Draymond recalls Myers’ frantic Cousins-to-Warriors pitch

Draymond recalls Myers’ frantic Cousins-to-Warriors pitch originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

Draymond Green did not hesitate to sign off on the Warriors adding DeMarcus Cousins to their already-star-studded roster five years ago.

The Warriors forward was joined by his former teammate on the latest episode of “The Draymond Green Show,” where Green recalled a frantic phone call he received from then-Warriors general manager Bob Myers about the possibility of adding the four-time NBA All-Star to a roster that already included Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Kevin Durant and himself.

“Bob called me and Bob was like ‘Yo …’ he’s like in a panic, almost like hyperventilating like ‘yo it’s crazy what’s going on back here. I know you’re on vacation but I think we can get DeMarcus Cousins, what do you think?’ ” Green recalled. “And I’m like, ‘Bob, what? What are you talking about?’ He’s like ‘I think we can get DeMarcus Cousins.’ He’s like, ‘How do you feel about that? When I talked to him it seems like he’s in, but he needs to talk to you and Steph [Curry] and he really needs to talk to you because I guess y’all got into it or something.’

“And I said, ‘Number one, Bob, that’s no issue at all. And number two, Bob, if you can get DeMarcus Cousins, you f–king get DeMarcus Cousins … if you can get DeMarcus Cousins, you get DeMarcus Cousins.’ And I remember that whole thing playing out and you ending up on the team during your rehab.”

Coming off a torn left Achilles sustained midway through the 2017-2018 season, Cousins signed a modest one-year, $5.3 million midlevel exception with Golden State in July 2018.

The then-28-year-old missed the first 45 games of the Warriors’ 2018-2019 season before making his Golden State debut in mid-January. In 30 games with the Warriors, Cousins averaged 16.3 points, 8.2 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game, averaging 25.7 minutes on the court.

His acclimation to the system, after recovering from a serious leg injury, was difficult at first. Still, Cousins and the Warriors eventually developed a cohesion that propelled them to the NBA Finals, where they eventually lost in six games to the…

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Publish date : 2024-08-21 18:43:33

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