Pelicans Considering Offering DeMarcus Cousins Shorter-Term Contract

[Sccit]

BUT MALTA TOLD ME HE WAS A GREAT PAIRING WIT ANTHONY DAVIS.



THIS INJURY WAS PERFECT FOR NEW ORLEANS. IT OPENED UP THE GAME FOR AD TO SHINE AND HELPED THE TEAM DODGE A BULLET BY HAVIN AN EXCUSE NOT TO OFFER HIM A MAX.

I DO THINK HE’S GUNA BE JUS FINE COMIN BACK .. IVE ENVISIONED HIM COMIN TO LA FOLLOWING PAUL GEORGE A WHILE AGO.

 

[Truefan31]

Imagine a defense of Jrue and Kawhi on the perimeter with Davis behind them...

Rondo can still defend with his length too no homo

Rondo/Jrue/klaw/mirotic/AD. Pretty good. Still need bench help though

 

[beenz]

Achilles injury for someone his size is no joke. I can’t blame them for being apprehensive

it makes sense, but like every time, there will be one dumb ass team that offers him his full max deal.

 

[beenz]

Not many teams have cap space this summer and in 2019.

Pelicans have leverage

perhaps, but it just takes one team. like the hawks who wanna make a splash to get him paid.

 

[Th3G3ntleman]

Good it gives them a window to see how he recovers from injury and at the same token may burn bridges that will have him seeking a deal some where else(they're better without him).

 

[FAH1223]

perhaps, but it just takes one team. like the hawks who wanna make a splash to get him paid.

Don't see the Hawks going after Boogie. Not with them trying to accumulate assets and wanting to tank.

 

[btd623]

lol @ all of the hot takes in here.

I bet most of you guys were saying the Wizards were better without Wall as well.

Blazers were fukking pretenders. It was obviously they were taking advantage of injury situation with most teams out West.

If the Pelicans let Cousins walk...By this time next year Zach Lowe will have an article titled " Five Best Trade Destinations for Anthony Davis"

 

[Sghost597]

lol @ all of the hot takes in here.

I bet most of you guys were saying the Wizards were better without Wall as well.

Blazers were fukking pretenders. It was obviously they were taking advantage of injury situation with most teams out West.

If the Pelicans let Cousins walk...By this time next year Zach Lowe will have an article titled " Five Best Trade Destinations for Anthony Davis"

I love how the media treat smaller market team as a farm system and will constantly make bad decision so these big market team can feast. lol

We been told that AD is leaving the moment he got drafted here. The dude's face on the side of the fukking arena. He ain't going anywhere. He is the franchise.

 

[UpThruDere]

Perfect example of why I love how Lebron treats the NBA, f*ck teamowners, get money.

 

[god shamgod]

Cousins and Davis made it work well enough. The Pelicans outscored opponents by about 4.5 points per 100 possessions -- 134 points total -- in more than 1,000 minutes with both of them on the floor, per NBA.com. That was about the same as Utah's differential for the season.

They are already plus-196 with the Mirotic-Davis duo in 300 fewer minutes combined over the regular season and playoffs -- equivalent to about plus-14 points per 100 possessions, 5.5 points fatter than Houston's league-best overall mark. After about two weeks in the injury-mourning doldrums, the Pelicans scrapped their twin towers offense in favor of playing ultra-fast and unleashing Davis. Cousins cannot play as fast as New Orleans is playing now. He could not smother Damian Lillard pick-and-rolls the way Davis and Mirotic just did.

Keep being in denial

Since they won't have cap space if they let cousins walk I'd sign him to a 1 + 1(player opt out n.o. should try to get a team option) and trade cousins if he looks decent after the injury.

 

[pete clemenza]

These hot takes

Hot takes

He was our PG 4 a stretch of games when AD was out

Bringing the ball up and everything

How are they hot takes when they just swept and wiped the floor with the Blazers

 

[The_Sheff]

Yeah cuz NBA players are stupid enough to wanna avoid playing with arguably the best player in the league.

And when have players been lining up to go to Cleveland?

 

[Hacksaw Jim Thuggin]

He literally would be playing in the playoffs this year if he didn’t get hurt

not so fast.....thats only considering the pels did what they did without him....with him....that might not have happened

3-8 in the west was only separated by 2 games....they may not have made it in....who is to say the D would be the same without him....not to mention....they are spaced better with the white boy at 4 and davis at 5

 

[director_of_bands]

about time for bro to get in real nba shape based on his demands

 

[Hacksaw Jim Thuggin]

We actually don't know this. The team played better after he left and Mirotic came in; the Pels could've easily been the one left on the outside looking in with Denver and the Clippers.

exact point i made