Cousins is no longer the league's top center. Now he's a tramp, and Cousins hasn't had a good time this season. After playing 17 games for the Bucks, the Bucks did not leave Cousins, and in the end Cousins was signed by the Nuggets, but the process of signing was also a twist and turn. On January 9 of this year, the Nuggets signed Cousins to a short 10-day contract. Then signed a difficult exception, first cut Cousins and then signed him to a 10-day contract, and in early February the Nuggets offered Cousins a 10-day short contract. Before the Nuggets offered Cousins a formal contract today, it was equivalent to signing him three short contracts plus a difficult exception. It can be seen that Cousins' correction is really not easy.
Cousins' wait paid off, and after a 45-day short-term contract, Cousins will become a full-time Nuggets employee the following season. Cousins is not in bad form this season, and although he no longer has the ability of the year, he is more than enough to play as a substitute on the bench. Cousins has averaged less than 15 minutes per game for the Nuggets this season, and has close to six points and six rebounds. Previously, when playing in the Bucks, he averaged nearly 9 points and 6 rebounds in 17 minutes per game, and if converted to 36 minutes, Cousins had a double-double stat of close to 20+12.
Cousins is now out of the game, but his power is still there, his hands, and his consciousness. On the offensive end, Cousins' low singles, incisions and secondary offenses all have a board eye, and the degree of small ball in the NBA is now further deepened. Many teams are short in height and will use the strategy of small forwards to play big forwards, so heavy centers like Cousins are actually playing very easily. Moreover, he played as a substitute most of the time, and Cousins played the opposite substitute with some strategy of avoiding horse racing.
Defensively, Cousins has basically no ability to protect the frame. His defensive pace is also getting slower and slower, after all, he has been seriously injured, but Cousins' card position ability, cover ability, including the ability to grab rebounds are very good. Cousins was able to grab rebounds as long as he was on the floor. Over the past few seasons, the Nuggets have been the league's defensively poor rebounding team, and Cousins' arrival can intuitively improve the team's rebounding level. After all, the Nuggets have been playing in the big four small lineups a lot of the time. Cousins' steal level is not bad, and Cousins is very good at steals when he is healthy. Cousins has averaged 1.4 steals so far in his career, which is higher than many defenders and forwards.
Cousins previously had nearly two steals per 36 minutes while playing for the Bucks, making him at the top of the line among center players. It was wise for the Nuggets to give Cousins a formal contract, both in terms of Cousins' strength on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and on the other hand, it would be difficult for them to find a better player on the free market than Cousins. Cousins still has a game to play, and his experience and skills will help him adapt to the team. The Nuggets also don't have to give Cousins much playing time, giving him 10-15 minutes Tons can play well.
Finally, Cousins has played for the Nuggets this season without losing a single game for the Nuggets. These games have been played by teams that have beaten strong teams like the Warriors, Nets, and Raptors. Perhaps Cousins will be a key factor in the team's road to good results. Dear readers, how do you comment that Cousins is officially awarded the contract? Feel free to leave a comment in the comments section below the article.