On a mild and underwhelming NBA All-Star weekend, King James’s shot from the mid-court logo was more exciting than the whole three-point contest. The in-game dunks were more entertaining than anything from the Slam Dunk contest. This was the perfect time for a “plot twist” to shake up the NBA. Just minutes after the game the world of Twitter blew up with rumors of Demarcus Cousins getting moved and then BAM, it happened.

The New Orleans Pelicans acquire Superstar “Boogie” Cousins and Omri Casspi while sending the Kings Tyreke Evans, Langston Galloway, Buddy Hield. The Kings also gained the 2017 1st round pick (NO top 3 protected) and the 2017 2nd round pick (PHI unprotected). What a twist. At which point, I jumped out of the bed shouting “WHAT?!?!”, and my wife tells me to shush. Whether this twist will make “the movie” better or worse is yet to be seen, but it sure is exciting and fun to talk about.

When you look at the trade most people’s first thoughts are, “The Kings got screwed.” Losing a superstar for a few so-so players and two picks seems dumb on Sacramento’s part. However, we all know by now that Cousins is a bit of a head case and that may have led to the quick trade. Bill Simmons tweeted “Feels like there’s more to this Boogie trade — Kings moved abruptly and got 40 cents on dollar. I bet something happened behind the scenes.” Makes sense to me. I feel like Cousins has been unhappy the whole time he has been with Sacramento, and I don’t think there is a chance he wanted to sign an extension with a losing organization.

I believe this makes the Pelicans a dangerous team and in the words of Dallas Mavericks analyst and co-host of the Ben and Skin Show, Jeff “Skin” Wade, “a matchup nightmare.”

One of my concerns with this move is that in a league that is being dominated by small ball and guard play, it looks like New Orleans is going the opposite way. Skin tells me the thing that makes them scary is the fact that the “big man position is changing,” and the Pelicans have found the “right kind of Bigs.” Before, 7 footers only posted up in the paint and guarded the rim, but now you have guys like Anthony Davis who have handles and can not only cover guards on D but Skin says, “Davis will eat your guard”. The NBA is trying to keep up with the Warriors and trying to beat them at their own game, but it looks like the Pelicans are going a different way. In the NFL, the Cowboys built a strong running game when the rest of the league has focused on passing the ball more and that’s what Skin says the Pelicans are doing. “They are zigging when the rest of the NBA is zagging.”

But it takes more than just two players to take a team deep into the playoffs. My co-host on our radio show ‘The Practice Squad’ on KVGISports.com, Nick Neppach has his own thoughts on the big move. “I think any time you can get a superstar caliber player it’s a good thing, and that’s what the Pelicans did. However, they don’t have much around Cousins and Davis, so that may be an issue.” He also had another solid point saying, “They’ve both been ‘The Guy’ on their team for the entirety of their careers. So, having another go to guy will take some getting used to.” I have always subscribed to the idea that you can have all the talent in the world but if you don’t have chemistry, on and off the court, you have nothing. On top of that, I think it’s extremely important that their head coach, Alvin Gentry, learns how to be a psychologist so he can handle Boogie’s personality because he has gone through six coaches in his seven years in the NBA.

Though the All-Star weekend nearly bored me to death, this trade has kept my focus on the NBA and away from all the NFL off-season arrests. Hopefully there will be more exciting trade rumors and trades to talk about before the deadline. As a Mavs fan I don’t care if this movie (this season) has a happy ending, I just hope it keeps me interested and doesn’t end with a predictable end AKA Warriors win it all.