re: Would you trade the 1st or 2nd pick....for DeMarcus Cousins?

In a heartbeat.

This draft doesn't have a player of Cousins's caliber, and he compliments Davis's game perfectly.

We would have to hope that a change of scenery changes his attitude, but is that any more of a risk than hoping Noel develops a post game?

I think the CP3 returning to NOLA talk is mostly silliness, but Cousins coming here would have to catch his attention. The hypothetical Lopez + 1st or 2nd would save us $5-$6m as well, so we should have enough to offer him the supermax.

But I do think it would take either the first or second to get it done. I don't think that there's any way the 5th gets it done.

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wait are you saying we'll get cousins + cp3?

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It's a lock.

Cousins seems to be somewhat frustrated by the Kings and the constant uncertainty surrounding the franchise

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‘It’s a tough matter to deal with every year,’ said third-year center DeMarcus Cousins. ‘It’s an annoying situation. You can’t really plan. Most players have an offseason and they can enjoy it and plan it, but for us it’s a different situation. We’ve always got to be on-call. We never know what’s going to happen.’

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‘We should have a lot more information than we do,’ Cousins said. ‘You feel dumb when a fan comes up and asks you because they believe you know, and your response is, ‘I know as much as you do.’ It’s not a good feeling.’

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‘At the end of the day, you still have to go out there and play every game like it’s your last.’ That’s not easy. ‘It does bother your focus,’ Cousins said. [...] Life for the players will be easier once a sale is approved, but Cousins might have best summed up the sentiment of his teammates. ‘You’ll have more of a comfort level, but honestly, I’m tired of it,’ he said. ‘I’m tired of it.’”

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Another interesting twist to the situation is Eric Bledsoe. As our good friend Mikey McNamara has been saying, NOLA could be a landing spot for Bledsoe. Cousins and Bledsoe have been boys since their younger Birmingham days. And boys in college. And boys in the pros. Could be a perfect teammate to team up with Cousins to possibly tame his temper. Throwing in another UK boy in Davis can't hurt, either.









Doubts we have the pieces to land both, but a

PG Bledsoe
SG Gordon (trade piece?)
SF FA
PF Davis
C Cousins

would be nice. If Gordon was in the deal, we would have to get more players to match salaries. Could help fill out the bench. Who knows? Not much going on this time of year for Pels fans, let's speculate over building our championship squad

A dream come true.

Would hope that if we DID land Cousins, we'd make use of the still ample cap space and go over the cap in 2014/15 when we extend Cousins.

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PG Bledsoe
SG Gordon (trade piece?)
SF FA
PF Davis
C Cousins

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Im thinking sac will want salmons bad contract off the team so I would be down for a gordon/shabazz for salmons cousins trade... I think this is the only way we land cousins. Idk if it is worth it if he leaves after his contract up tho... nab bledsoe in free agency?