Karl: We want Cousins committed and dedicated to being in Sacramento

After the reports on DeMarcus Cousins’ future, Kings head coach George Karl addressed the media.

Per CBS Sports: "I think it's just a lot of crazy, crazy fibs and lies," Karl said. "You know, it's just a situation where we won 29 games last year and for us as a basketball organization, we want to get better. I mean, Cuz is our best player, we know that. We want him committed and dedicated to being in Sacramento and playing and leading us to our first playoffs in Sacramento in six, seven, eight, nine years."

The question was then asked directly: "You are not interested in trading DeMarcus Cousins?" Karl evaded it.
"My interest right now is commitment, trust and building a team that's excited about being in Sacramento, excited and committed to being a good basketball team and representing the city of Sacramento," he said.

Next question: "And that includes, in your mind, Cousins staying here?"
"If he comes committed, I'm 120 percent into making him the best basketball player he could ever be," Karl said.

Next: "Do you have some question about his commitment?"
"The 30 games I coached him, I mean, we were all frustrated with losing," Karl said. "I was only here for 30 games, and so the frustration I'm sure was double that for Cuz and all the players who were here for the whole season."

This is what Jason Jason of the Sacramento Bee tweeted after Karl talked with media

Karl could have made it easier by saying something like: "I do not want to trade DeMarcus Cousins."

— Jason Jones (@mr_jasonjones) 24 Giugno 2015