DeMarcus Cousins and John Wall are two players that have been regular figures in rumor mills for the past few months. Both players are said to be disappointed with how their teams are performing in the current regular season. Now, rumors are spreading that they could reunite in Boston in a trade deal that is circulating the news today.
Since last year, Cousins had been frank about his discontented feeling with how the Kings organization runs the team which is said to be the reason of their poor performance the past few season. With this notion, many speculate that he might ask the Kings to trade him and may not wait to become a free agent in 2018.
As for Wall, he'd been in controversy also when he was asked about their relationship of teammate Bradley Beal. He said in an interview that they have the 'tendency to dislike each other on the court' that heats up speculation that he is not comfortable playing alongside Beal. Now, a rumored deal that involves him and Cousins have been the hot topic that is swirling the league today.
According to The Inquisitr, a proposed deal is said to be in discussion between the Washington Wizards, Sacramento Kings, Brooklyn Nets and Boston Celtics in a massive 4-team, 8-player blockbuster trade. Trade scenario is suggesting as follows:
1. The Celtics will get DeMarcus Cousins from the Kings and John Wall from the Wizards;
2. The Wizards will then obtain Brook Lopez from the Nets and Isaiah Thomas from the Celtics;
3. The Kings will receive Jaylen Brown, Marcus Smart plus Nets' first-round draft in 2017 all from Celtics;
4. Finally, the Nets will acquire Marcin Gortat from the Wizards and Amir Johnson plus their 2018 first-round draft (that is currently owned by Boston) from the Celtics.
By analyzing the trade, it seems that all four teams have gather fair share of the deal. Though the Celtics gave up massive assets, having Cousins and Wall is no question they got the better end of this deal. As for the Nets, if they are really decided to give up Lopez, this could be the perfect opportunity to trade him and get two capable players that could replace him plus a future draft pick that could a big advantage for them.
Meanwhile, by giving up Cousins, the Kings might start to rebuild right now and have the two young talent plus a first-round draft pick the starting point for them. If Cousins will not convince to stay, this could be a perfect assurance for them.
On the Wizards part, losing Wall and Gortat could somehow be covered by the Thomas-Lopez combination. Thomas might be a downgrade from Wall but his talent is astounding in his size while Lopez is an upgrade from Gortat as he is believed to be one the best center in the league today.
And as per checking with ESPN NBA Trade Machine, the trade deal will work under the NBA trade rules and salary cap policy set by the league, making it a legal transaction to all teams involved. It is now in the hands of the four teams if they'll meet and agree to make this happen.
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