Demarcus Cousins trade thread

[puggle]

What the fukk, if I'm a Lakers fan... There's nothing to lose with this trade.

 

[Sonny Corinthos]

Kings arent gonna trade DMC unless they get something equal in return,they cant take a step back moving into a new arena...

Right.

If I was Cousins I'd de disgusted at how much my name is out there dangling

Kings are fukking up man whoever gets them, I'm an fan by default none of that bandwagon shyt

 

[Frump]

You don't think Cousins isn't a franchise-changing player? He's the most dominant low post player in the league, has shooting touch from mid and can pass his ass off at the 5. He's the second best big in the league behind AD, and you can plug him into any offense because he's so versatile on offense. If Kobe's playing at an all-star level this move will get the Lakers in the playoffs

If you're a franchise changing player you're not gonna consistently be on awful teams no matter how bad the player are around you

 

[Killer Instinct]

 

[Rakim Allah]

You don't think Cousins isn't a franchise-changing player? He's the most dominant low post player in the league, has shooting touch from mid and can pass his ass off at the 5. He's the second best big in the league behind AD, and you can plug him into any offense because he's so versatile on offense. If Kobe's playing at an all-star level this move will get the Lakers in the playoffs

If this was prime Kobe then yeah the trade would make more sense for the Lakers. But no one knows how much Kobe's got left in the tank if anything at all. The Lakers giving up all their assets for a talented but non game changing player is recipe for being the LA Kings(not the hockey team).

 

[CarltonJunior]

You think Cuz will be the reason why free agents come??

I'd rather keep Randle and the 2nd pick

Magic make out like bandits. They get 6 pick w/o giving up their 5th pick while getting Randle who could end up having a better career than Vucci.

Sh!tty trade for the Lakers.

The way free agents think isn't how you think. They play and compete against these guys. If they see Kobe and Cousins together they're thinking "oh shyt I need to get in on this " They wouldn't have much respect for the potential Randle/Okafor core because they're unproven rookies

 

[bl2k8]

if we have to give up both, #2 pick and Randle, Kings can keep this mental midget



as a matter of fact, I don't see why we would need Cousins, at all. unless we get some crazy, "basketball reasons" type of deal.

Because it's gonna be a bytch developing two 20 year old big men. It would be a lot easier to have a proven all star center who just turned 25 and then spend all the time developing Randle and have Cousins give him some game as well

 

[Swagnificent]

Thats not enough for Cousins.

he was selected 5th overall. 2nd pick in a loaded draft is more than enough for boogie.

 

[red222]

at this espn trade machine shyt

 

[Tunez]

Not happening

 

[CarltonJunior]

How many wins has Cousins got his team? Have they made the playoffs even once? Usually franchise changing players can do that even if they don't win a championship. Cousins is an all-star level player but not franchise playing. He's not worth it to give up that much for him.

If you're a franchise changing player you're not gonna consistently be on awful teams no matter how bad the player are around you

I do agree with this logic but he was gonna right the ship this season until he had meningitis and the Kings decided to fire Malone. They lost a lot of close games also and Cousins started giving up on the Kings after firing his coach. I think he's not fond of the Karl hire and wants out which is part of why this deal might take place.

If he ends up on the Lakers I think he becomes the franchise changing talent of y'all description

 

[LinusCaldwell]

Okafor > Cousins in a few years

 

[Rakim Allah]

The way free agents think isn't how you think. They play and compete against these guys. If they see Kobe and Cousins together they're thinking "oh shyt I need to get in on this " They wouldn't have much respect for the potential Randle/Okafor core because they're unproven rookies

Maybe but Kobe doesn't have much time left. Randle/Okafor/Clarkson will have some time under their belt when future free agents are out there plus a lot more money available for them.

Magic would have to come up off that 5th pick.

 

[Judgement!]

Lakers better not fukk up the rebuild and trade Clarkson, Randle and the #2 for DeMarcus. But if they can bring him in for a little less than that

 

[Swagnificent]

Randle doesn't have much trade value.

somebody sounds scared bout the lakers putting it all back together like voltron.