NBC Sports is reporting that former Kentucky center DeMarcus Cousins is very close to signing a contract extension with the Sacramento Kings. John Wall hit the lottery earlier this year and the same could happen for Cousins in the very near future.
John Wall got paid. Larry Sanders got paid. Paul George is about to get paid. And DeMarcus Cousins could be next: http://t.co/gFbARKg7uJ
— NBC Sports (@NBCSports) September 23, 2013
Here is an excerpt from the article.
The two sides have been talking for a while and now the Kings and Cousins are close to a deal with years maybe being the sticking point, reports Marc Stein at ESPN.
“Two sources told ESPN.com that Cousins could actually have a deal wrapped up before the Kings open training camp next week in Santa Barbara, Calif.
New Kings general manager Pete D’Alessandro, who has been scouting the EuroBasket tournament in Slovenia, is scheduled to return to Sacramento early this week and resume negotiations that sources say are well under way. Cousins is said to be seeking the five-year max deal in the $80 million range that teams can award their designated franchise players, as already seen with Wall in Washington and soon to be repeated this week with George in Indiana.
Click on the link in the tweet for the entire article.
