On April 19, Beijing time, Nuggets center Cousins accepted an exclusive interview with the famous Marc J. Spears, claiming to be the godfather of the modern interior, and also revealed some insider information about signing the Nuggets, at the same time, he also shelled his old club King, regretted playing for this team, and believed that he paid more for them than he got from them.
The reporter asked Cousins if he would remember himself when he watched Jokic play? Cousins said: "Absolutely, when we praise the modern interior, I feel like a godfather." The media won't praise me so much, but I believe in myself. I know what I've done, I'm the first inside to get a triple-double (Cousins, Chamberlain certainly took a triple-double), I'm the first big guy to shoot a three-pointer, and I've been doing that all the time. ”
Cousins considers himself the best player in the History of the Kings, but is still very opinionated about the Kings' inaction. If he could go back in time, what would he be willing to change? "I'll skip the Kings draft training!" Cousins responded, "What did Sacramento do for me? Except calling my name on draft day. I do more for them than they do for me. I am 100% honest. In seven years, I went through two bosses, three general managers, seven head coaches, but I was there for seven years. ”
From an all-star interior lineman to a role player, Cousins has really been through too much. Injuries have plummeted his status, with major injuries such as torn Achilles tendons, quadriceps and anterior cruciate ligament tearing that have severely affected the center's career. Signing a 10-day contract and being cut, these role players will experience things, Cousins also experienced one by one.
"As long as they appreciate me, it's really important to me," Cousins told reporters, "not everybody can appreciate the greatness of others, some people hate Jordan, some people hate James, there are a lot of people who hate Durant and Curry, and I'm grateful to those who recognize and help me in my career, the rest of you know, I'll give them the middle finger." ”
Cousins thought his performance with the Clippers last season would lead to some opportunities, but he didn't expect to sign with the Bucks until Nov. 30. "Denver called before Milwaukee," Cousins said, "and I went to Denver for training, and then the general manager came to Las Vegas to try me out again." But there is no following. Two days later, the Bucks came with the team, and after they tried me, they said they wanted to sign me. ”
"I asked the Bucks later, 'Did you come here because you heard about the Denver trial?' They eventually told me the truth, and that's what it was. The Bucks wanted to sign me quickly, and Denver auditioned me and said 'we want you very much, we just don't have a roster right now'. The NBA is just that brutal. The Bucks later abandoned Cousins, saying it was for financial flexibility, which Cousins didn't buy. Fortunately, Denver contacted him again at the first time, and the two sides officially finalized the cooperation.
"The night the Bucks decided to cut me, my calf was injured and I didn't even go to the shower, and they told me the news and I hadn't taken off my jersey yet, which is the other side of the business that people will never really understand, (the NBA team) is really brutal."