DeMarcus Cousins on Divac and Ranadive: 'They made a coward move'

Since the trade that made him a new player of the Pelicans, DeMarcus Cousins hasn't spoken with Vlade Divac or Vivek Ranadive, despite the messages received by both of them. Cousins said in an interview with Marc J.Spears that Divac and Ranadive made a coward move in trading him without telling him in person before:

" It was a coward move, so I’m pretty sure I will get a coward response. For what? And I’ve seen this happen before. I’ve been there through all same types … I was there with [coach] Mike Malone’s [firing]. I’ve seen how they operate. I know what kind of answer I will get anyway. So, what is the point?”

" Vlade came in my house with my agent [Jarinn Akana]. We sat in my theater and just talked. That was maybe three weeks ago. We sat there and [he] told me what moves he wanted to make. All of that. I just didn’t understand. … I got a text from the owner right before I went to All-Star. He was asking me about a player, how I felt about him and making a move. The owner! When it happened, I was just in shock. I didn’t understand.”