In fact, he plans on opting-out of his deal this summer and there’s no way he returns to Sacramento. Who they do seem keen on trading is Rudy Gay, who announced he won’t be re-signing with the team when his contract expires. Yet, the Kings are unwilling to trade the player they think is the best player in the game. Cousins has been unhappy in Sacramento for years now after constantly failing to make the playoffs and the constant stream of criticism directed out his public criticism of the Kings’ front office. Still, there may no bigger storyline (at least on the trade front), than if the Sacramento Kings will eventually trade DeMarcus Cousins. Leading the San Antonio Spurs to an opening night victory over the Golden State Warriors as he quietly transforms into the elite scorers in the game classifies as “taking the torch smoothly”. Can Kawhi Leonard take the torch from Tim Duncan smoothly?Yes. How will the Oklahoma City Thunder look without Kevin Durant? So far, Russell Westbrook has led the Thunder to a 4-0 record. How will Kevin Love look in his third year with the Cleveland Cavaliers? So far, so good.
