The Golden State Warriors made the surprising addition in free agency by landing All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins on a one-year, $5.3 million deal.

Although it is a significant acquisition for the Warriors, there have been questions about when Cousins will make his return to the court next season, as he's making his way back from a torn Achilles tendon that typically takes between nine months to a year to fully heal.

According to Tom Haberstroh of ESPN, the research in the last previous 19 occurrences of this type of injury has seen them come back around nine months. In turn, this has given him a target date of Nov. 17.

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This would put him back on the floor just shortly after the start of the 2018-19 season, but it is unlikely that the team will push him to be back by that timetable given the injury he is recovering from. The Warriors want to get the most out of Cousins next season and rushing him back by that point of the season may be a bit much for him physically to reach.

This is a luxury issue for them, as the franchise already possesses a stacked roster that has proven that they can win at a high level prior to him getting there. This should take a tremendous amount of pressure on Cousins' shoulders to work his way back on his own timetable in order to fully heal at his own pace.

The 28-year-old is dealing with an injury that can often reshape the career of players with the best basketball of their respective careers behind them. Cousins is in the physical prime that could see him have several highly productive seasons ahead of him if he's able to work his way back properly from the ailment. There may be a chance for him to return much sooner than expected, but it's safe to believe there won't be any hurry for the Warriors to get him back on the court before he's fully confident that he's ready to do so.