When DeMarcus Cousins signed a cheap deal — yep, we’re at the point where $5.3 extra-extra-extra large is considered mere scraps — with Golden State, a lot of people were not just angry, they were pushed to the point where they thought the NBA is straight busted.
A team that already had taken three of the past four world championships, including the one decided last month, with four All-Stars on the roster, just added another one. How are outfits like the Orlando Magic and the Memphis Grizzlies and the Denver Nuggets and the Utah Jazz supposed to react to that?