Sacramento Kings owner Vivek Ranadive has reportedly considered firing George Karl, who was hired as coach four months ago, after Mike Malone was fired.
Vivek’s frustration stems from Karl’s inability to mesh with DeMarcus Cousins.
Ranadive’s displeasure with Karl stems from the coach’s desire to trade All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins, according to a source with knowledge of the situation.
No potential replacement for Karl has been mentioned or considered, and while removing Karl would appease Cousins, it would not necessarily end the dysfunction that is crippling the franchise, the source said.
“If you fire Karl, now you can’t control Cousins because he’ll know he’s running the place,” the source said. “Now he’ll feel like he’s telling you what to do.”
Vivek would be responsible for paying Karl $11 million, guaranteed, and would also basically be conceding his franchise to DeMarcus Cousins.
Cousins can only be the man now in ‘Sac Town’ — after getting a coach fired on his day off.