#3 DeMarcus Cousins
Boogie's days with the Golden State Warriors were far from the mighty joy ride everybody expected when he first signed with the defending champs. He played in just 30 regular season games (out to a ruptured Achilles) and averaged a little over 16 ppg (lowest since his rookie season), shooting a miserable 27% from beyond the arc.
Moreover, he lacked consistency, and there were certain aspects of his game that felt unlike the dominant big man we were used to seeing.
Explore the NBA Draft 2024 with our free NBA Mock Draft Simulator & be the GM of your favorite NBA team.
"I doubt he gets what he wants," one anonymous NBA executive told Bleacher Report's Yaron Weitzman, regarding Cousins' free agency bids.
As per reports, Steve Kerr said, "I could absolutely foresee a place for DeMarcus here if he wanted to come back. It’s just a question of what are his goals? What’s out there for him?”
While GSW might want to run it back with Cousins for at least one more year, he hasn't shown any promising signs as to why they should.
Following a quad injury in the playoffs and his return in the Finals, Cousins averaged just 7.6 ppg (in 5 games), not proving to be of any great help to the Warriors' losing cause.
Warriors Nation! You can check out the latest Golden State Warriors Schedule and dive into the Warriors Depth Chart for NBA Season 2024-25.