Lakers actively looking to acquire Cousins - Per ESPN

[j804]

@MarkG_Medina
League source familiar with Cousins' thinking: "DeMarcus wants to be a Laker. It’s up to the two sides to make a deal

Welp looks like he's gonna be the new villain of LA

[CelticSooner]

It always works out for LA. Even the "luck" of the lottery.

What really sucks is if/when they get Cousins, Love will just end up signing there as well.

[D Dub]

It would be hilarious if Vlade straps 4 rookies to Karl.   What an eff u move that would be...

Clarkson
Ben Mc
#6
Randle
#2

I'll put the over/under at 20 wins for that squad...

[SparzWizard]

Time to start hearing Laker fans here screaming "3PEAT!!!" "BACK2BACK TITLES!!!" and all that stuff...ugh the drawbacks of living in LA lol.

[jpotter33]

@MarkG_Medina
League source familiar with Cousins' thinking: "DeMarcus wants to be a Laker. It’s up to the two sides to make a deal

Welp looks like he's gonna be the new villain of LA

Or that's just the usual LA/NYC gossip stuff.

If he does end up in LA, though, that has disaster written all over it. I just cannot see Kobe and DMC getting along.

I still think we could get a three-way deal with Denver going on that would trump any other offer.

[Endless Paradise]

The Cavs caved on including Wiggins in exchange for Kevin Love, whom everyone expected to opt out in a year. The Lakers will cave on including both Randle and the second pick for a guy in Cousins who's under contract for three more years.

[Rondo9]

Yeah, I doubt a deal gets done if the Lakers continue to play around.

[GetLucky]

Time to start hearing Laker fans here screaming "3PEAT!!!" "BACK2BACK TITLES!!!" and all that stuff...ugh the drawbacks of living in LA lol.

How could you not get excited for SHOWTIME 2.0 ?

[LarBrd33]

I know it's weird to see Randle as a deal breaker... but (healthy) Randle and Smart are about even in trade value in my opinion.  If you're the Lakers, why would you bother to include Randle?  Nobody is outbidding you if you give up the #2 pick. 

Lakers should stand firm on refusing to give up Randle.   Kings are playing hardball... they'll cave.  You got this in the bag, LA.   Just offer the #2 and nothing else.  Trust me on this.  I know what I'm talking about.    When Vlade calls and says, "Seriously... include Randle or I'm trading Cousins to Boston", just call his bluff.  There's no way he passes up the opportunity to get the #2 pick.  You win, Lakers.  You win.

This is just as ridiculous as when you said it a few days ago. Randle dropped to 7 specifically because of injuries

Heh... listen to the podcast between Lowe and Ford from today... they specifically talked about how Danny agonized over whether to select Randle or Smart.  Randle was more talented.  He liked Smart's attitude.  Methinks the fact we already had Olynyk and Sully combined with the fact Rondo was a dead man walking had a lil somethin to do with that pick.   We reportedly tried to trade Rondo for Randle months after his injury.   

Healthy... they are even trade value. 

[jpotter33]

ProBasketballTalk is reporting that the Lakers aren't wanting to include Clarkson...... and want their #6 pick. Not going to happen.

[jpotter33]

I know it's weird to see Randle as a deal breaker... but (healthy) Randle and Smart are about even in trade value in my opinion.  If you're the Lakers, why would you bother to include Randle?  Nobody is outbidding you if you give up the #2 pick. 

Lakers should stand firm on refusing to give up Randle.   Kings are playing hardball... they'll cave.  You got this in the bag, LA.   Just offer the #2 and nothing else.  Trust me on this.  I know what I'm talking about.    When Vlade calls and says, "Seriously... include Randle or I'm trading Cousins to Boston", just call his bluff.  There's no way he passes up the opportunity to get the #2 pick.  You win, Lakers.  You win.

This is just as ridiculous as when you said it a few days ago. Randle dropped to 7 specifically because of injuries

Heh... listen to the podcast between Lowe and Ford from today... they specifically talked about how Danny agonized over whether to select Randle or Smart.  Randle was more talented.  He liked Smart's attitude.  Methinks the fact we already had Olynyk and Sully combined with the fact Rondo was a dead man walking had a lil somethin to do with that pick.   We reportedly tried to trade Rondo for Randle months after his injury.   

Healthy... they are even trade value.

Nope.

[CelticSooner]

ProBasketballTalk is reporting that the Lakers aren't wanting to include Clarkson...... and want their #6 pick. Not going to happen.

I hope the Lakers mess around and screw this up. Cousins is better than any of the Lakers assets combined.

[max215]

I know it's weird to see Randle as a deal breaker... but (healthy) Randle and Smart are about even in trade value in my opinion.  If you're the Lakers, why would you bother to include Randle?  Nobody is outbidding you if you give up the #2 pick. 

Lakers should stand firm on refusing to give up Randle.   Kings are playing hardball... they'll cave.  You got this in the bag, LA.   Just offer the #2 and nothing else.  Trust me on this.  I know what I'm talking about.    When Vlade calls and says, "Seriously... include Randle or I'm trading Cousins to Boston", just call his bluff.  There's no way he passes up the opportunity to get the #2 pick.  You win, Lakers.  You win.

The Lakers have no leverage whatsoever. There are countless teams interested in Cousins, the Lakers have just one option (include Randle). #2 is a very valuable pick, but it (Okafor) alone is not worth Cousins. The Lakers have no choice but to offer more, the Kings are fraught with options.

[SparzWizard]

This sounding almost eerily close to the proposed Klay Thompson for Kevin Love deal last summer.

[TheFlex]

I know it's weird to see Randle as a deal breaker... but (healthy) Randle and Smart are about even in trade value in my opinion.  If you're the Lakers, why would you bother to include Randle?  Nobody is outbidding you if you give up the #2 pick. 

Lakers should stand firm on refusing to give up Randle.   Kings are playing hardball... they'll cave.  You got this in the bag, LA.   Just offer the #2 and nothing else.  Trust me on this.  I know what I'm talking about.    When Vlade calls and says, "Seriously... include Randle or I'm trading Cousins to Boston", just call his bluff.  There's no way he passes up the opportunity to get the #2 pick.  You win, Lakers.  You win.

This is just as ridiculous as when you said it a few days ago. Randle dropped to 7 specifically because of injuries

Heh... listen to the podcast between Lowe and Ford from today... they specifically talked about how Danny agonized over whether to select Randle or Smart.  Randle was more talented.  He liked Smart's attitude.  Methinks the fact we already had Olynyk and Sully combined with the fact Rondo was a dead man walking had a lil somethin to do with that pick.   We reportedly tried to trade Rondo for Randle months after his injury.   

Healthy... they are even trade value.

I highlighted the key word for you. Randle could never play a full NBA season without injuries. That's what widens the initially minor separation between Smart and Randle.