With the NBA trade deadline now just days away, rumors are swirling about a few of the league’s biggest stars.
One possible trade in particular that is gaining a plethora of steam involves the New Orleans Pelicans acquiring DeMarcus Cousins from the Sacramento Kings.
DeMarcus Cousins and Anthony Davis, teammates in New Orleans today. A sign of things to come? pic.twitter.com/AdLxDtTOy2
— Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) February 20, 2017
This rumor seems to have some merit according to Yahoo‘s Adrian Wojnarowski, who also mentioned it on Twitter.
Kings have had recent discussions with New Orleans on Cousins, sources tell @TheVertical. Sac still debating Cousins’ future internally.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojVerticalNBA) February 19, 2017
Michael Scotto of Basketball Insiders reported the Kings would receive rookie guard Buddy Hield and several first-round draft picks.
Sources: Pelicans and Kings have discussed a DeMarcus Cousins trade for Buddy Hield and multiple Pelicans first-round draft picks.
— Michael Scotto (@MikeAScotto) February 19, 2017
Cousins and Hield were ironically involved in an exchange last week in which Hield inexplicably struck Cousins in the balls and was ejected from the game.
Buddy Hield gets ejected after grabbing DeMarcus Cousins’s balls 💀 pic.twitter.com/z9TIWtMjWu
— The Swish™ (@TheSwishNews) February 13, 2017
Pairing Cousins and Anthony Davis, both former Kentucky Wildcats, would give New Orleans the closest thing the NBA has seen to the “Twin Towers” of Tim Duncan and David Robertson on the San Antonio Spurs.
Naturally, this rumor has set Twitter abuzz.
PLEASE UNITE ANTHONY DAVIS & DEMARCUS COUSINS. I just want to see what it looks like. Please.
— Adam Joseph (@AdamJosephSport) February 19, 2017
DeMarcus Cousins vs. Anthony Davis PER by age: https://t.co/EMfKvPZcaD pic.twitter.com/kgOz48o5E7
— RealGM (@RealGM) February 19, 2017
Who would Sacramento possibly want from New Orleans in exchange for Cousins? They aren’t getting Davis.
— KING HEZZY (@andrewschulz) February 19, 2017
Davis and Cousins, oh my god that would be insane.
— Faizal Khamisa (@SNFaizalKhamisa) February 19, 2017
Imagine Anthony Davis and DeMarcus Cousins on the same team………… #NBAAllStar #NBA #Pelicans #NOLA pic.twitter.com/z9ZmKKUWwG
— Out of Bounds Sports (@O_B_Sports) February 20, 2017
Stay tuned, folks…