DeMarcus Cousins Articles - Page 23

Par for the course when a superstar ends up playing for a team that they once had an acrimonious history with, a social media post eventually resurfaces and finds its way back to relevance. Just yesterday, Kevin Durant’s May 2009 tweet about fans waffling between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Los Angeles Lakers trended on Twitter […]

Duke and Kentucky hate each other, but former Blue Devil Quinn Cook does not seem to have any resentment to the idea of playing alongside a former Wildcat in the form of soon-to-be-official Golden State Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins. In fact, Cook greeted Cousins via FaceTime, welcoming the big man, at least virtually, to the […]

While almost everyone was surprised at the DeMarcus Cousins-Golden State Warriors deal, a quick look at the past reveal that the team, or perhaps one of its top players, was already keeping a close eye on the big man. Anthony Slater of The Athletic uploaded a clip from the past where Draymond Green was sending […]

More reactions from NBA players are coming in after the DeMarcus Cousins-Golden State Warriors deal. The latest player to chime in is none other than the New York Knicks’ Enes Kanter. Via Twitter, he sent out two tweets in response to the big news — both of which were sarcastic in nature. His first tweet […]

Don’t pretend like you did not expect Stephen A. Smith of ESPN to have a reaction in the wake of DeMarcus Cousins dropping a bomb on the NBA by simply agreeing to play with the Golden State Warriors on a one-year deal. Out of all the sports journalism personalities out there, Smith is perhaps the […]

Prior to DeMarcus Cousins‘ coming to terms with the Golden State Warriors just mere hours ago for essentially pennies to the dollar, the New Orleans Pelicans were actually discussing a sign-and-trade with the Portland Trailblazers, as ESPN’s Chris Haynes reports. ESPN Sources: Portland and New Orleans had discussed the possibility of a sign-and-trade for DeMarcus […]

If you haven’t heard yet — and we doubt it since you’re on the internet, but we like to have our bases covered anyway — DeMarcus Cousins has agreed to terms with the Golden State Warriors for a one-year, $5.3 million deal. Yes, the reigning NBA champions — whose lone hole has always been the center […]

More information is coming out regarding the blockbuster DeMarcus Cousins-Golden State Warriors deal. It turns out that the Warriors were pretty aggressive in recruiting the big man as the process was led by Draymond Green. As reported by Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports, along with Green, the Warriors’ general manager and head coach also had […]

Whatever ambitions the other 29 teams in the NBA have of unseating the Golden State Warriors as the reigning champions have been reduced greatly Monday night when it was announced that DeMarcus Cousins has agreed to a one-year deal worth $9 million. The rich just got richer exponentially it seems. According to Marc J. Spears […]

All it took for the fabric of the NBA universe to rip apart was for the news of DeMarcus Cousins agreeing to a one-year deal worth just $5.3 million with the Golden State Warriors to come out. The NBA free agency period has been won by the Warriors, the last team that’s supposed to win […]

As news broke that DeMarcus Cousins has agreed to join the back-to-back defending champs Golden State Warriors, several NBA players quickly reacted to the big news. Among those included Bobby Portis of the Chicago Bulls who gave us a little lesson from the past. Via his Twitter account, Portis said: But Chris Paul couldn’t come […]

LOOK: DeMarcus Cousins’ agent tweeted out major warning just before joining WarriorsDeMarcus Cousins’ agent recently tweeted out a warning, saying that big news is about to come. Andrew Rogers, Cousins’ agent, tweeted this out just before news came down. Just wait on it… #BoogieBomb #Thisischessnotcheckers — Andrew Rogers (@Andrew_Rogers_) July 3, 2018 The news, as […]

The Golden State Warriors have pulled off the most shocking move of the NBA offseason with the expected addition of All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins on a one-year deal worth $5.3 million. There had been no previous chatter that Cousins was heavily considering joining the Warriors as a potential landing spot in free agency. According to […]

DeMarcus Cousins is the newest reason why Twitter engineers are busy right now trying to keep the popular social media platform from exploding into smithereens of shock-filled tweets. With Cousins reportedly agreeing to a one-year deal with the Golden State Warriors, the defending champions just took a big step towards looking like a carbon copy […]

The Golden State Warriors shocked the entire NBA on Monday night by agreeing to a one-year, $5.3 million with All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins. It was a move that caught everyone in the league off guard that nobody has seen coming by any stretch of the imagination. In response to that major news, many players in […]

The Golden State Warriors have an All-Star squad. Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Kevin Durant, Draymond Green, and… DeMarcus Cousins. That’s right. Cousins has agreed to a one-year $5.3 million deal . Stephen Curry immediately took to Twitter to react to the new deal, calling Cousins the third Splash Brother. The 3rd splash Brother 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂. Let’s […]

The New Orleans Pelicans considered center DeMarcus Cousins a big priority this summer, but unfortunately, his tenure in the Big Easy has come to an end after just a year and a half. According to Shams Charania, Cousins has agreed to a deal with the Golden State Warriors. Free agent DeMarcus Cousins has agreed to […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are in great celebration after landing their biggest free agent target in LeBron James, following with other free agents like Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, JaVale McGee, and Lance Stephenson. But any hopes of a Big Three are rapidly dwindling, as Paul George just secured a four-year, $137 million deal with the Oklahoma City […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and New Orleans Pelicans have managed to secure meetings with free agent center DeMarcus Cousins. However, it appears they are not the only ones looking to acquire the versatile big man. While the Lakers and Pelicans have emerged as the favorites to sign Cousins, this has not topped the Washington Wizards […]

