DeMarcus Cousins

This will-they-or-won’t-they game with the Sacramento Kings is getting kind of old. DeMarcus Cousins is slated for free agency in 2018, theoretically creating a sense of urgency throughout the Kings organization. They need to decide whether they’re going to trade him soon, lest they eventually lose him for nothing or be forced to accept pennies [...]

It has been more than 10 years since the Sacramento Kings last made the NBA playoffs in 2006. That drought has been wearing on the franchise for a while. Over the past few years, they’ve so obviously chased a low-seeded postseason berth, only to come up short. Nothing has changed this season. Snagging the Western [...]

If there was ever a chance that DeMarcus Cousins would be traded before this February’s deadline, it died with the inclusion of the Designated Player Exception in the new CBA. Because of the new rule, which comes with stipulations, Cousins will be eligible to receive a five-year extension from the Sacramento Kings this summer that’s [...]

The Golden State Warriors’ recruitment of DeMarcus Cousins is officially underway. Or rather, Draymond Green’s recruitment of Boogie is off and running. From ESPN.com’s Ethan Sherwood Strauss: “I think DeMarcus is the best center in the game,” Draymond Green assessed after the game. “I think a lot of times people don’t give him that credit. [...]

Joel Embiid impressed DeMarcus Cousins during the Sacramento Kings’ 102-100 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night. So much so that Cousins believes Embiid will one day be the best center in the NBA—after Cousins leaves it, of course: [tweet https://twitter.com/RG_Notorious/status/813626146210205696] This is very dope, in its humor. It’s proof that there may be [...]

It was announced on Tuesday that the Sacramento Kings elected to fine DeMarcus Cousins for an altercation with a Sacramento Bee reporter that was caught on video. The Kings big man has since released a statement about the incident, per The Undefeated’s Marc J. Spears: [tweet https://twitter.com/MarcJSpearsESPN/status/811336209431564288] It’s important to remember that writers are not [...]

Those of you who thought the DeMarcus Cousins-to-the-Boston Celtics trade rumors would dissipate with the latter’s acquisition of Al Horford over the summer thought wrong. Per Adam Kaufman of CBS Sports Radio: [tweet https://twitter.com/AdamMKaufman/status/807988625870909440] Kaufman notes that he’s not hearing this from a Sacramento Kings or Celtics source, which is important. Just last week, word [...]

Even though DeMarcus Cousins profiles has an insanely likely flight risk when he reaches free agency in 2018, the Sacramento Kings aren’t yet ready to trade him. From The Vertical’s Chris Mannix: But with the league a week away from the unofficial start of trade season — on Dec. 15, players signed over the summer [...]

Say what you will about the Dallas Mavericks and owner Mark Cuban, but they have foresight. DeMarcus Cousins, the NBA’s best center when locked in, will be a free agent in 2018. That seems like a lifetime away, and many expect the Sacramento Kings to trade him before then. The Mavericks won’t have the assets [...]

Don’t feel bad about firing up the trade machine and sending DeMarcus Cousins all over the NBA. He doesn’t mind. This isn’t to say he wants to leave the Sacramento Kings—though, let’s face it, he probably, if secretly, does. At any rate, he doesn’t mind the rumors, the ones he hears but doesn’t actually address. [...]