As detailed in the post here once the trade was confirmed to us,
Everything changes.
Everything.
It’s a new team, led by Davis, Cousins, and Holiday, in that order. Everything else is fodder.
The Cousins acquisition was seismic, and with that comes a reconsideration of the roster, the plan, the trajectory, and more. Includied in that is the way value is assessed on this team.
When Cousins’ trade-mate Omri Casspi was injured, the question arose as to whether he would be released or not. Mason looked into this and concluded that they should not release him.