Rumors having been swirling as of late on the status of Sacremento Kings star forward DeMarcus Cousins after it was reported that head coach George Karl wanted to trade Cousins.
Karl recently spoke on the rumors at a children’s golf clinic in which he denied wanting to trade Cousins.
When asked on what his and Cousins’ status was, Karl replied with the following:
“I think it’s just a lot of crazy crazy fibs and lies,” Karl said. “It’s just a situation where we won 29 games last year and for us as a basketball organization we want to get better. Cous is our best player, we know that. We want him committed and dedicated to being in Sacramento and playing and leading us to the first playoffs in Sacramento in six, seven, eight nine years.”
Karl was then asked directly on whether he wanted to trade Cousins:
“My interest right now is commitment, trust and building a team that’s excited about being in Sacramento, excited and committed to being a good basketball team and representing the city of Sacramento,” Karl answered, later adding: “If he comes committed, I’m a 120 percent into making him the best basketball player he could ever be.”
That second statement didn’t sound like much of a denial on Karl’s part and it certainly seems that some is amiss between him and Cousins. It wouldn’t be shocking to see Boogie moved eventually despite Karl and Vlade’s comments.
The entire video of the discussion with Karl can be found HERE.