The Golden State Warriors stunned everyone by signing All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins last summer. Fresh off their second consecutive title after adding Kevin Durant to the winningest team in NBA history, the rich seemingly got richer when the Dubs landed the premier big man.
Coming off a season-ending Achilles injury, Cousins didn’t have many suitors and he certainly wasn’t going to earn the maximum deal that he was hoping for pre-injury, so the union sort of made sense.
The Warriors didn’t need Cousins, per se, so they presented him with a unique situation.