Too much risk, or does the price tag somehow come down? I think Demarcus thought that he was sticking up for his brother. He didn't hit a woman/kid/animal, drive drunk, or anything else heinous. If this makes other teams wary, great. Hopefully we can lowball them (maybe one BKN pick and Jaylen Brown) before they realize they're going to lose him to FA.
If I'm Cousins, there's no way I would stay in Sacramento. There are too many teams committed to winning that would want him.