Stein: Nets Among Eight Teams Who "Registered Interest" in Cousins
by Net Income on Jan 7, 2012 9:46 AM EST
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PrintReports of the Nets' interest in troubled Kings center DeMarcus Cousins won't go away. Even with owner Joe Maloof telling Yahoo! Sports he's not interested in trading Cousins, and his decision to fire Paul Westphal, ESPN's Marc Stein says eight teams including the Nets "registered interest" in the 6'11" Kentucky product.
In addition to New Jersey, Stein reports the confirmed suitors are Boston, Detroit, Indiana and Washington in the East and Portland, Houston and Utah in the West. There may be others as well.
One reason for the interest despite Cousins' multiple blow-ups is a belief among NBA executives that the Kings didn't handle the mercurial player well,
If the Nets wanted to trade for Cousins, then use him to trade for Dwight Howard, they'd have to make a deal by next weekend. Under NBA rules, teams can trade a newly acquired player straight-up for another individual player immediately, but If a team wants to package that player with another, then it must wait 60 days. The trade deadline is March 15. So, if Cousins isn't traded by January 15, the Nets wouldn't be allowed to trade him till after the deadline.
- Weekend Dime - Eastern Conference - Marc Stein - ESPN
- Kings need Smart to connect with Cousins - Marc J. Spears - Yahoo! Sports
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AJ and Cousins ?
That sure would be an interesting mix…
by M I K E on Jan 7, 2012 9:54 AM EST reply actions 4 recs
my guess is
some of those teams were just testing the waters, even though teams like utah and Indy are loaded with big men if they can snag him for cheap and then deal one of the other pf’s to improve their wings or guards it might be worth it.
jazz have a lot of chips to trade they can get him
we dont have better chips than the other teams
salary dumps
gauge interest to see if they could work something to where they eventually swap Al Jeff for Cousins
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by starbury_to_s-jaxci2000 on Jan 7, 2012 1:23 PM EST up reply actions
The Jazz only want him
So they can give trade him to us for a second rounder..now where’s that sarcastic font?
Marshon Brooks got moves like Mamba
Hope King is trying
but the Nets lack the assets Sac probably wants in a deal. Unless they are willing to take Farmar, J-Will, James, and the Houston pick.
We'll Be Fine.
LMFAO Kings aren't trading him
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Yea, they would want a star back in return
not happening, especially the way he’s playing.
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Why’s the first thought that the Nets would trade Cousins after acquiring him? Isn’t it more likely that they’d just get a three-way Sac-Orlando deal done?
I don’t believe Cousins is moving anyway.
To clarify what I meant, why assume that the Nets would acquire Cousins and then months later deal him again instead of getting a three-way deal done to move Cousins and Howard simultaneously to avoid the waiting period.
because the Magic want more than Lopez
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I hope King isnt stupid enough to trade for Cousins
If Magic really want Cousins, it’s better to just do a 3 way trade.
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I think the point here is this is going nowhere
but it’s the most detail we’ve seen on who’s interested in Cousins.
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Probably
then turns around and accepts Amar’e, Shumpert, Fields, and the Knicks 2020 1st for Dwight
We'll Be Fine.
by JerseysFinest. on Jan 7, 2012 10:12 AM EST up reply actions
Is that a joke?
Why would DH want to team with Melo with no point guard.
Why would ORL want a player who can’t get insurance, who is owed big money and probably won’t play out his contract?
I saw one article that suggested that Amare to Orlando makes sense because Amare went to high school in Florida….
….
wut?
Fire Brian Schottenheimer.
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But Amare would have no say in the matter.
Maybe Amare is playing poorly this year, so that he doesn’t get traded.
Amare having no say in the matter is why the article was so absurd. Pretty much the last thing that matters is Amare’s feeling toward the deal
Fire Brian Schottenheimer.
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Dumping Amare
Just before his health goes all the way downhill, for no less than Dwight Howard is not a NYK pipedream at all.
Marshon Brooks got moves like Mamba
did you not see 2020 1st rounder?
do you not sense the sarcasm?
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actually when do the knicks have their own pick again?
houston and denver have several of their picks in addition to the jazz using their 2010 pick already
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by starbury_to_s-jaxci2000 on Jan 7, 2012 1:25 PM EST up reply actions
He's going to ask for Brooks as well
there giving up there star and the best overall C in the league, you would have to think there trying to rob who ever there trading with.
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It all depends on what D12 has told them!!
If D12 has told them Nets or nothing, and Otis and BK know this. There wont be any robbery from Otis. He will take what’s given.
From what we know, he had already accepted a package just to find out that the ownership turned it down.
Most likely it will be the same package or similar. Not necessarily including Marshon.
if dwight says its bk or nothing
i say play out the season let it be what it itll be and just sign him in free agency, conserve our assets and let the franchise be in better position to succeed in the future.
by Andrew Flynn on Jan 7, 2012 10:30 AM EST up reply actions
Two edged sword!!!
Ideally, YES!
However, remember that we’re talking of about 27 mill for D12 that he would lose guaranteed.
Assuming that his mindset is to come here no matter what, you still want to give him the best deal.
That's also a good point along with the fact
that Howard is still open to other places. Nets are NEVER clear cut favorites.
