How much money did Cousins earn in his 12-year career?
Cousins spoke to reporters, and when referring to the NBA, he personally admitted that he had completely withdrawn from the NBA and could not return. It is true that due to the decline in form caused by injuries, Cousins has never received a contract from an NBA team since he played for the Nuggets in 2022, and he has no choice but to play in other minor leagues, and is currently in the T1 league with the Taiwan Beer Yongfeng Clouded Leopards.
It's really embarrassing, a few years ago Cousins was the first center in the NBA, with very strong physical talent, but a series of major injuries made him a role player, constantly wandering in the NBA league, and finally abandoned by all teams. But fortunately, Cousins is more optimistic, he believes that the NBA career is only a small part of his life, and the future life is even more exciting. So, how much money did Cousins make in his 12-year career?
The NBA also had a lot of excellent players in the class of 2010, Cousins was selected by the Kings with the fifth pick, and was immediately established as the core of the team, when the rookie contract was 4 years and 15.8 million, Cousins handed over 14.1 points and 8.6 rebounds in the first year, upgraded to 18+11 double-double level in the second year, and scored 22.7 points in the fourth year. So at the end of the third year, the Kings also chose to extend Cousins' contract with Cousins for five years and $80 million, which was also the highest salary at the time.
In 2015, Cousins was selected as an All-Star, and although he was selected as a substitute because of an injury to a star, it also shows that his strength and performance have been recognized by the league. In the 2016-17 season, because the Kings had not made the playoffs for 10 consecutive years, Cousins' ability to lead the team was questioned despite his outstanding individual performance, so the Kings decided to give him up and trade him to the Pelicans. In the Pelicans, Cousins teamed up with Davis to continue to reach the All-Star level and take the team's record to the next level. But just when everything was going in a good direction, Cousins suddenly collapsed and suffered a major Achilles tendon rupture injury, and the season was reimbursed.
After that, the Pelicans were worried that Cousins' injury would affect his career, so they took the opportunity to lower the price of his contract extension, and other teams were unwilling to offer a high price, Cousins chose to join the Warriors in anger to retaliate against the league, and the contract was only $5.3 million a year, which was only a little higher than the base salary. But unfortunately, the Warriors suffered too many injuries in the playoffs this season, and although they reached the Finals, Durant, Klay, and Cousins were injured one after another and unfortunately lost. Cousins was waived by the Warriors and joined the Lakers again, and his salary was reduced again, only 3.5 million for 1 year, and he was seriously injured again before the start of the game, and it didn't take long for the Lakers to cut him.
After returning from injury, Cousins went to the Rockets, Clippers, Bucks, and Nuggets, all of which joined with a base salary, but he never met the requirements of each team and was slowly abandoned. has a career of 12 years, a total of 8 contracts, and a total salary of only 94.2813 million, which is not as high as the current superstar's 2-year salary, but fortunately, Cousins has played in the NBA for 12 years and can get a top pension, and he can receive $66,168 a year after the age of 50, which is enough to ensure that Cousins has no worries about food and clothing after retirement. And although he is not in the NBA, he can earn 1.8 million a year in the minor league.