The Sacramento Kings traded Demarcus Cousins — arguably one of the best centers in the league — for nothing. Kings general manager Vlade Divac defended the trade, saying transaction “will allow [the Kings] to build the depth needed for a talented and developing roster moving forward.” Critics say the trade makes no sense and leaves the Kings worse off. What do you think?
PERSPECTIVES
This Sacramento Kings trade will go down as one of the worst in history because of its pure stupidity. Cousins is a three-time All-Star who’s averaging 27.8 points and 10.6 rebounds. In return for Cousins, Sacramento is getting nothing of substance.
The problem with trading Cousins right now is that over the past two seasons, the Kings have made deals to bolster the roster to win with Cousins. Those deals have deferred costs. It’s now time to pay them off.Among those deferred costs: a pick swap option with the 76ers for this season and an unprotected 2019 pick due to those same 76ers. In other words, if the Kings are worse than the Sixers this season, Philly takes the better pick. No matter what happens — no matter how bad the Kings are — the Sixers get the Kings’ 2019 pick.
Despite Cousins’ skill, he just was not working out the way the Kings thought he would. The Kings sank a ton of resources into building a team around Cousins without any results. Instead of pursuing a losing strategy, the Kings are cutting their losses and starting fresh.
“It was time for a change and I decided this was the best direction for the organization, Divac said in a press release. “Winning begins with culture and character matters. With the upcoming draft class set to be one of the strongest in a decade, this trade will allow us to build the depth needed for a talented and developing roster moving forward. We thank DeMarcus for his contributions and wish him all the best in New Orleans.
“I think the Sacramento Kings just might have made the worst trade in NBA history.” — @RealSkipBayless on the DeMarcus Cousins trade pic.twitter.com/bcKYDFaA23
— UNDISPUTED (@undisputed) February 20, 2017
Vlade Divac may just have earned the title of worst GM in the NBA after this Boogie Cousins trade.
— Marc Lamont Hill (@marclamonthill) February 20, 2017
@SacramentoKings TAKE THE L…. WORST TRADE EVER…… EVER. EVER
— #1CousinsFan (@CousinsFan15) February 20, 2017
Like the trade for the kings, get a nice fresh start and can actually commit to rebuilding…Knicks should take notes lol
— Kaneki (@Goodheel) February 20, 2017
You never were going to get a fair offer for Cousins, but you would get a fresh start, which the Kings desperately need.
— Lucas Huerta (@LucasDHuerta) February 20, 2017
“The Kings hit the reset button because this wasn’t working. A bad marriage. Reality is he was never going to win here.” @GrantNapearshow
— Matt George (@MattGeorgeKHTK) February 20, 2017
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