The NBA’s All Star Weekend has come and gone and the second half of the regular season gets underway again on Thursday. The days that follow the weekends slate of activities are dedicated to one thing and one thing only (other than practice of course), TRADE RUMORS.
In this social media age, everybody and their mother has a trade rumor that they “heard”, that will most likely never come true. ESPN.com even has their own “NBA Trade Machine” where fans can arrange different hypothetical trades that would work within the league’s rules. Though it is a fun little thing to fool around with for some time, it does not account for the most important piece: the human element.
Sacramento Kings Center Demarcus Cousins, if you are unfamiliar with him, is one of, if not the very best Center in the league. Demarcus is considered difficult to handle at times, as he does not have a very great temper and he leads the NBA in technical fouls among a list of other complaints those in basketball hierarchy have about him. Even considering his troublesome behavior, he could still be the key piece to a potential championship contending team. …show more content…
“Boogie” as he goes by to many, was dealt to the New Orleans Pelicans to team up with fellow All Star Anthony Davis in what could be one of the premier duo’s the NBA has to offer. The biggest part of this story is about who he was traded for. The Kings in return got Buddy Hield, Tyreke Evans, Langston Galloway, a 2017 first and second round pick. Three players and two picks and still, people are calling this one of the worst deals in history for
In this social media age, everybody and their mother has a trade rumor that they “heard”, that will most likely never come true. ESPN.com even has their own “NBA Trade Machine” where fans can arrange different hypothetical trades that would work within the league’s rules. Though it is a fun little thing to fool around with for some time, it does not account for the most important piece: the human element.
Sacramento Kings Center Demarcus Cousins, if you are unfamiliar with him, is one of, if not the very best Center in the league. Demarcus is considered difficult to handle at times, as he does not have a very great temper and he leads the NBA in technical fouls among a list of other complaints those in basketball hierarchy have about him. Even considering his troublesome behavior, he could still be the key piece to a potential championship contending team. …show more content…
“Boogie” as he goes by to many, was dealt to the New Orleans Pelicans to team up with fellow All Star Anthony Davis in what could be one of the premier duo’s the NBA has to offer. The biggest part of this story is about who he was traded for. The Kings in return got Buddy Hield, Tyreke Evans, Langston Galloway, a 2017 first and second round pick. Three players and two picks and still, people are calling this one of the worst deals in history for