Beijing time on January 6, today the Bucks in the absence of the alphabet brother due to injury, at home 111-117 lost to the Raptors. Looking back at the game, the Bucks had a double-digit lead in the second quarter, but in the third quarter they were chased and overtaken by the Raptors, and the Bucks chased points frantically in the last quarter but it was too late, and finally suffered a losing streak.
Although the team lost, cousins still played the dominant level of data, in the 20 minutes of the bench, Cousins shot 5 of 8, including 3 of 3 three-pointers, very efficient to get 15 points, 10 rebounds, 3 steals and 1 block data, plus-minus +9 is also the highest in the team, but after the game, Cousins heard surprising news.
According to the report from NBA reporter Shams Charania, according to people familiar with the matter, the Bucks will choose to cut DeMarcus Cousins. Bucks general manager Horst confirmed the news, saying: "Without Cousins, we wouldn't have been able to make it through this tough time of the season. He's fantastic for us and we hope to work with Cousins again in the future. ”
Cousins signed a non-guaranteed contract with the Bucks at the end of November, and before this Saturday, Beijing time, if Cousins continues to stay in the team, then his contract will become fully guaranteed, and the Bucks finally chose to cut Cousins in order to maintain the flexibility of the lineup list.
During his contract, Cousins played in 17 games for the Bucks, five of which were played as a starting center, and Cousins also completed the task very well, averaging 9 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game, and even had a single 22+8+4 performance.
At present, Cousins has attracted the interest of many teams, including the Bulls, Hornets and other teams. At present, the Bucks' big Lopez has not yet returned from injury, and the alphabet brother is also fighting with injuries, at this juncture, the Bucks cut Cousins is really puzzling, is there a better player than Cousins in the current free market?