Beijing time on January 6th! The NBA regular season continued, and in the game that just ended, the Bucks lost 111-116 to the Raptors, but Cousins still performed well in this game, but it still exposed his bad news. According to NBA reporter Shams Charania, league sources revealed that the Bucks plan to lay off DeMarcus Cousins. Ahead of Friday's deadline for the league's contract guarantee, the Bucks opted to maintain the flexibility of the roster. Cousins is expected to attract interest from other teams.
In this game, Cousins played 20 minutes, 5 of 8 with 15 points, 10 rebounds, 3 steals and 1 block, in the second quarter, DeMarcus Cousins played 10 minutes, 5 shots 4 of 5 to cut 12 points, 4 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 block. So far this season, Cousins has averaged 8.7 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.
Earlier, the Bucks officially announced that the team had officially signed DeMarcus Cousins. According to previous US media reports, Cousins and bucks signed a one-year unsecured contract. Salary expert Bobby Marks exposed Cousins' contract details. His total salary is $2,004,041, and if Cousins is not cut by 5 p.m. local time on Jan. 7, the contract will be turned into protection.
After Jan. 7, the NBA will reimburse the Bucks for $737768 of their $2 million paycheck. For now, Cousins will spend $58,000 (15,000 salary and 43,000 taxes) on every day spent on the Bucks' roster. After January 7, this cost will drop to $18,000 per day.