On January 6, Beijing time, NBA celebrity Shams revealed that the Bucks are about to cut Cousins to maintain the flexibility of the lineup. For this rumor, Bucks general manager Horst stood up and accepted an interview. In the interview, he did not deny the news, saying that this is a strategic choice for the team and that the two sides will have the opportunity to cooperate in the future.
Bucks general manager Horst said: "We couldn't have had this tough season without Cousins. He was very good to us and we hope to be able to help him. Cutting Cousins was a strategic decision on our part, which freed us up a place in a squad, but nothing stopped us from continuing to work with Cousins in the future. ”
In early December, the Bucks suffered a serious injury and the team's interior was empty. In this case, the Bucks signed Cousins through a trial. In the past 17 games, Cousins has averaged 16.7 minutes per game and can have 8.7 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.1 assists, which is a good performance.
In today's game against the Raptors, Cousins played 19 minutes and 46 seconds off the bench, scoring 15 points, 10 rebounds, 3 steals and 1 block on 5-of-8 shooting. Cousins, however, signed a non-guaranteed contract with the Bucks. If the Bucks don't lay off Cousins before January 7, local time, then the contract will become a guarantee contract. In the end, the Bucks chose to lay off Cousins before the contract deadline.
Objectively speaking, Cousins played well with the Bucks, and he was a good inside rotation player. Appealing to a lot of teams in the league. For example, the Nets and Heat in the East, the Nuggets and Lakers in the West. Coupled with the serious epidemic in the league now, all teams have players missing. For all sorts of reasons, it's not hard for Cousins to stay in the NBA.