I just don't see how the Lakers could keep that first pick with a minor downgrade AND get Cousins. Would be too good to be true. I know they have a late 1st rounder as well but even with that it would be a push (Philly has the Lakers 1st rounder next year). Maybe what the above anon said? Kings you would think would ultimately want pick 2 for Cousins straight up and draft Okafor as a replacement and draft a guard like Muiday maybe.

The Carlton board just expressed complete confidence in DMC's ability and future with the team.........

Seems like too good a deal for the Lakers and the Kings get screwed - then again their owner was the one that suggested the cherry picker offense/defense...................

There is no way the Lakers are getting Cousins for moving down 4 spots.
It would have to be pick 2 and something for Cousins alone.

Plus no way the Magic give up Vucevic + pick 5 just to move up 3 spots.

Seems more likely a reporter has meshed 2 trade ideas umours into 1 trade.

Kings should keep the 6th pick and draft Hezonja.
They really need a gun SG and he looks legit.

Teams that are in small Markets almost never end up holding onto really good draft picks. How many times in the last 20 yrs has a team's lottery pick for a smaller market team Lead that same franchise to a title? I can think of Duncan, Dirk, Kobe. wade, curry, Jordan, pierce. Of those Duncan is the only one from a small market and he got very very lucky by ending up playiing w Robinson who'd missed an entire year and then drafting Parker n ginobli late.

Reporter in question was Marc Stein, from memory.

Small market means people and media not fans.

Cousins wants now! Shots fired on his twitter account referring to the snakes in the grass that went down between melo and Karl back in Denver. Watch the big market teams lurk around the kings now holding them to ransom!

Woj:

[George] Karl has been recruiting Kings vice president of basketball operations Vlade Divac and multiple players on the Kings' roster to unite with him in making the case to owner Vivek Ranadive that Cousins needs to be traded, league sources said.

Hhhhmmm, this could get ugly.
Pick 2 looking good now, ust pick 2 for Cousins though, no way they are adding Pick 6.
Do the Lakers want Rudy Gay as well?
Cause it could be a clean out if Cousins is traded.

Cousins, Kobe and possibly Rondo at the Lakers.
There could be some fireworks :)

Just a side note, Divac and Petrovic would never have played together in the nba due to the war and a flag incident involving Divac. They never spoke again until Petrovics death even though Divac thinks they could have resolved the issue.
Back to the trade, now it looks like the kings will either get rid of Karl or Cousins. I haven't checked it if it works but Cousins to Lakers for 2nd pick and Randle, then Randle to Nuggets for Faried/Lawson. Apparently there's interest in Rondo signing a 1 year deal with Sacramento in hopes of raising his next contact value when the cap increases. The Kings could be ok then if they take Okafur and he works out and Rondo realizes no one will sign him if he screws up.
If i were the Warriors I would ringing the kings offering Bogut/Barnes/Lee and picks for Cousins, Staskus and Gay and hope the kings would go down the 76ers path and tank the next couple of years.