DeMarcus Cousins Blasts Former NOLA GM for Squandering Chip Alternative

Former All-Star DeMarcus Cousins just lately referred to as out former Pelicans common supervisor Dell Demps when reflecting on his time on the group with Anthony Davis.

Cousins was traded to the Pelicans in 2017 after spending six seasons with the Kings. He sadly ruptured his left Achilles tendon after recording a career-high 36.2 minutes per sport, and from Dec. 29 via Jan. 22.

The harm stored him off the court docket for over a 12 months after that, however the former massive man believes that if the entrance workplace had stored the workforce collectively, they might have been contenders.

“I don’t suppose the 12 months that I blew my Achilles it could have occurred, however they might have stored that squad collectively, we undoubtedly would have made a run, at the very least by 12 months 2, I consider,” Cousins stated on Run It Again.

“Nevertheless it’s some dumbass GMs on the market – shoutout to Dell Demps.”

Cousins was then requested as a follow-up if he thought that he and Davis might have been one of the best duo in NBA historical past, had they stayed enjoying collectively for the Pels.

“In NBA historical past?” Cousins requested. “That’s robust to say. That’s robust to say while you’ve bought guys like Tim Duncan and David Robinson as teammates and every part they’ve completed, however I believe we might have been within the dialog, and I undoubtedly suppose we had the expertise to even be talked about subsequent to these guys. However clearly, we ain’t accomplish sh*t, so it’s not likely nothin’ to speak about, however from a expertise side, I believe we both 1A, 1B or shut second.”

Cousins and Davis didn’t get one other likelihood to play alongside one another once more after that, since Boogie signed with the Warriors for the 2018-19 season, whereas Davis performed yet one more season in New Orleans earlier than being traded to the Lakers for the 2019-20 marketing campaign.