He missed the first three months of the season before making his jan. Cousins to the warriors will likely be a oneyear experiment for an nba powerhouse that has won three titles in the past four years. Demarcus cousins dunk highlights warriors bounceback. By shockingly agreeing to terms with demarcus cousins. At least theres one person whos glad to see cousins joining the defending champs, warriors point guard steph. The boston celtics are reportedly not interested in signing freeagent big man demarcus cousins. Nba players lose their minds on cousins to golden state. Before trading cousins to new orleans during the 2017 nba allstar break, the. It almost seemed destined that nba trade rumors would bring sacramento kings center demarcus cousins and golden state warriors shooting guard klay thompson together at some point. A potential pelicans signandtrade with the portland trail blazers hit a road block. The fourtime allstar called the move my ace of spades in a. Cousins welldocumented volatility will pout the warriors general happiness.
As if they werent unstoppable enough with the addition of kevin durant in 2016, theyre even more fierce now that theyve fourtime allstar demarcus cousins to the mix. The free agenttobe shared the message on his instagram story. Golden state warriors trade, free agent, and draft rumors, updated constantly by the nba experts at. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms.
Nba players react to demarcus cousins signing with warriors. Cousins has played with warriors allstars kevin durant, stephen curry. Cousins missed more than a year because of a torn achilles and lost a big freeagency payday because of it. The backtoback nba champion golden state warriors have signed free agent center demarcus cousins to a contract, the team announced today.
Durant and cousins are weak players who are too scared to fail. With a starting five of cousins, durant, draymond green, klay thompson and stephen curry. The news of cousins going to the twotime defending champions was a shock to many, but it also has even more people thinking the nba season. What demarcus cousins injury means for him and the warriors cousins will miss the remainder of the warriors postseason, likely signaling the end of his golden state tenure.
Espn reported that portland and new orleans discussed a signandtrade for cousins. Warriors sign free agent center demarcus cousins golden. Demarcus cousins to sign with warriors in stunning free. Klay is an important role player for the warriors but thats it. In an attempt to clear cap space, the golden state warriors could be forced to trade andre iguodala in hopes of retaining demarcus cousins. Demarcus cousins deal to join warriors sent nba world. Signing cousins is the kind of risk a team like golden state can take and just about no one else. Look, they didnt break any rules but certainly doesnt have to be something the rest of the nba has to like. Nba players react to the shocking demarcus cousins trade to the pelicans. Real sport 101 recently opined that the kings need to trade cousins, and cited the warriors as a prime destination for the twotime nba allstar. Warriors can still just play superior offense all game, and even if you target cousins on d, you still have to also outscore the warriors. Demarcus amir cousins born august, 1990 is an american professional basketball player. The teams announced monday afternoon that the pelicans had acquired cousins and swingman omri casspi while sending buddy hield, tyreke evans, langston galloway, a 2017 firstround pick and a 2017 secondrounder to the kings.
First take reacts to demarcus cousins signing with golden. Cousinss physical rebounding helped durant and green push the tempo, and golden states playmakers made sure to reward him when he lumbered out. Warriors, nba twitter react to signing of demarcus cousins. Demarcus cousins had his first doubledouble as a warrior as the dubs beat the. Detailed stats for a single fantasy basketball player including past results, projected stats, game logs, and more. Demarcus cousins and the golden state warriors reached an agreement. On february 20, 2017, cousins and teammate omri casspi were traded to the new. In the least conceivable idea in the history of the national basketball association, the golden state warriors have used their midlevel exception on his boogieness to be all of the teams centers in the coming season. Less than three months later, on april 15, cousins went down with a torn quadriceps in just the second playoff game of his career. Cousins was drafted by the sacramento kings in the 2010 nba draft, and was traded to the new orleans pelicans at the end of the 201617. Give him a chalk board, some chalk, let him scribble down some stuff and hand it to one of the players and say do this. Demarcus cousins suggests he is leaving warriors larry. Warriors center demarcus cousins, stonefaced, stared down his victim for several seconds as a capacity oracle arena crowd roared. Cousins decision came down to the warriors and the boston celtics, according to s chris haynes.
Thats important for everyone to keep in mind as we rail against the warriors. Could demarcus cousins return to the golden state warriors. The nba reacts to demarcus cousins signing with the golden. Demarcus cousins is heading to the golden state warriors, looking for a title. Demarcus cousins agrees to join golden state warriors on 1. According to mark murphy of the boston herald, the celtics lack of interest. A warriors win in the nba finals just may depend on. Demarcus cousins appeared to confirm his impending departure from the golden state warriors in an instagram post on saturday. Cousins is hopeful to return to the court by decemberjanuary off his torn achilles. A potential pelicans signand trade with the portland trail blazers hit a road block. The warriors did it again, adding demarcus cousins to their galaxy of. The rich got richer monday, as the golden state warriors agreed to a deal with fourtime allstar demarcus cousins espns adrian wojnarowski reported cousins will sign a. Demarcus cousins is ready to boogie in the nba finals.
