Gorman throws cold water on Anthony Davis-to-Celtics rumors

Ram wrote:He doesn't have a no-trade clause in his contract so if the organization feels getting 3-4 lotto picks from the Celtics is better than what Davis is bringing to the table they could move him. 

But I agree, it is harder to move a superstar committed to staying than a disgruntled one like Cousins.

Ram,

It isn't Cousins who is disgruntled (and I googled that and a lot of people use that word in reference to him), other than the fact that he doesn't like to lose and that is all the Kings have done since he got there (I believe it has been 10 years since they were in the playoffs), it's the management.  They want to make the playoffs (go figure) and are coming around to the fact that Boogie isn't the leader to get them there.  That doesn't mean he isn't a talent, he sure as hell is, he just isn't a leader and a leaderless team has little hope of progressing.  This absence of leadership isn't limited to DeMarcus Cousins neither.  The ownership is flaky and has turned the head coaching position into a revolving door. I live in the SF bay area. While Sacramento isn't the bay area we do hear word out of there from time to time and I have yet to hear Cousins say one single disparaging word about Sacramento, the fans or wanting to leave. Anthony Davis has openly committed to New Orleans and yet there are rumors of him being traded (how ridiculous! As if any team could produce a package that could convince NOP to part with him). Cousins says he is committed to Sacto and nobody believes him. Would he be happy being moved? Sure, if it was to a playoff team, but I have heard ZERO talk of him requesting a trade.


Kobe Bryant wasn't happy when the Lakers sucked, towards the end of his career.  They beat us, in LA, and celebrated like they just won the Championship even though their season record was beyond awful and he ripped them up for that.  He went on The Tonight Show and was asked about what he thought about their celebration and he gave a "death stare".  He hated losing and winning one regular season game, even against us, meant nothing special to him.  Nobody accused him of "being disgruntled" etc because he was a multiple champion and proved himself.  He also had a team (e.g. Gasol, Odom) that took some of the weight off his shoulders.  Who has Cousins had to take the weight off of him?

I know a lot of people on this board don't want Boogie in green. Rosalie, for example, calls him a "man-child". Personally, I like a player who hates losing and now, in his 7th season, has had enough of it. Paul Pierce went to Danny Ainge and Wyc Grousbeck in the summer of 2007 and told them "trade me while I still have value, or bring in some players that will get us to the Championship round". Well, we all know what happened with that, but has anybody called Pierce "disgruntled" for forcing that issue, or did they just say "he paid his dues on crappy teams and now he wants something to happen because he is sick of losing and that's a good thing"?


bob


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