Having tried to move hell and high water to score a trade for Kawhi Leonard, only to fall short of the door, the Los Angeles Lakers could target big man DeMarcus Cousins on a short-term max deal, according to Kevin O’Connor of The Ringer. Cousins could play as a potential superstar partner to LeBron James, […]

One of the biggest fishes in the free agent market this year is DeMarcus Cousins. Although he is still recovering from a devastating Achilles injury, the interest in the center from other teams has not waned that much. The New Orleans Pelicans have also shown fondness in bringing Cousins back, though, the structure of the […]

It’s been an unofficial tradition in the NBA to link any free agent superstar to the Los Angeles Lakers. This year is no different. LeBron James and Paul George, the top two players to hit the market are both heavily rumored to be donning Purple and Gold colors next season. Let’s also not forget about […]

There are a lot of big name free agents this summer, but one of the forgotten names happens to be DeMarcus Cousins, who is still recovering from an ACL injury. He is expected to have a pretty limited market because of the risk that surrounds him, but former Cleveland Cavaliers General Manager David Griffin seems to […]

After acquiring Luka Doncic, the Dallas Mavericks have their backcourt of the future set. That makes finding a center their top priority heading into free agency. Dirk Nowitzki spent a career-high 97 percent of his minutes at the 5 last season, according to Basketball Reference, but that isn’t a viable long-term solution. Nerlens Noel meshed […]

DeMarcus Cousins’ sudden season-ending injury will play a vital part on his free agent future, as the New Orleans Pelicans managed to do better with him on the floor than on. Cousins was posting a beefy 25.2 points, 12.9 rebounds, 5.4 assists, 1.6 steals, and 1.6 blocks before suffering an Achilles injury — easily his […]

The Dallas Mavericks took the first step in freeing potential cap room to sign a major free agent after withdrawing their qualifying offer to forward Doug McDermott, less than 24 hours after extending it to him, along with teammates Yogi Ferrell and Salah Mejri. The move could clear a cap hold of $10 million, money […]

News broke back in May that superstar power forward/center Karl-Anthony Towns and the Minnesota Timberwolves are “not in a good place internally.” This was reported by ESPN’s Zach Lowe on The Lowe Post. His colleague Brian Windhorst asked Lowe to share his thoughts on Towns and the Timberwolves. Here is what Lowe said via Hoops Hype’s […]

Last January’s season-ending, career-threatening achilles injury undeniably cast a shadow on the future of New Orleans Pelicans superstar DeMarcus Cousins. However, as proven by a workout video recently posted on Twitter by Cousins himself, the 27-year-old is working tirelessly to reestablish himself as one of the most compelling big men in the game today. Labelled as ‘The […]

The Dallas Mavericks are in a middle of a rebuild, but they have a lot of young talent and are only a few pieces away before they can compete again in the Western Conference. According to Michael Scotto of The Athletic, the Mavericks believe one of those guys will be coming by way of free agency […]

Pelicans fans across the NBA were ecstatic with the news of star center DeMarcus Cousins being traded to the team during the 2016-17 season. With the addition of Cousins, the Pelicans saw potential to have the most dominant front-court since Tim Duncan and David Robinson, as Anthony Davis had taken the NBA by storm with […]

The Dallas Mavericks are coming off yet another disappointing season where they fell well short of reaching the playoffs for the second straight year. However, the front office has positioned the organization to be a huge factor in free agency with a plethora of salary cap space. There will be several marquee players available in the […]

The Washington Wizards maintained their mantle as one of the most perplexing teams in the league. The top-heavy nature of their roster remained a saving grace and a problem, with and without John Wall. Their starting unit was among the best in the league. Their bench was awful and cost them games. The locker room was uneven. Scott […]

Earlier, Jeff Goodman of ESPN shared an interesting list of prop betting odds with regards to a number of NBA players and their corresponding probabilities of being exposed next as an operator of at least one social media burner account. For those looking to lay money on any of those odds, here’s a pro tip: […]

The Dallas Mavericks are fast emerging as one of the most intriguing players in free agency. That will continue to be the case especially after Adrian Wojnarowski said that Dallas is an intriguing destination for soon-to-be free agent center DeMarcus Cousins. Woj says the Dallas Mavericks will be a team to watch on DeMarcus Cousins […]

The New Orleans Pelicans were looking to make the playoffs and hopefully go on a lengthy postseason run behind their two big men in Anthony Davis and DeMarcus Cousins. Unfortunately, Cousins went down mid-season with an Achilles tear, effectively ending his season and putting a big question mark on the remainder of his career. The […]

Isaiah Thomas and DeMarcus Cousins on the same team again? Thomas is obviously all for it, as he recently gave his thumbs up to a Twitter fan suggesting that the diminutive Los Angeles Lakers guard and Boogie should join forces anew. Let’s do it lol https://t.co/2j3ns7oXmZ — Isaiah Thomas (@isaiahthomas) June 4, 2018 Both Thomas […]

The gravity of Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals between the Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets has triggered fans, critics, and players alike to question every whistle by the referees. DeMarcus Cousins of the New Orleans Pelicans, who’s out probably watching at home, fired shots at the officials via a tweet. The Pelicans […]

The New Orleans Pelicans got bounced out of the playoffs in the second round by the Golden State Warriors, four games to one. However, they could have had a better performance opposite the Dubs if they had DeMarcus Cousins around to beef up their frontcourt. Cousins injured his Achilles back in January, forcing him to […]

The Phoenix Suns were the big winners of last week’s 2018 NBA Draft Lottery when they were announced to have won the right to select the first overall pick. There’s no question that the Suns are the envy of just about every NBA team these days, as they have the luxury of picking the best […]