Lakers Would Trade Russell For Cousins

[FireDavidKahn]

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-...marcus-cousins

The Los Angeles Daily News reports that the Los Angeles Lakers would trade No. 2 pick D'Angelo Russell "tomorrow," if that alone would complete a deal for Kings center DeMarcus Cousins.

This process will take years, not a year.

You shortcut it at your peril, even if the Lakers were willing to trade their No. 2 pick for Sacramento's even-higher-maintenance-than-Dwight-Howard DeMarcus Cousins ... and would send Russell up there tomorrow if that would do it, a league source told me.

[TheMarkMadsen]

Wtf no

[SourGrapes]

http://www.silverscreenandroll.com/2...angelo-russell

Hmmm. Anonymous sources in op v. The lakers gm. Ok

[gts]

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-...marcus-cousins

aricle says nothing about "lakers would trade russell for Cousins" not even an anonymous lakers quote

The only thing in the whole article that mentions it is the author suggesting it's something the lakers could do if they wanted to accelerate getting back to the playoffs

stay losing OP

http://www.dailynews.com/sports/2015...s-have-started

[Rooster]

Wtf no

Hell to the No for that. If Boogie can't lead the Queens to 30 wins, I can't expect him to do the same here. Same situation, I rather have the Lakers built the team through our young guys and make a run at free agency when you have that team identity just like before Shaq came over.

[FireDavidKahn]

aricle says nothing about "lakers would trade russell for Cousins" not even an anonymous lakers quote

The only thing in the whole article that mentions it is the author suggesting it's something the lakers could do if they wanted to accelerate getting back to the playoffs

stay losing OP

http://www.dailynews.com/sports/2015...s-have-started

Don't shoot the messenger, mate.

[SourGrapes]

Don't shoot the messenger, mate.

Then why not quote the lakers gm, instead of an anonymous source that is almost assuredly from cousins' camp?

[FireDavidKahn]

Then why not quote the lakers gm, instead of an anonymous source that is almost assuredly from cousins' camp?

Again, I'm not doing deep intensive research on this; I am not a detective. I saw an article about this, perused it and then posted it. Articles like this are so frequently posted on ISH about every team.

[SourGrapes]

Again, I'm not doing deep intensive research on this; I am not a detective. I saw an article about this, perused it and then posted it. Articles like this are so frequently posted on ISH about every team.

[sfballa13]

Lakers would be smart to trade Russell, Randle for Cousins, Collison, Thompson

Then throw 20M per year at LMA

Collison - Clarkson
Kobe --- free agent
Nick Young --- free agent
Aldridge - Thompson
Cousins --- free agent

Then Kobe expires and Durant has a chance to team up with Aldridge and Cousins

Kobe comes back for a discount

Kobe -- Durant -- Aldridge -- Cousins

Skip Bayless could start at PG and they would still go to the WCF

[fiddy]

Russel for Cousins straight up is a nice deal, not gonna happen doe.

Lakers would be smart to trade Russell, Randle for Cousins, Collison, Thompson

Then throw 20M per year at LMA

Collison - Clarkson
Kobe --- free agent
Nick Young --- free agent
Aldridge - Thompson
Cousins --- free agent

No.

[RRR3]

Lakers fans straight up scurred now

[BigNBAfan]

Again, I'm not doing deep intensive research on this; I am not a detective. I saw an article about this, perused it and then posted it. Articles like this are so frequently posted on ISH about every team.

loser

[GIF REACTION]

The best center in the league is not going anywhere.

[T_L_P]

Lakers would be smart to trade Russell, Randle for Cousins, Collison, Thompson

Then throw 20M per year at LMA

Collison - Clarkson
Kobe --- free agent
Nick Young --- free agent
Aldridge - Thompson
Cousins --- free agent

Then Kobe expires and Durant has a chance to team up with Aldridge and Cousins

Kobe comes back for a discount

Kobe -- Durant -- Aldridge -- Cousins

Skip Bayless could start at PG and they would still go to the WCF