On January 7, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season is in full swing. Earlier today, the Bucks officially announced that the team cut center Demarcus Cousins.
Since being signed by the Bucks on Nov. 31 last year, Cousins has made 17 appearances for the Bucks, including five starts, averaging 16.9 minutes per game, averaging 9.1 points, 5.8 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 0.9 steals, 0.5 blocks, shooting 46.6 percent from the field and 27.1 percent from three-point range.
It is lamentable that just yesterday in the game between the Bucks and the Raptors, Cousins also played 20 minutes for the team, shooting 5 of 8, including 2 of 3 from three-point range and 3 of 4 from the free throw line, totaling 15 points and 10 rebounds, plus-minus +9 high on the team. But just after this game, Shams revealed that the Bucks intended to cut Cousins.
Parting ways with Cousins, Bucks general manager Horst said: "We wouldn't have been able to get through this tough season without Cousins. He's important to us and we want to be able to help him. It was a strategic decision and we were able to vacate a squad, but nothing stopped us from continuing to work with Cousins in the future. ”
According to Shams, Cousins is not short of home, and with his recent performances with the Bucks, he will be favored by many teams. So far in his career, the 31-year-old Cousins has played for the Kings, Pelicans, Warriors, Lakers, Rockets, Clippers and Bucks, averaging 20.7 points, 10.4 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.2 blocks per game in his career.