DeMarcus Cousins was the subject of trade rumors before the draft, but tension remains between him and the Sacramento Kings' organization with the preseason nearly a month away.

"Sacramento wants to hold onto him. Vivek Ranadive absolutely wants to hold onto DeMarcus Cousins. But I've been told if you polled the rest of the organization, the vast majority are in favor of trading DeMarcus Cousins and that would include, though he denies it, George Karl," said Howard Beck.

Cousins won't become a free agent until 2018.

Vlade Divac has tried to make the situation between Cousins and Karl tenable.