On April 6, Beijing time, the Clouded Leopards of the Taiwan T1 League announced that the team and Cousins officially completed the contract extension, and Cousins will play in the last three home games of the regular season this season (April 14, 20 and 21). There are currently only five teams left in the T1 League, and the top four have entered the playoffs, and the Clouded Leopards have already locked up the playoffs ahead of schedule.
Cousins came back this time and only played three regular season games, or did he want to play the playoffs? The Clouded Leopards did not respond. However, the head of the clouded leopards team said that Cousins' contract this time is longer than last time, and the monthly salary is higher than last time. The last time Cousins signed, he earned $250,000 in five games with the Clouded Leopards. If the contract is longer this time, Cousins will definitely play more than 3 games.
In January, Cousins signed a short-term contract with the Clouded Leopards: a base salary of $200,000 + a $10,000 appearance fee per game. Cousins played in four T1 league games, averaging 22 points, 11.8 rebounds, 5.5 assists, 2 steals and 1.2 blocks per game while shooting 50%, 36% and 73.1% from three. played another warm-up game, playing two quarters and scoring 10 points and 5 rebounds.
For comparison, Cousins averaged 20.4 points, 10.9 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.4 blocks per game in the Puerto Rico league last season, shooting 44% from three-point range and 69% from the free throw line. Born on August 13, 1990, Cousins will turn 34 this summer, and he has given up on returning to the NBA for good.
When he played in Puerto Rico last season, Cousins' personal Instagram would post some photos and videos of the game from time to time. signed in the T1 league this season, Cousins's ins has not posted relevant content, and he may feel that there is nothing to post. used to be the No. 1 center in the NBA, but he was reduced to only working part-time jobs, which is embarrassing.
Throughout his NBA career, Cousins played 709 regular season games, 616 of which were starts. He averaged 20.2 points, 10.2 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.2 blocks per game while shooting 45.9%, 33.5% and 74.1% from three. In the 2017-18 season, Cousins averaged 25.2 points, 12.9 rebounds, 5.4 assists, 1.7 steals and 1.6 blocks per game!
In January 2018, Cousins tore his left Achilles tendon, in April 2019, he tore his left quadriceps muscle, and in August 2019, he tore his anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. In more than a year, Cousins has suffered three major injuries and is not in the same condition as before. Over the next four seasons, Cousins changed six teams, going from the No. 1 center in the NBA to a league bum.
The 2021-22 season was Cousins' last dance in the NBA, averaging 9 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game. Also that season, Jordan Jr. averaged 4.3 points and 5.5 rebounds per game. Cousins can play better than Jordan Jr., but he has too poor emotional control. So, Jordan Jr. can still find a job now, and Cousins has been away from the NBA for two years.
Finally, let's talk about the cheerleader who took the photo with Cousins. She is South Korea's "Goddess of Cheerleading" Lee Yaying, born in 1992, with a height of 1.70 meters and a weight of 50 kilograms. In order to build momentum for Cousins, in January this year, the clouded leopard cheerleading team specially signed Li Yaying. In the next three regular season games that Cousins will play, Li Yaying will also appear.