{"id":23219,"date":"2019-07-05T11:10:32","date_gmt":"2019-07-05T15:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnba.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=23219"},"modified":"2019-07-05T11:10:32","modified_gmt":"2019-07-05T15:10:32","slug":"nba-rumors-demarcus-cousins-to-the-san-antonio-spurs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2019\/07\/05\/nba-rumors-demarcus-cousins-to-the-san-antonio-spurs\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Rumors: DeMarcus Cousins to the San Antonio Spurs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>These past few days have been tough for <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonnba.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/nba-teams\/golden-state-warriors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Golden State Warriors<\/a>\u2019 center <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/c\/couside01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DeMarcus Cousins<\/a><\/strong> as his market value gets worse. Last we had heard about him is his future being uncertain. As there is no team interested in him anymore. However, there are still several teams that can make good use of him. But there is no guarantee that he will get a decent contract. One team that needs improvement at the center position is the <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonnba.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/nba-teams\/san-antonio-spurs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">San Antonio Spurs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>San Antonio Spurs Interested in DeMarcus Cousins<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>It was rumored that <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/d\/derozde01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DeMar DeRozan<\/a><\/strong> of the San Antonio Spurs got in touch with DeMarcus Cousins. He might be recruiting Cousins to join the Spurs. Cousins never played with DeRozan except for their short stint in USA basketball.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/streamable.com\/o\/b9aus#?secret=DPLwFzjBmH\" data-secret=\"DPLwFzjBmH\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>San Antonio Spurs had an early exit in the playoffs last season. They were defeated by the <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonnba.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/nba-teams\/denver-nuggets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Denver Nuggets<\/a> in the first round. And with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/g\/gasolpa01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pau Gasol<\/a><\/strong> gone, the Spurs can only rely on their young center <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/p\/poeltja01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jakob Poeltl<\/a><\/strong> for the next season. That being said, adding DeMarcus Cousins could give them a huge upgrade at the center position. The Spurs can also give Cousins a chance to revive his career in a well-run organization. Or arguably the winningest franchise for the past decade or two.<\/p>\n<p>Of all the free agents available on the market, DeMarcus Cousins is the best out there outside of\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/l\/leonaka01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kawhi Leonard<\/a><\/strong>. But, even if he\u2019s the only star left, he\u2019s still unlikely to get a long-term contract. He hasn\u2019t had a good stint with the Golden State Warriors. But he has shown some flashes of what he once was, the best center in the league. Golden State might fail to redeem Cousins\u2019 talents but the Spurs could possibly do it better. Cousins still got a lot to prove himself and become a max-contract worthy again.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<br \/>\n<a id=\"2y22rf8nTxVUaasOhQaRmg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/589490150\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'2y22rf8nTxVUaasOhQaRmg',sig:'5D122ffJEyZ-XwCJ7V-F9bvimF7Tmivnz5q4HPIZO34=',w:'594px',h:'395px',items:'589490150',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These past few days have been tough for Golden State Warriors\u2019 center DeMarcus Cousins as his market value gets worse. Last we had heard about him is his future being uncertain. As there is no team interested in him anymore. However, there are still several teams that can make good use of him. 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