Wild trade rumors had been circling around at the moment that the Toronto Raptors could target Sacramento Kings franchise player DeMarcus Cousins next season as the team reportedly aims to add a superstar to their roster.
Right now, the Raptors have some of the best young players in the NBA and actually has an All-Star backcourt duo of DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry.
While rumors abound that Toronto will be pursuing Cousins this coming season, it is obvious there is "no credibility to the rumor", as per SB Nation, especially if a separate article mentioned that the Raptors would like to add Boogie to "win another NBA title" (when did the Canadian ballclub actually win one, anyway?).
However, no one can also deny the fact that speculations of the Raptors' interest in acquiring Cousins (if there was ever an opportunity) has been out since last summer.
The report showed a few social media posts suggesting the Cousins-to-Toronto scenario and with the unstable status of the Kings, anything could really happen at any moment for the unpredictable franchise.
Furthermore, it was no secret that Sacramento had already tried to trade Cousins before and it is just that no deal had materialized. However, with general manager Vlade Divac now at the helm, it seems like Cousins is not going anywhere under his term.
The SB Nation article also said a trade sending Jonas Valanciunas, Cory Joseph, and Norman Powell to the Kings in exchange for Cousins is approved by the ESPN trade machine, so if the two clubs really want the deal, it is possible to be completed.
Plus, speculations have also emerged that Cousins really had a great time with DeRozan and Lowry during their Olympic experience and so Boogie may not turn down the chance to play alongside the talented backcourt, if ever.
Chat Sports Net indicated, though, that Cousins "will not be leaving his current team anytime soon", citing a comment by ESPN's Brian Windhorst that said "I think so. Things do tend to happen fast in the NBA. I don't think the Kings have ever been seriously close to trading him".
Toronto challenged eventual NBA champions Cleveland Cavaliers in last season's Eastern Conference finals and are determined to get back in the same spot again next season.
