Why Didn’t the Atlanta Hawks Try to Trade For DeMarcus Cousins?
Could the Atlanta Hawks have made a run at the NBA’s best big man?
Did you have a specific reaction to the New Orleans Pelicans gaining the talents of DeMarcus Cousins from the Sacramento Kings over the weekend? Atlanta Hawks fans sure did.
Regardless of the amount of interest that you may have in the NBA in general, it was front page news because Cousins is a terrific and passionate player. So, the story reached everyone and induced an opinion or feeling of the senses, in some nature. It made folks in Atlanta wonder if the Atlanta Hawks could have concocted a fair package to land Cousins.
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The first thought that could come to mind was likely, the New Orleans Pelicans? What sort of name is that for a professional sports team? That’s rather peculiar and strange, if not ridiculous. The Pelican is actually the state bird of Louisiana, as it appears on the state flag and seal, which is where the basketball team’s name comes from.
In stark contrast to that observation, fans of the NBA and the Atlanta Hawks probably had to ask themselves, did that really just happen?
The details of the trade were that the Sacramento Kings sent center DeMarcus Cousins and forward Omri Casspi to the New Orleans Pelicans for guard Buddy Hield, guard Langston Galloway, guard Tyreke Evans, a protected first-round pick and a second-round pick.