Lakers - Kings- Trade Very Unlikely; Both Teams Focused On Draft

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...-sacramento--kings-demarcus-cousins/29344583/

 

Maybe not.

 

Lakers trade - Russell/Randle/Young
Lakers get - DMC

Clarkson
Kobe / Brown
Brown / Nance
LMA / Kelly
DMC / Black / Upshaw

+ 2 cap holds - 67 Million total

Man if Durant was 100% lock in the bag no questions asked coming here next season, I'd do it.

 

I think that's too much. Plus, I think DMC's value will get lower and lower. The best chance they had to get anything out of the Lakers was the number 2 pick. Karl love his point guards. That we know because of his 'system' he runs and his connection to Lawson. As much as I love Russell, I'd part with him for Cousins. I'd do Russell (primary asset) + Young and other salaries to make it work. I'd want to keep, Clarkson, Randle, and add Boogie.

 

russell AND randle for cousins?

hell.no

can these cousins rumours please die already?

 

agreed. way too much for cousins. rather take my chances on the other FA bigs or the serviceable bigs after that. I am hoping and praying we keep russell, clarkson, and randle; then just sign a big please. .

 

I'm afraid this is exactly what we would do. I don't care if we had a prime Kobe and Lamar.... I would still want no part of Cousins. Just like Melo, he's fools gold. Melo appears to have a good attitude... Cousins is a clown with a great game. You won't change who he is at this point so the same crap that's going on in Sac will follow him here. We thought Kobe and Nash could change Howard and he isn't half as bad a Cousins.

I didn't watch more than a game of the Howard season. I'd not watch one next year if we rewarded Cousins with a Laker jersey.

 

We have guys with too bright of futures to risk on someone who can't control his emotions. Besides if Upshaw makes the team do we really need two guys who are headcases on the same team? IMO giving even just Russell is too much. Roll with the youngsters, sign some veterans and leave it at that. If we don't make the playoffs, fine. I just want to see THESE guys play together and develop.

 

this

i also would not even consider giving up russell for cousins. russell has way too much potential to give up for a guy who could easily become the complete opposite of what this team needs. cousins is the best center in the game but the youth we have in russell, randle, and clarkson is worth way more than giving up for cousins who could blow up at any second.

and it's not like we have no shot at landing a guy like aldridge or monroe either. let some other team land cousins and deal with the potential headaches

 

^yes. also, history says that sac will eventually end up moving cousins for a lot less than is being discussed right now. maybe the lakers wait and get him at the deadline for Kwame brown and stuff.

 

^Agreed. If this was a different player I'd consider moving our young guys for but it's Cousins. Sure he may arguably be the best center in the league right now but he's a known headcase with a douchbag as an agent. He puts up crazy good numbers on a team that hasn't reached 30 wins yet. Maybe he does get his head on straight here and doesn't want to rip Scott's head off, maybe he dominates for us and leads us to the Finals. I'd rather put my money on the promising young core we have. Sure it's not the "Laker way" and LA wants to win and win now but we all remember what happened the last time we tried to gamble to win now.

 

The problem is I think the impatient fans are also the vocal majority and they are usually casual/bandwagon fans.