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David Robinson and Tim Duncan didn’t have that, nor did Hakeem Olajuwon and Ralph Sampson, but of course those were different times, when the NBA teams didn’t emphasize (or want) their seven-footers standing 25 feet from the rim. That didn’t last long as he tore his ACL before playing a single game in LA, then was eventually waived during the season. After making return to the court, Cousins tore his quad, leaving him sidelined for most of the 2018-19 playoffs. We’ll soon see if keeping Davis and Cousins together translates into a Big Improvement or ends up being a Big Miss. Cousins then signed with the Golden State Warriors. At this point, the team and Davis seem weary of it all, with coach Alvin Gentry saying on the team’s recent visit to Boston that they’ll trade Davis to the Celtics “for the New England Patriots” and Davis merely laughing when the subject was raised for the gazillionth time.
However, when Davis won the NBA Finals with his Lakers yesterday, he remembered Cousins. But the Pelicans are currently fighting for one of the last three or four playoff spots in the West. Cousins will command a salary in the range of $30 million a season starting in 2018-19. We may be going against the grain in the league but it gives us the best opportunity to win. Cousins said there was never any question in his mind that they’d be a match made in hoop heaven. Ultimately, with this much talent between their franchise players, this bold experiment and size advantage must deliver better results than what the Pelicans have shown so far since Davis arrived. One name that comes up in conversation is Kevin Garnett, a personal favorite whom Rondo uses as an example. That’ll come at a steep cost. We stay on the same page. In a sense, then, the Pelicans are taking a cue from New Orleans by daring to do what others won’t or can’t: Create a contender by using two bigs in a league that’s going small? “We’re built a little bit different. The goal is to cause matchup hell for the other team and this is starting to occur on a nightly basis.
We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. Well, that, and the fact he’d be leaving around $40 million on the table if he did. “Our relationship is strong,” he said. Bohanna went down in the first half with a scary leg injury, but it sounds like he’ll be fine. This was Davis’ first NBA Championship while teammate LeBron James, who won Finals MVP, now has four to his name. “Look,” Rondo said, “for these two guys, it’s just a matter of getting to the promised land and getting over the hump.
A free agent again, he was given another chance to shine with the Los Angeles Lakers, signing with them this past offseason. Obviously having been on two teams together and both having come through Lexington, the friendship is there, and it’s nice to see Davis including Cousins in on the celebration. E’Twuan Moore is inconsistent and Hill isn’t expected to make his season debut until February from a torn hamstring.
Their ability to shoot threes is an advantage because it opens passing lanes and the floor, but also can work against Cousins and Davis because it negates their height advantage. Standing a few feet away at the next locker, Rajon Rondo interjected and said it would be a huge mistake to send Davis or Cousins on their way. With the game drifting away from the big man in the NBA, and fewer 7-footers serving as the engines for their teams, Cousins and Davis are putting pressure on front lines everywhere. I’ve had a lot of great minds around me so everything I’ve received, I’m sharing.
It’s not like the Trade Davis Now movement is totally unfounded. That’s one reason the Pelicans signed Rondo, to serve as a mentor. In that scenario, their best and perhaps only hope is to nail their draft picks and pray that cheap young talent is good enough to contribute right away. “They can be the two best bigs who ever played on the same team,” Rondo said. It’s tough for bigs to play against that. That’s understandable if you’re the Warriors or a team with a realistic shot at going deep into the playoffs or a franchise as profitable as the Knicks. Nicknamed "Boogie",[1] he played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats, where he was an All-American in 2010. New Orleans gave Holiday, a good guard paid like a superstar, roughly $26 million a season last summer and Davis could be eligible for the “super max” when his current deal can be renegotiated in two summers. Imagine: Three players making $85-$90 million a season, a hefty slice of the cap.
But: There’s nothing forcing the Pelicans’ hand, and Davis isn’t applying any pressure. When they’re struggling, and on the same night which rarely happens, New Orleans is roadkill. We space the floor, one guy’s inside and the other is outside, set screens and even run the pick and roll or pick and pop.
His teammates, outside of Cousins and maybe Jrue Holiday, aren’t particularly impressive or impactful. “It’s tough for teams to switch smaller guys on ‘AD’ and DeMarcus because they can play inside or out,” said Gentry. Davion Mintz raises the excitement level of 2020-21 Wildcats, Mark Stoops awards game ball to John Schlarman, Twitter celebrates Kentucky’s historic win in Knoxville. They’ve been together now for almost a calendar year and endured an initial rough patch last spring soon after Cousins arrived from Sacramento, to now, where the Pelicans are a respectable 23-21 on the season.
Apparently, the basketball world -- rival teams and GMs and media mainly -- believe the Pelicans are unfit for Davis and that it’s in their best interest to trade him. “I want to push these guys as much as possible. To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy.
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