The Denver Nuggets have had a good record lately, winning two straight games over the Weak West Kings and Thunder. Although players such as Murray and Michael Porter Jr. have not returned to the team, Jokic and a group of role players are still on the road to the championship. After the victory over the Thunder, the Nuggets are still ranked 6th in the Western Conference, and their current record is 20-18, and the next few games are a huge test for the Nuggets. Because the Nuggets will first go to the road to challenge the Clippers, and then usher in consecutive home games against the Blazers, Lakers, Jazz and Clippers.
The dense and difficult schedule requires the Nuggets' roster depth. To this end, the Nuggets have also signed some role players in recent days to save the emergency, and center DeMarcus Cousins, who was playing for the Bucks not long ago, has also successfully signed a 10-day short contract with the Nuggets. Cousins previously played for the Milwaukee Bucks, averaging 9.1 points and 5.8 rebounds in 17 games and even playing the Bucks' starting center.
However, with the return of several rotating players, Cousins also completely lost his place in the Bucks. However, now joining the Nuggets, he has become a substitute for MVP center Nikola Jokic, and it is also the Nuggets' recognition of Cousins.
But does Cousins think so? It seems that his mood is still very high, and after officially joining the Nuggets, Cousins said in an interview: "I still feel like I will be the starting player level in this league. Whether Jokic likes it or not, I'm going to try to get my place, and Coach Malone knows that. ”
So far, Cousins has not made a single appearance for the Nuggets, but it is expected that Cousins will become the Nuggets' main internal substitute in the next game. But Cousins is arrogant, it seems that in his thinking, he is still the Kings superstar center, but in recent seasons, Cousins has been more and more disliked by the NBA, in the past 2 years, Cousins has played for the Rockets, Clippers, Bucks and Nuggets 4 teams, if he is really a star center, it is impossible for so many teams to directly abandon him.
Cousins, the Rockets' outcast, was still reluctant to serve as a marginal substitute on a team, and his goal was to win Jokic and compete with last season's MVP center for the starting position, which seemed to fans to be just a mantis arm.
But then again, Cousins' competitive spirit is still worth recognizing, but he is a bit out of his own mind, and if he wants to compete with Jokic for the start, will it spoil the atmosphere in the Nuggets' locker room? Thinking of Cousins' strange personality and fiery temper, it can be said that the Nuggets signed Cousins, and indeed got a "double-edged sword" - both can kill the enemy, but also may self-damage, do not know whether it is a blessing or a commodity, can only walk through the game to see.
We also don't know if this team will dare to keep the pretentious former super center after Cousins' short 10-day contract expires.