Monday's Sports in Brief (Yahoo Sports)

Sacramento general manager Vlade Divac headed into All-Star weekend convinced it was finally time to part ways with ultra-talented center DeMarcus Cousins. When asked why he didn't wait for a better offer closer to Thursday's trade deadline, Divac gave a curious response that raised more questions than it answered. ''Most likely we would get less because I had a better deal two days ago,'' Divac said.