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too much
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by Net Income on Jan 7, 2012 10:47 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I hope your right
I would hate to see us destroy what little we have to acquire Dwight. If it’s a must then we obviously pull the trigger but I’m hopeful we keep Brooks. He’s our 3rd star for the future Brooklyn big 3. No one knows this outside of Nets fans though lol.
And replace Petro??
NO WAY
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by eLonepb on Jan 7, 2012 10:18 AM EST reply actions 3 recs
They apparently were able to get Portland to agree to trade Gerald Wallace to ORL for 5 1st round picks.
Nets have plenty to offer to ORL.
More than any team that would only Rent Dwight, could offer.
Hump could be one of the more valuable pieces, if only he has some motivation to agree to be included.
If Hump would be playing next to Lopez in ORL, that would guarantee he gets 12+ rebounds per game.
Hump wouldnt want to go to ORL in my opinion
Plus, why would Orlando want him? Other then the fact he’s an expiring contract, they don’t need him. Ryan Anderson has turned into a scorer and rebounder.
Ryan Anderson has an evil goatee
Thats why he’s playing well
Marshon Brooks got moves like Mamba
Morrow + second rounder
For Cousins?
"Losing is the same as winning, only with fewer points." - Keith Van Horn (90s Nike commercial)
We're giving up way to much -_-
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People thought Jerry Sloan retiring meant Deron was staying in Utah too, but look how that turned out. Bit of a different situation considering the Kings made the decision to fire the coach whereas Sloan stepped down, but still, anything can happen
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here is the deal - Knicks did the same with marbury, both teams are wrong,
Cousins has talent but he needs to be be humbled for couple of years by more teams and should realize he has lost over 50 to 60 million that he should rightly deserve, that is when he may realize what and where he lacks before he starts to contribute realistically!
This is what happens to players with an attitude like his
He does have a crazy attitude
But then again he probably believes he can be a dominant center.
Marshon Brooks got moves like Mamba
Howard will be in Brooklyn. He knows that he wants. Any command won't give much for rent. Therefore our offer the best.
If at Lakers there would be a chance they it already have used. He simply doesn’t want there.
I don't speak English
Don't know if its worth a seperate topic, but MarShon IS playing tonight.
Marshon S. Brooks
Yes!!!!
17 minutes ago via Echofon
That was his response to a request from a fan as to whether he was playing tonight.
by jerry25 on Jan 7, 2012 10:52 AM EST reply actions 7 recs
Cousin's to Utah
would be interesting with Favors being there. Cousins talked a lot of smack about Favors when they were drafted lol.
To be honest we have no shot at getting Demarcus right now. If our initial goal completly fails and deron asks to be traded why nottrying to set up a trad with the Kings around him and Evans?
But of course I still think we get Dwight so that’s not gonna happen.
Rather try stealing Tyreke
For Farmar and Bogey
Marshon Brooks got moves like Mamba
Why do we need him?
He’s gonna play PF rite? And we already have Hump. If he plays C, we already have Lopez. I don’t see the point unless King is positive we will get Dwight via trade
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Try to get cousins...
Howard / Petro
Lopez / Cousins
Stevenson / James
Brooks / Morrow
Deron / Farmar
or the Maloof brothers would have to be pretty hammered.
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what do you guys think...
should the nets pursue Jeff Green since he is UFA?
maybe when he heals next year
cheap wing player perhaps? stevenson and a buncha other players are one year deals, why not if he recovers? maybe he will take a paycut to pay with deron and dwight.
is morrow and stevenson can hit their shots... maybe spacing the floor for dwill isn't such a bad idea?
Bring Farmar/Brooks off the bench?
And maybe...
… King is putting in his due diligence as GM.
If he needs to wheel and deal, gotta know the market- who’s available and what it will take to get it done.
It would be so ironic if the Nets ended up acquiring Cousins...
especially after the whole Favors vs Cousins debate a couple of years ago.
I’m just wondering if Demarcus has a team he would really like to go to in mind or if he just wants to leave the Kings period.
Wouldn’t it be funny if Cousins wants to come to the Nets and pulls a mini Howard on the Kings…A crazy guy like Cousins might be able to scare off potential suitors and in effect force the Kings to trade him to the team he really wants…
Should be interesting how that whole mess in Sacremento eventually works out.
um, what?
Never mind that, believe it or not, not every player in the NBA wants to come to the Nets— Cousins undoubtedly hates the Nets for picking Favors over him. He has already made remarks about payback for the insult of being picked #5.
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by calling all toasters on Jan 7, 2012 2:05 PM EST up reply actions
John Calipari was Cousins coach at Kentucky...
Before we hired AJ there were rumors that Calipari might coach the Nets and bring Cousins with him…Both Wall and Cousins wanted the Nets to draft them. On the night of the draft Cousins looked like he was about to cry when Nets choose Favors over him. Maybe Cousins would really like to hook up with Wall in Washington. But I would have to believe the Nets would be very appealing to Cousins…Big market team with many distractions.
I don’t see Cousins coming to the Nets but stranger things have happened…
Are you serious?
Both Wall and Cousins wanted the Nets to draft them
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