For the second time in three summers, the Warriors were accused of essentially breaking the NBA by adding yet another all-star to an already all-star-studded lineup. Two years after the league’s talent-spoiled villains added Kevin Durant to their championship lineup, here they were adding a fifth all-star to a roster that also included Steph Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green. The rich were getting richer, in a way that didn’t seem right.
If that was a reasonable enough reaction in the moment, that’s not how it turned out. Cousins was limited to 30 games during the regular season during his protracted recovery from an Achilles injury.