Merged: Cousins traded to N'Awlins (for some Cajun shrimp)

Fantastic move for the Pels instantly becoming one of the league's elite teams while Sac cements it's place in the league's heirachy for the foreseeable future with yet another boneheaded move. Can't say I'm too bummed as a Blazer fan over a missed opportunity though. As opposed to PDX, small market NO seems to have a very reasonable shot at resigning Boogie as it's close to where he grew up.

STOMP

 

They can't deal their pick until philly gets it. But yeah, this was a classic laker swoop scenario

 

We should do that anyway! Love me some Professor Andre Miller, Ph.D.

 

All I can say is, poor Buddy.

 

Buddy cheaper.

 

You probably think I'm super crazy, but I'd rather have Nurkic over Cousins in terms of fitting in with this team. Cousins is a knucklehead for one, for 2 he's on a much larger contract, he's older, he won't stay here after a year anyways. From what I've seen out of Nurkic, he's a star big in waiting. Denver's GM has been doing a good job the last couple years outside of maybe Gary Harris and that might be too early to tell. Jokic looks like a Bird/Sabonis/Magic Johnson type freak. Only 21 and there's nothing that kid can't do. They got him with the 41st pick? Good lawd.

 

Yeah, but having $55M or so tied up in 2 players? And Jrue Holliday wanting a payday this summer? Ouch.

 

Most likely what Boston is waiting for. Keeping their powder dry.

 

What a freaking steal for New Orleans! With Boogie on board their pick this year will likely not even be in lottery, Evans is an expiring and Hield has not been all that. The only real gain for Sacramento is that they will now fall away and get a high lottery pick for theirs instead of trading it to Chicago already this season.

Is it possible that New Orleans will be clearing their salaries to bring Chris Paul back in the Summer? I could see the prospect of playing with Cousins and Davis interesting to him. They don't have any real backcourt now outside of Jrue Holiday but that frontcourt, my God.

 

Am I right saying that Cousins will be able to sign that $200M deal at Pelicans too because those rights transfer with a player?

 

Evans is just an expiring contract, I believe. I don't think they're trading for him as a player.

 

I'm with you. People are sleeping on Nurks talent. And he's only a year older than Vonleh. I've seen him back down literally every center in the post (cousins included.) His ceiling is no joke.

 

With the dumpster fire that Sacramento is, do you think there is any chance of dumping Meyer there?

Meyers for Tyreke... I'd actually consider resigning him if we could unload ET

 

The Webber/Stojakovic/Divac teams notwithstanding, Sacramento is probably the most hapless franchise of my basketball-watching lifetime, going back to the 1980s. Golden State would have been neck-and-neck with them, but their current success is too major (and likely will last for a bit) for them to still be in Sacramento's neighborhood overall.

 

Not the only ones

 

i wonder how Evans feels about going back to SacTown

 

I don't agree with that. I know AD and Cousins is insane but what do they have outside of that?

 

I'm calling it now. Chris Paul will return to New Orleans to pair up with Anthony Davis and DeMarcus Cousins.

The Pelicans will have nearly $20M in cap space next year already. All they have to do is shed Asiks or Hill's contact.

If they could somehow trade Asik, Hill, and Moore they'd have a whopping $50M in cap space. I could see them signing Paul and bringing back Holiday as their starting SG.

Either that or signing Paul and trying to land a 4th all-star like Gordon Hayward to play on the wing.

 

I wonder if the Pels trade Holiday and Asik for Carmelo. I think the Knicks would take that, that would clear Asik's contract, and would be even more enticement for Chris Paul to return to New Orleans next year.

 

They have to re-sign Cousins too.