DeMarcus Cousins' impending free agency has raised many questions since the New Orleans Pelicans started amassing a better record without him than when he was on the court.

Having breezed to a 3-0 lead over the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round, this current Cousins-less lineup is bound to raise some questions over the offseason, but not enough to merit trading Cousins or letting him walk.

According to Will Guillory of the New Orleans Times-Picayune over a Reddit Q&A, Cousins is going nowhere after this season.

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“DeMarcus hasn’t really talked to anybody about his plans in free agency, that’s why you haven’t heard much about it. But everyone within the organization likes what he brings and they’d love to have him back,” wrote Guillory. “At this point, I’d bet on him coming back to New Orleans after free agency, but a lot can happen between now and then. He’s developed a really good relationship with Anthony Davis and everyone else on the team, and I think he’d love to finish what they started this year. The Pelicans’ success in the playoffs certainly doesn’t hurt their chances either.”

Cousins and Anthony Davis have formed one of the most lethal and well-rounded frontcourts in the NBA, but even if The Brow has been unleashed fully with Cousins out of the lineup, it's bound to be seen more as role players stepping up and coach Alvin Gentry doing a superb job, rather than a detriment in Cousins' part.

Cousins averaged a monstrous 25.2 points, 12.9 rebounds, 5.4 assists, 1.6 steals, and 1.6 blocks as a jack-of-all-trades for the Pelicans through 48 games this season before tearing his meniscus.