NBA Trade Rumors: Sacramento Kings Can't Afford to Deal DeMarcus Cousins

After things reportedly got heated between DeMarcus Cousins and Sacramento Kings coach Keith Smart in last week's game against the Los Angeles Clippers, there are more trade rumors sprouting up surrounding the 22-year-old big man.Cousins recently hired agent Dan Fegan, which has some thinking he will ask for a trade after the altercation with Smart, as Chad Ford of ESPN points out in his weekly chat.The problem for the Kings is that Cousins is their best player and it may be difficult to get a lot of value for him because of his history battling with coaches and teammates in the past.In that sense, the Kings must keep Cousins at this juncture and hope things can be worked out. You only have to look at Wednesday's 109-91 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers to know how hopeless Sacramento is without Cousins.The Kings are currently 9-19. It's hard to imagine where they would be without the p...