For an entire season, veteran center DeMarcus Cousins has remained unsigned. He thinks he can help a team. So he doesn’t know why no one will give him a chance, he said.
“That’s honestly my biggest issue. That’s kind of the untold secret of the NBA,” Cousins said on SiriusXM NBA Radio, via RealGM. “I’m the type of guy that whenever I go through my hard times, my hardships, I look at myself first. What can I do to better myself? That’s something I pride myself on.”
Cousins has taken part in several individual workouts this season, including one with the Lakers, who were seeking a backup big man at the time. But still, no deal — not with the Lakers, not with anyone.
What he really would like to know is why.
“I’ve asked many questions. I’ve reached out to former teams. I kind of get sugar-coated answers. I can never really get the raw honest truth,” Cousins said. “I’ve struggled with that as well. I would love to get a real answer.”
Cousins, 32, is 6-foot-10 and finished last season with the Nuggets after signing with the Bucks. He has been working out six days a week in Las Vegas in hopes of an NBA return, per Chris Haynes of Bleacher Report.
Cousins has also spent time with the Clippers, Rockets, Warriors, Pelicans and Kings, where he flourished as a six-time All-Star from 2014-18.
“I can never really get the raw honest truth”.
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