Sacramento Kings Coach Says DeMarcus Cousins Has Demanded a Trade

@yada: Boston might be good for him perhaps, Pierce, Garnett and Allen would be pretty quick to call him on his bulls*8t I would imagine, as would Rivers,

Well ask and demand are very different ways to go about taking care of one’s business. Which ever one is true greatly impacts the validity of whether your immaturity claims are accurate in this situation. Anybody who watches the Kings play knows their guard play is atrocious when it comes to getting other players the ball. Rusillo was talking about it last week on NBA Today Pod, Cousins is only assisted on about 1/3 of his baskets inside, which is awful. 66% of the time the guy has to initiate and complete his scoring opportunities. I wouldn’t want to play in that type of system if I were Cousins either and props to all the above comments stating the same (amazing how many of us are actually watching the Kings, huh?). As for ya’ll crossing fingers for DC landing in Beantown, c’mon you have to have something to get something

The Celts, one of if not the most TEAM-oriented teams in the L, don’t need Cousins’ whiny-ass antics. Dude is only out for himself.

PLEASE the cltics are desperate for talent. look at the guys they bring in already

I love Cousins, and I’m really rooting for him to be a beast in the L.
I mean, on the one hand I can understand his frustration and the trade request.
On the other tho, this is a kid that committed then decommitted to UAB, committed then decommitted to Memphis and then finally went to Kentucky for college.
He had valid reasons each time but it’s obvious he’s used to having his way.
Now, I definitely think he needs to go to a team with respected vets and coaches that won’t put up with his sh*t.
Of course all of those teams tend to be elite and there was no way Cousins could’ve been drafted by one but if he were traded to one, Miami Boston and SA would be ideal.
In San Antonio, Duncan and Pop wouldn’t take any sh*t.
In Boston, KG and Rivers wouldn’t.
In Miami, LBJ, Wade and…Haslem wouldn’t. Spo might but Riley sure as hell wouldn’t.
But who would they give up for Cousins?
Chances are if he gets traded it’ll probably be to another young team and the cycle continues all over again.
Here’s hoping kid lands in an ideal situation.

He’d be AWFUL in Miami. You think Spo could handle him? You think Wade and Lebron would try and deal with him? F that, it’s all about chemistry with them and they simply don’t want to mentor a young brat.
San Antonio could work but with Pop, I think it’s less about breaking a person down and more about finding someone pliable… I don’t think Pop would want to deal with that crap.
Boston, however, is super perfect. Doc Rivers is just the right medium, Garnett and Pierce would put the kid in his place, Rondo would keep him happy. I can see Boston working.

I would love him here in Chicago honestly, our team doesn’t allow any crap you come in play hard & u appreciate the team not yourself. But I’d like to see him back with John Wall those 2 would be a great duo & Wall would definitely keep him from doing dumb stuff.

so the complete list for this guy is
nyk
LAL
boston
san antonio
dallas
miami (maybe)
chicago
atlanta
washington.

yeah he could go anywhere.

Ha I mentioned Miami and not Chicago because even though I said I’m a fan of dude, like Jukai said about Miami not having time to worry about chemistry or nurture a young kid, same thing with Chicago.
They are very, very hesitant to bring in any new personalities that might cause chemistry issues.
That was why they didn’t sign T-Mac last year, that was why they never really looked at Jamal Crawford this year, and why they always wait until the last freakin minute (ticks me off) to make personnel moves at every free agency period and trade deadline.
I would LOVE to see him in Boston because honestly I feel like KG would be the perfect dude to teach him how to channel that anger into positive energy.
He could be Perkins 2.0 in Boston, not as good defensively but much better offensively and he thrives with a good point guard like Rondo, since he did with Wall.
Ultimately, though, I think he stays in Sacramento for now.
This seems to be something that was blown out of proportion. Cousins didn’t actually demand a trade as much as he made a comment to Westphal saying if he was such a cancer to the Team they should just trade him already.
Once everyone calms down and pulls a Bosh (chills) they’ll be aight I think.

Trade 1: Cousins and Salmons for Marcin Gortat and Channing Frye.
Trade 2: Cousins for Dejuan Blair.
Trade 3: Cousins and Tyreke for Rudy Gay, OJ Mayo, Sam Young, and a future 1st round.
Trade 4: Cousins and Salmons for Andre Iguodala.

I’d give up blair for him in a nano second

I think Cousins should just play basketball for the Kings.

This is why you dont spend a high first round draft pick on someone that has a known attitude problem. I agree with a poster abovr. Bench him til his contract is almost up then send him to hell(toronto).

Wow, so many people disparaging this young man’s character, I didn’t know SLAMonline got so nasty. Anyway, yes, he has that AAU mentality (where he doesn’t like bad situations), but on the same note, I can see why he’s unhappy. That team is backcourt heavy, and they don’t show signs of progress in terms of the balance of the offense. He probably would be better talking to the coach and suggesting a different way (like in the real workforce), but oh well, he’ll learn from this minor mistake.

@Tarzan not sure Dejuan Blair would fit in Sactown they are undersized as it is with Chuck Hayes, Marcus Thorton playing the 3, and Jimmer at the 2 (he’s not a pg)… not that its a biig deal I guess. I’d rather see Blair in a Knicks uni anyways… u guys want Jarred Jeffries and Bibby?