the Kings, Vivek Ranadive, vehemently denied any possibility of DeMarcus leaving the Kings.
Now, to end the night, we have a new report that Kings head coach, George Karl, wants DeMarcus Cousins to boogie out of Sacramento.
Following from Yahoo! Sports Adrian Wojnarowski.
Despite Sacramento Kings management’s public insistence that DeMarcus Cousins is unavailable in deals, coach George Karl’s intense desire to trade the All-Star center has made it increasingly unlikely this coach-star partnership can peacefully co-exist next season, league sources told Yahoo Sports.
Karl has been recruiting Kings vice president of basketball operations Vlade Divac and multiple players on the Kings’ roster to unite with him in making the case to owner Vivek Ranadive that Cousins needs to be traded, league sources said.
Since the end of the 2014-15 season, Cousins has become aware of Karl’s campaign to move him – including teammates telling Cousins, sources said. All around the Kings and Cousins, there is a growing belief the coach-player relationship is irreparable. Trust is a constant theme with Cousins, and he’s been unable to build any with Karl, sources said.
No one in the Sacramento organization – not coaches, nor players, nor support staff – wants to imagine the combustible scenario awaiting Karl and Cousins should the Kings try to reunite them in training camp.
Cousins and Karl haven’t exactly seen eye to eye, even before George was hired as the new head coach. DeMarcus wasn’t very high on him coming to the team and neither was his representation. Cousins also hasn’t been consulted on most coaching decisions and it appears that a breaking point has been reached.
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— DeMarcus Cousins (@boogiecousins) June 23, 2015
” src=”https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/72×72/1f40d.png”>It might be time for Boogie to cut the grass and reveal the real plans the Kings have for both his career and their future alike.
