3 reasons DeMarcus Cousins on the Warriors is bad for the NBA
1. Could this be the start of a new trend?
While it may be difficult to corral your rage at both Golden State and DeMarcus Cousins, neither did anything remotely wrong during this process. Boogie was simply willing to play for a lot less money and the Warriors presented that money, along with the best opportunity available.
If NBA superstars want to take the league minimum to go play for whatever team they want, who can stop them? Certainly not Adam Silver for parity’s sake.
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Similar to what LeBron James did by empowering players after he took his talents to South Beach, Cousins presents the latest version of choosing one’s destiny, and it could look really bad for the league moving forward.
Forget ring-chasing 40-year-olds; the NBA might start having high-ranked players looking to increase their value or chase a championship while still in their primes just so they can have that ring in their back pocket.
This is something that fans have only joked about, but with Boogie taking the brave first step, it could snowball into the norm.
The sad part is that nothing could stop them from doing so, because what possible reason could Adam Silver give for vetoing players signing with specific teams unless he blatantly admits it wouldn’t be good for the competitive balance of the league?
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Both LeBron and Durant reinvented what it meant to empower the player. Cousins’ situation is definitely unique given the ultra-tight free agency market and the nature of his injury, but he may have added to the wheel without even knowing it.