Per Wojnarowski, there are mild protections on New Orleans' 2017 first-round pick, but there are expectations are that Sacramento will get to possibly use it in what will be a deep draft.
Boogie played two minutes in Sunday's All-Star game and scored three points.
Hield, who was the Pelicans' first pick in the 2016 NBA Draft, scored 28 points in the Rising Stars Challenge on Friday night in New Orleans. In 57 games, he is averaging 8.6 points. The Kings will be hoping he improves in Year 2, but come on, it's the Kings. He also leads the league with 17 technical fouls. With it seeming unlikely that the Kings will be anything close to competitive from here on out, the Kings will probably keep their first-round pick and send the second-round pick instead.
So, seeing the package New Orleans put together to acquire Boogie and form the scariest front court in the National Basketball Association, why didn't the Dallas Mavericks try harder in the 11th hour to make a push for Cousins?
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Clearly, New Orleans was willing to bet on that. All things considered the Cousins trade was one for the history books in what's shaping up to be a trade deadline for the ages. Now with a frontcourt of Cousins and Anthony Davis, they should be a formidable team and challenge for a postseason spot. It began to swirl Sunday afternoon, ending with an agreed upon between the Sacramento Kings and Pelicans. It's a shock to the established system of middling Western Conference teams and a power move from an organization desperate for a playoff birth which with Cousins, is surely in reach.
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Later, when reports of the trade were more widespread, Davis told ESPN, "This is an unbelievable weekend". Sacramento actually has the right idea if long-term prosperity is more important than locking Cousins into a $200+ million contract extension this summer and repeating the past few years over the next eight.
For New Orleans, the trade opens a new era with Cousins and Davis as a fascinating big man duo. He's shooting 47.2 percent from the floor on the year while grabbing 5.9 rebounds, as he has had to fill in for Davis periodically throughout the year due to injury. The 6'11' center is a three-time All-Star, having made the last three games.
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