The NBA trade deadline is on Thursday, and NBA fans are – as always – hoping it will be a lively one. A superstar being traded would indeed make it a lively one. Like, say, DeMarcus Cousins.
Sacramento has been engaging in trade talks on All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins in recent days, league sources tell @TheVertical.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojVerticalNBA) February 19, 2017
UPDATE (02/19/2017, 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time): The Kings have been discussing a trade centered around superstar big man DeMarcus Cousins with the New Orleans Pelicans, reports Adrian Wojnarowski:
Kings have had recent discussions with New Orleans on Cousins, sources tell @TheVertical. Sac still debating Cousins’ future internally.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojVerticalNBA) February 19, 2017
Cousins could team up with Anthony Davis, perhaps the only big man in the world who is better than him, in New Orleans.
UPDATE (02/19/2017, 6:07 p.m. Eastern Time): Michael Scotto of Basketball Insiders reports that talks between the Sacramento Kings and New Orleans Pelicans have been centered around trading DeMarcus Cousins for Buddy Hield and multiple first-round draft picks:
Sources: Pelicans and Kings have discussed a DeMarcus Cousins trade for Buddy Hield and multiple Pelicans first-round draft picks.
— Michael Scotto (@MikeAScotto) February 19, 2017
Sources: Pelicans offering their 2017 first-round pick, Buddy Hield and an additional first-round pick to the Kings for DeMarcus Cousins.
— Michael Scotto (@MikeAScotto) February 19, 2017
Justin Verrier of ESPN reports that the Pelicans also reached out to the Indiana Pacers about acquiring Paul George, but the Cousins discussions have progressed further:
Pelicans have made trade inquiries on DeMarcus Cousins and Paul George, per league sources. Talks have progressed further on Cousins.
— Justin Verrier (@JustinVerrier) February 19, 2017
UPDATE (02/19/2017, 6:26 p.m. Eastern Time): ESPN’s Justin Verrier reports that no player, aside from Anthony Davis, is off the table in these talks:
The Pelicans have made virtually everyone available, including Buddy Hield, to pair Anthony Davis with a fellow All-Star, sources said.
— Justin Verrier (@JustinVerrier) February 19, 2017
UPDATE (02/19/2017, 6:38 p.m. Eastern Time): Jason Jones of the Sacramento Bee reports that Cousins won’t be traded:
I'm told DeMarcus Cousins (still) is not being traded, even as teams inquire about his availability. Nothing's changed
— Jason Jones (@mr_jasonjones) February 19, 2017
UPDATE (02/19/2017, 6:42 p.m. Eastern Time): Wojnarowski reports that Cousins’ agent Jarinn Akana has assured The Vertical that Cousins will not be traded:
(1 of 2) Agent Jarinn Akana tells @TheVertical: "We met w/ Vlade and ownership and they assured us and DeMarcus that he's not being traded."
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojVerticalNBA) February 19, 2017
(2 of 2): Akana: "As far as we're concerned, nothing has changed."
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojVerticalNBA) February 19, 2017
Wojnarowski reports that Kings owner Vivek Randive has gone back and forth on trading Cousins:
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.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojVerticalNBA) February 20, 2017
