The Sacramento Kings are one dysfunctional organization, and now they’re apparently angry, after reports surfaced that George Karl wants to trade DeMarcus Cousins.
Kings owner Vivek Ranadive made it clear on Monday, telling USA TODAY Sports that ‘Boogie Cousins’ “won’t be traded anytime sooner.”
“We have zero interest in moving Cousins, so I don’t know where that’s coming from,” Ranadive said when asked about an ESPN.com report in which a Kings-Los Angeles Lakers-Orlando Magic trade scenario was discussed. “But if you like, you should talk to (Kings vice president of basketball and franchise operations) Vlade (Divac), because I know Vlade feels exactly the same way. And I’m deferring to Vlade on everything. We have no interest in moving him. From my perspective, it’s really simple: we feel that he’s a one-of-a-kind player, and we have a group of players right now and we’re going to build on it.”
According to the report, Cousins is all good with a trade to the Lakers, and it seems that his relationship with George Karl made be unrepairable.