This decision was 100 percent driven by demarcus cousins. As tempting as it might be to acquire a supreme talent like demarcus cousins, this rumored trade proposal would leave the warriors with a somewhat weaker, lessexperienced lineup. Chris graythengetty images this nba offseason is so wild and it gets even more wild, with demarcus cousins signing a oneyear deal with the golden state warriors, reigning nba champions and. View expert consensus rankings for demarcus cousins golden state warriors, read the latest news and get detailed fantasy basketball statistics. The move comes as a shock, as cousins, one of the best big men in all of the nba. The lakers free agency frenzy has reportedly cost them any shot at snatching superstar tower demarcus cousins.
Golden state warriors big man demarcus cousins has not played a game for his new team. Demarcus cousins signs with the golden state warriors. But his free agency forecast is already a hot topic. Nba players react to the shocking demarcus cousins trade. Demarcus cousins has agreed to a deal with golden state, league source tells espn. Free agent demarcus cousins has agreed to a deal with the golden state warriors, league sources tell yahoo. The addition of cousins gives the warriors an allstar starter at every position.
Demarcus boogie cousins joins allstar golden state. Ryan hollins, domonique foxworth and jason fitz join bachelorette rachel lindsay on first take to react to demarcus cousins joining the golden state warriors on a oneyear deal. Pelicans fleece kings, land demarcus cousins in blockbuster allstar weekend is leaving new orleans, but demarcus cousins is. That was scrapped, however, because cousins shares an. Per team policy, terms of the agreement were not released. Cousins will join kevin durant, stephen curry, klay thompson and draymond green as.
The fourtime allstar called the move my ace of spades in a conversation with the undefeateds marc j. Warriors getting demarcus cousins only makes lakers, even. The warriors did it again, adding demarcus cousins to their galaxy of stars. If cousins is being abused on d, which team is outscoring gsw in a series with demarcus on the floor. Nba twitter reacts and overreacts to demarcus cousins. In cousins absence, the warriors will likely turn to a combination of andrew bogut, who they signed in march, and kevon looney, though neither bring. Nba twitter reacts to demarcus cousins joining the warriors. Warriors, demarcus cousins agree to stunning 1year deal.
Warriors getting demarcus cousins only makes lakers, even with lebron james, look more foolish fyi. Golden state warriors center demarcus cousins reportedly pushed to return from his torn achilles a few weeks ago, but he backed off those efforts after being told hed face a severe minutes. Demarcus cousins could force the golden state warriors to trade. Demarcus cousins dream debut was the nbas worst nightmare come to life the ubertalented big man provides the already indomitable warriors with an element theyve never had.
Demarcus cousins fantasy basketball news, rankings. The golden state warriors reached a deal with demarcus cousins nba twitter reacted with its usual measured, well thought out approach we have come to love and expect. While cousins didnt play in either game, part of the reason that the raptors acquired marc gasol at the trade deadline was in hopes of a potential finals matchup with cousins, a. Cousins to the warriors is unfair, but also remember hes. Is gsw beatable with cousins in the lineup in the playoffs. The golden state warriors agreed to a oneyear contract with demarcus cousins monday, adding even more talent to a roster that has won backtoback nba championships.
Demarcus cousins profile page, biographical information, injury history and news. Cousins slam fuels warriors win over lakers golden. The kings traded demarcus cousins to the pelicans in exchange for a package highlighted by buddy hield, a 2017 firstround pick and a 2017 secondrounder, the teams announced monday. If you were the warriors gm, and you were offered demarcus. The lakers free agency frenzy after lebron james gamechanging move has reportedly cost them an nba superstar. If cousins is healthy and plays at an elite level, he can hit. The sacramento kings are coming off a disastrous 201516 season, and they appear to be in need of a fresh start. Demarcus cousins agrees to join golden state warriors on 1year. Get advice on your decision to trade demarcus cousins for paul george. The warriors do have a roster spot open and both sides know each other. By shockingly agreeing to terms with demarcus cousins, warriors. The warriors trumped the entire market with a signing so beyond the pale that it. Cousins is recovering from an achilles injury that will likely keep him out until at least december.
The warriors dont need boogie to win championships. Demarcus cousins and the warriors just ruined the nba duration. That being said, the warriors dont need him like before. These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems.
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