” He’s here with us, he’s found a home“, dropped Michael Malone last week talking about DeMarcus Cousins. The coach had aimed right since according to The Athletic, the Nuggets plan to sign the pivot, whose last ten-day contract expired this weekend, until the end of the season. What he means is that he will be Nikola Jokic’s understudy in the playoffs, a year after contributing to the Clippers’ fine run to the conference final.
In Colorado, he averages 6 points and 6 rebounds in 13 minutes of play, with very questionable success percentages (29% on shots and 28% from afar). But, surprisingly, Denver has never lost when it came into play: eight wins in as many games played!
The pivot, passed by the Bucks at the start of the season, was able to stand out thanks to his energy from the bench, which the Nuggets needed.
” It shows how all the guys on the bench are cheering on DeMarcus, which is really great from a personal perspective, in a family atmosphere. DeMarcus, four-time All-Star, out of league: This shouldn’t happen. I love him, and when he blocks a shot, opens up in the circle and dunks or sinks a 3-pointer, you can feel the energy of all his teammates. “, described his coach, whom he already knew in Sacramento.
Since his good years in California, the 5th choice of the 2010 Draft has not stopped moving in the league. After stints with the Pelicans and the Warriors before his rupture of the cruciate ligaments, he knows with the Nuggets his fourth franchise in two years (Rockets, Clippers and Bucks therefore).
