Forget the Clippers - go after DMC!

[Geo123]

It's been mentioned several times that the Kings don't want to trade him right now and that he isn't on the trade market. Plus you don't build a team around someone like DMC,  you have ot fit him into a team with sold veteran leadership.

 

[Evantime34]

Sam Amico ‏@SamAmicoFSO 6m
Quick note: Kings quietly finding out value of C DeMarcus Cousins not real high, sources say, because of his well-documented issues.

Marc Stein ‏@ESPNSteinLine 2h
Will Celts & Clips pursue three-team (or more) trades that win NBA's blessing to land KG in LA? Who'd guess "no" after week we've just seen?

Maybe something like this would work, http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=kjghvbe
To Boston: Chuck Hayes, DeMarcus Cousins
To LAC: KG
To Sacramento: Bledsoe and Jordan

La gets KG, Boston get Cousins to add to their talent base, Sacto gets two prospects and sheds chuck hayes' contract. I think that's good for everyone right?

[connor]

Sam Amico ‏@SamAmicoFSO 6m
Quick note: Kings quietly finding out value of C DeMarcus Cousins not real high, sources say, because of his well-documented issues.

Marc Stein ‏@ESPNSteinLine 2h
Will Celts & Clips pursue three-team (or more) trades that win NBA's blessing to land KG in LA? Who'd guess "no" after week we've just seen?

Maybe something like this would work, http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=kjghvbe
To Boston: Chuck Hayes, DeMarcus Cousins
To LAC: KG
To Sacramento: Bledsoe and Jordan

La gets KG, Boston get Cousins to add to their talent base, Sacto gets two prospects and sheds chuck hayes' contract. I think that's good for everyone right?

Yeah, but we've already established that LAC doesn't want to give up Bledsoe in a deal for KG. Doc being there doesn't help our case either because he wants to coach him.

If we could send them Jordan, Bradley and 2 firsts (most likely the ones we get from LAC, or 1 of theirs and 1 of ours) then they'd probably be interested, especially if the market is weak.

We'd also take back Salmons' contract instead of Hayes (its a bigger deal, but expires sooner).

http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=mqsejyz

If we can then move Pierce for some assets (maybe the Cleveland deal for their 2 second rounders and that giant TE), we'd be looking at a very solid young core: Rondo, Cousins, Green, Sully, 2013 first and 2 second rounders. Turn that trade exception into another big talent (Gordon, Millsap, Smith?) and we are already competing.

[SHAQATTACK]

DMC.  and Lionel Hollins would be a great start

[LilRip]

If we could give up DJ (from Clips), Bradley, Sully and a pick or two for DMC, I'd be pretty happy. I think the kid is legit and if we could somehow land him without giving up rondo, then it'd be a very successful offseason.