NBA: 10 Burning Questions at the 2018 All-Star Break

#6 Should Pelicans re-sign DeMarcus Cousins?

DeMarcus Cousins and Anthony Davis

Going by their record, this should have been a no-brainer right? What makes this situation worse is Cousins' Achilles injury.

The New Orleans Pelicans are 26-21 with Cousins and 4-5 when he sits out. So clearly, his value is something the team cannot afford to lose especially with the supporting cast they have around Anthony Davis. If they don't re-sign Cousins, they could probably see Davis jump ship in 2020 with the final year of his contract being a player option.

Right from when 'The Brow' was drafted, the organization has struggled to put a competent team around him. New Orleans already has guaranteed money worth $96 million dollars on their books for next season. At the age of 27, is Cousins willing to sign a short-term deal with a pay cut?

That's the team's best case scenario, right?

Re-signing Cousins isn't the tough part as it is, making the right call on how long his new contract should be. If the Pelicans go all out and sign a five-year deal with him and they still can't seem to shift the needle in terms of success, they might have to start building a team around a short-tempered Cousins after Davis signs elsewhere as a free agent in 2020.