If they wanted a younger bad contract SF, we could take back Cousins/Salmons in return for Green, Melo, Sullinger, Pick.
I'd do a Green/Bass for Cousins/Salmons as fast as I could. I'd also give them 2 first round picks and throw in Sullinger if they insisted. Cousins is not as big of a knucklehead as people are making him out to be. He was on a team with a bad coach for him and with Tyreke Evans who is (in my opinion) a complete bust, talent and personality wise.
I'd trade Bradley for Cousins but I wouldn't like it. I'm really high on Avery and I'd like to keep him for the foreseeable future.
Yea, Im all set with giving up 3 key bench players and a 7 footer with athletic ability for a mental midget who has shown no signs of maturity.
I'm really not sure what to say if you think that the Celtics aren't getting a steal in that deal. Sacramento could get quite a bit more and I think "mental midget" is probably way off the mark. 16/10/2 in 30 minutes is pretty solid. On a good team his FG% goes up and his attitude gets better. He has the same disposition that John Wall does. They won their whole lives and then got drafted high and have lost for 3 years straight. It's a sour situation and not everyone is Kyrie Irving. Can you imagine Rondo on the Wizards?
Unfortunately we didn't pounce while the team was struggling and Cousins was SHAQtin a fool. Cousins is playing like a star player lately and I can't see the Kings giving him up until after his contract expires and he wants a max deal. If Cousins was ever available I'd throw everything but Rondo at him I think.
We are only getting the steal if he plays, and stops getting into trouble on and off the court, and grows up. This is a guy who already, at 22, has a reputation for not being able to take coaching and a nasty temper he doesn't have under control.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/12/demarcus-cousins-suspended_n_2117441.htmlAlso as that article points out, he shoots 46% from the floor. that's awful. Yes, he gets a double- double every night but look at his shooting efficiency.
You really want to give him 25 shots to score 20 points?
cousin's is good, he's not great. He has a very good ceiling, but so have alot of guys who come in with amazing athletic gifts and a ten cent head.
All i'm saying is im not giving up 3 bench guys, including our only SF backup plus a 7 footer to get him.