's former No. 1 center Cousins has declined rapidly after suffering injuries. In recent seasons, he has been transferred to many teams. Cousins, who currently plays for the Nuggets , might have been forgotten by now if it weren't for his former fame.
In the playoffs , when the Nuggets lost, Button yelled at Cousins after coming off the court, which made Cousins look confused. Cousins didn't have any playing time. In the past, Cousins would have definitely gone up and gave Button a beating. But this time Cousins actually held back, and his teammates gathered in a circle, with Jeff Green standing in the middle to persuade him, and the matter was calmed down.
And Cousins's tolerance this time also surprised everyone. Cousins didn't lose his temper.
When Cousins was with the Kings, not long after Cousins joined, the league introduced the "designated veteran clause." It's just to allow small ball markets to retain stars. This is very fateful for Cousins, but why did Cousins leave the Kings later? According to Cousins' own words, he didn't know what was going on, but in the eyes of others, Cousins was deceived.
That season's All-Star Game started in New Orleans . The boss of the Kings also came. The day before the game, the boss had a meeting with Cousins. He asked Cousins, "What do you think of the future of the Kings." Cousins thought for a while and said, "I think you should have a long-term plan."
After saying this, the boss made it clear and started. He left without looking back. Halfway through the All-Star game the next day, the team officially announced in the media that Cousins had been traded. The angry Cousins didn't even have a chance to go back. He was traded to the Pelicans, and the All-Star Game happens to be starting here. Cousins, don't go back, we will send your luggage.
The Kings believed that Cousins was interested in the maximum salary and even the designated veteran clause, but the Kings were unwilling to give Cousins such a large price at the time. In this way, Cousins will definitely get into trouble. After the disagreement, it will be difficult to trade him out, and it is not worth it. Therefore, when asked by the boss, Cousins's answer "You should have a long-term plan" was very uncertain, which also showed that Cousins had already had the idea of leaving.
But Cousins has never thought about it this way. Cousins has a dull personality. If he likes it, he really likes it, and if he hates it, he really hates it. "I like the King, and I want to retire my jersey here." From his previous words, it can be clearly seen that he really loves the King.
But what now? "If it happens again, I will never try out for the Kings again. This place is garbage."
Cousins later joined the Lakers , where he could be with thick eyebrows Rondo again, but injuries He never had a chance to play. So in February of that year, Cousins was waived by the Lakers, and then the Lakers won the championship. At the end of the season, although Big Eyebrow and Rondo encouraged Cousins in interviews and even tried to win over him, the Lakers did not say anything.
So Cousins found a job for himself. After resting for more than half a year, he signed a contract with the Rockets with no guaranteed base salary. In 20 minutes of playing time, he scored 9.6 points, 7.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists. His performance was very good, but the Rockets took the initiative to talk to Cousins after that.
"Cousins, there are many young people in the Rockets, and they need opportunities. After all, you were once the number one center in the league, and your strength is still there. You can have opportunities wherever you go. How about you..."
In revenge for the teams that didn't want him, Cousins chose to go to the Warriors, and then returned to the Lakers, but nothing happened. Cousins found himself another job. The Bucks happened to be injured by Lopez at the time, and they gave Cousins a 2 million unguaranteed contract.
I thought Cousins could work steadily for a season, but just one month later, he was laid off again. After the game between the Bucks and Hornets , Cousins hugged Sanqiu and expressed his desire to exchange jerseys with Sanqiu. But Antetokounmpo took Sanqiu away, and Antetokounmpo himself exchanged jerseys with Sanqiu.
An angry Cousins could only walk away secretly. After the Bucks played 17 games, Cousins received a layoff notice from the Bucks. The reason given by the Bucks was financial, and to lay off Cousins during this half-month period, they only need to pay $600,000. Poor Cousins, in the Bucks' first game after being waived, Lopez announced his comeback.
's 2 million contract at the time was considered a basic salary contract. Yes, even the basic salary would be cut. It's just that the Bucks said it very politely and laid off employees for financial reasons. Another way to put it: Cousins, your level is not enough and you are not up to the level of receiving a basic salary.
It was at this time that Cousins realized that he had been deceived by many people. During the interview, he said to the camera: NBA is not a human being, they can come up with any excuse, it is all nonsense.
This time Cousins learned to be smart. On the first day he joined the Nuggets, coach Malone told him: Don't cause too much trouble for me. You don't have much time. Don't give the ball away just because you cause trouble. The team's normal rotation was disrupted, otherwise the team wouldn't have played at all.
Indeed, during the time that Cousins signed three consecutive 10-day short contracts with the Nuggets, he played a total of 31 regular season games, 2 playoff games, and received 15 technical fouls. The amount of these three contracts is only US$680,000. Jokic can earn it by playing two games. However, many people still talk about this opportunity to serve as a substitute for Jokic, plus Cousins his own performance. of.
So much so that now, the teams that Cousins once joined no longer value him. Fortunately, the Nuggets can still stay. You are a sweet-tempered person, if you could speak more tactfully and express yourself better, maybe the current Kings would be a playoff team.
