(Video) NBA: LOL Pelicans’ Twitter Implies They Hustled Kings in Trade for DeMarcus Cousins

In a shocking move Sunday night right after the All-Star game, the Sacramento Kings traded DeMarcus Cousins to the New Orleans Pelicans.  In exchange for Cousins and Omri Casspi, the Kings received Buddy Hield, Tyreke Evans, Langston Galloway, the Pelicans’ 2017 first-round pick, and the Sixers’ 2017 second-round pick.  Most critiques of the trade say the Kings could’ve gotten more for the “best center” in the league.  The Pelicans seem to agree as they put this post on Twitter soon after the trade was announced.


NBA Report: Knicks Tried to Trade Carmelo Anthony but Cavs Had ‘No Interest’

So there are three things here. 1. Everyone remembers the big hoopla with the Knicks seemingly trying to oust Carmelo Anthony, but in a meeting with president Phil Jackson, Anthony reaffirmed his commitment to the team.  2. LeBron James recently went on an expletive-filled tirade about the Cavaliers needing a playmaker.  3. LeBron and Carmelo are really close friends who want to play together at some point in their careers.  So you put all that together and one would think sending Melo to the Cavs would be a go, but alas it is not.


NBA: Nick Young on Trade Deadline Looming: “I would love to be on a playoff team”

Nick Young wanted to be in LA and had fun doing Swaggy P type things but on the court the Lakers have been “frustrating” and with the February 18th trade deadline looming, Young knows he could be on his way out.  While he’s not not hoping for anything,” whether it involves the Lakers keeping or trading him, he is intrigued at the possibility of being traded to a playoff team.


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