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VGOSWAMI wrote:I got a question for you guys.

I think we've been the beneficiary of continuity and consistency in our roster. Lots of teams adding new pieces are still scrapping to incorporate them. JJ and Ryan look like they've taken huge strides and Ryan more so seems like he's taken advantage of his time playing with Dwight, while BBD is still trying to find his way. Hedo is shaping up to be pretty good again and J-Rich is attacking more. And Dwight is finding his teammates out of the double team better than ever.

So, come trade deadline, and we're playing very well, sitting at a 2-3 seed, if a team makes an offer for the likes of JJ, J-Rich, Ryan, and or Hedo and we receive the likes of Monta, Iggy, or Smith, do you risk the continuity and consistency and take the deal?

VGOSWAMI wrote:I got a question for you guys.

I think we've been the beneficiary of continuity and consistency in our roster. Lots of teams adding new pieces are still scrapping to incorporate them. JJ and Ryan look like they've taken huge strides and Ryan more so seems like he's taken advantage of his time playing with Dwight, while BBD is still trying to find his way. Hedo is shaping up to be pretty good again and J-Rich is attacking more. And Dwight is finding his teammates out of the double team better than ever.

So, come trade deadline, and we're playing very well, sitting at a 2-3 seed, if a team makes an offer for the likes of JJ, J-Rich, Ryan, and or Hedo and we receive the likes of Monta, Iggy, or Smith, do you risk the continuity and consistency and take the deal?

VGOSWAMI wrote:I got a question for you guys.

I think we've been the beneficiary of continuity and consistency in our roster. Lots of teams adding new pieces are still scrapping to incorporate them. JJ and Ryan look like they've taken huge strides and Ryan more so seems like he's taken advantage of his time playing with Dwight, while BBD is still trying to find his way. Hedo is shaping up to be pretty good again and J-Rich is attacking more. And Dwight is finding his teammates out of the double team better than ever.

So, come trade deadline, and we're playing very well, sitting at a 2-3 seed, if a team makes an offer for the likes of JJ, J-Rich, Ryan, and or Hedo and we receive the likes of Monta, Iggy, or Smith, do you risk the continuity and consistency and take the deal?

94_MagicFan wrote:This one will last till the trade deadline

DeMarcus Cousins has formally requested a trade and has been directed not to attend tonight’s game against the Hornets.

Kings coach Paul Westphal released the following statement:

“Whenever a new season begins, in any sport, there is great hope that everything will progress in only a steady, upward direction. As we all know, it seldom happens like that in this life!

“As coaches, we can only ask that our players do everything they can to improve themselves as individuals and teammates. If they do this with all their hearts, we live with the results.

“Everything that happens on a team does not become known to the public. This is how it should be. However, when a player continually, aggressively, lets it be known that he is unwilling/unable to embrace traveling in the same direction as his team, it cannot be ignored indefinitely.

“DeMarcus Cousins has demanded to be traded. In the best interest of our team as we go forward, he has been directed by me, with the support of management, to stay home from the New Orleans game tonight.”

"I mean, trying to join another - I mean, I'm not taking jabs at anybody - but to me that's kind of like taking the coward's way out. At the same time I respect you because you want to be a winner. But, me, being the type of person I am, I am wanting to lead my team. I want to stay with the group of guys I came in (into the league) with. I'm going to do what I gotta do to help my team win.