Los Angeles Lakers Rumors: Kings Let DeMarcus Cousins Talk Trade With Lakers Amid Power Struggle? [VIDEO]

This is why the Sacramento Kings are the Sacramento Kings. This is why the Sacramento Kings are the Sacramento Kings. CBS Sports reported that while new Sacramento vice president of basketball and franchise operations Vlade Divac was busy insisting that the Kings were not going to trade disgruntled big man DeMarcus Cousins, owner Vivek Ranadive gave Cousins' agent permission to negotiate a trade with the Los Angeles Lakers before the draft, per a USA TODAY Sports report.