National Basketball Association

Kings GM Vlade Divac insists that DeMarcus Cousins will not be traded

Published Feb. 7, 2017 6:02 a.m. ET

Rob Perez

They say every business negotiation has its number -- meaning: anyone and everyone can be bought for the right price.

Despite years of reported trade proposals, locker room turmoil and unrest within the Kings front office in regards to their perennial superstar -- Vlade Divac, the franchise's general manager, told ESPN's Marc Stein on Monday night that you can stop sending him your 2 AM trade machine proposals, because DeMarcus Cousins isn't going anywhere:

"We're not trading DeMarcus ... We hope he's here for a long time."

"We are going in that direction."