DeMarcus Cousins trade rumors: Kings laugh off calls for him

According to a report, the Sacramento Kings won’t even begin to entertain offers for star center DeMarcus Cousins.

DeMarcus Cousins trade rumors have become a yearly tradition for the Sacramento Kings. It looks like that trend is about to finally come to an end, as the team competes for the last playoff spot in the Western Conference and gets ready to move into their brand new arena.

Ever since January began, Cousins has grabbed the bull by the horns and has established himself as probably the best center in the NBA. He’s scoring points and is grabbing a ton of rebounds.

The Kings have got Sacramento rocking again and it doesn’t look like there’s any tension between he and George Karl with the success that the team is having. This is probably the end of the DeMarcus Cousins trade rumors for a good while.

As Basketball Insiders points out, the Kings aren’t even beginning to entertain calls for Cousins, as they continue to make him the focal point of the franchise and the new arena that they’re moving into.

"As the Kings continue to move toward the opening of their new downtown arena the Golden 1 Center in October, Cousins is a central figure in their marketing and sales plans around the new building.League sources continue to say that Kings president Vlade Divac shuts down conversations about Cousins at ‘hello,’ and that a Cousins deal is a complete non-starter in Sacramento."

Cousins just dropped 56 points in a game at home, so it makes all the sense in the world that the Kings wouldn’t even entertain the notion of trading him. Although there have been rumors about the situation for quite a long time, it looks like there is a light at the end of the tunnel and these rumors might soon be put to rest.

The Kings have stood by their man and it looks like he has the opportunity to maybe finally get them back in the playoffs.