Steve Kerr: DeMarcus Cousins Will Only Spend One Season With Warriors

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Steve Kerr: DeMarcus Cousins Will Only Spend One Season With Warriors 

Post#1 » by RealGM Wiretap » Fri Nov 2, 2018 3:35 pm

Steve Kerr admitted DeMarcus Cousins almost certainly will spend just one season with the Golden State Warriors.


The Warriors hope Cousins helps them win a title while they help him get a new contract in 2019.


"We made no bones about it when we signed him," Kerr said Thursday. "It's a one-year deal. We're not going to have money to sign him next year. He knows that. So we'd like him to help us win a championship. And we'd like to help him get a great contract next year, somewhere else."

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Post#2 » by Morse Code » Fri Nov 2, 2018 5:14 pm

Kerr's realistic approach is refreshing in this ego driven age.
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Post#3 » by Throwback24 » Fri Nov 2, 2018 7:10 pm

Morse Code wrote:Kerr's realistic approach is refreshing in this ego driven age.


yup love it
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Post#4 » by MegaK » Fri Nov 2, 2018 7:11 pm

They trading him for Goran Dragic.
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Post#5 » by GameBredAPBT » Fri Nov 2, 2018 9:44 pm

Morse Code wrote:Kerr's realistic approach is refreshing in this ego driven age.

No it isn't. Guy's a condescending douchebag
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Post#6 » by SacKingZZZ » Fri Nov 2, 2018 9:54 pm

Cuz may have screwed himself if he thinks he can take a one year MLE in the middle of his prime and then expect a max on it's heels.
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Re: Steve Kerr: DeMarcus Cousins Will Only Spend One Season With Warriors 

Post#7 » by Gianstoppable » Fri Nov 2, 2018 11:05 pm

SacKingZZZ wrote:Cuz may have screwed himself if he thinks he can take a one year MLE in the middle of his prime and then expect a max on it's heels.
coming off the Achilles injury, doubt he had many long term big $ deals on the able after that injury.
He said at the time he wasn't getting offers. Seems hard to believe but I wouldn't doubt a team throwing a ton of cash at him next year
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Re: Steve Kerr: DeMarcus Cousins Will Only Spend One Season With Warriors 

Post#8 » by ChokeFasncists » Sat Nov 3, 2018 12:02 am

Depends how he does this year, definitely not 100%.

Maybe take another smallish one year contract after this.
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Re: Steve Kerr: DeMarcus Cousins Will Only Spend One Season With Warriors 

Post#9 » by watpho71 » Sat Nov 3, 2018 12:51 am

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Morse Code wrote:Kerr's realistic approach is refreshing in this ego driven age.

No it isn't. Guy's a condescending douchebag


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Re: Steve Kerr: DeMarcus Cousins Will Only Spend One Season With Warriors 

Post#10 » by Vegeta10176 » Sat Nov 3, 2018 12:54 am

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SacKingZZZ wrote:Cuz may have screwed himself if he thinks he can take a one year MLE in the middle of his prime and then expect a max on it's heels.
coming off the Achilles injury, doubt he had many long term big $ deals on the able after yhat injury.
He said at the time he wasn't getting offers. Seems hard to believe but I wouldn't doubt a team throwing a ton of cash at him next year


Straight after the injury pels offered him 2 years 20 mill a year.. 20mill a year to get yourself right and one year your not playing he turned it down insanity
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Re: Steve Kerr: DeMarcus Cousins Will Only Spend One Season With Warriors 

Post#11 » by Gianstoppable » Sat Nov 3, 2018 2:06 pm

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SacKingZZZ wrote:Cuz may have screwed himself if he thinks he can take a one year MLE in the middle of his prime and then expect a max on it's heels.
coming off the Achilles injury, doubt he had many long term big $ deals on the able after yhat injury.
He said at the time he wasn't getting offers. Seems hard to believe but I wouldn't doubt a team throwing a ton of cash at him next year


Straight after the injury pels offered him 2 years 20 mill a year.. 20mill a year to get yourself right and one year your not playing he turned it down insanity


He's betting on himself. He could make much more money by declining that 2 year deal. He also could get injured again and piss away his chances. If he has a great year there will be some team out there that will offer a bigger contract than 2/40 and he likely walks away with a ring after this season. Very possible that he also didnt like the Pelicans
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Re: Steve Kerr: DeMarcus Cousins Will Only Spend One Season With Warriors 

Post#12 » by Joel Embust » Sat Nov 3, 2018 2:40 pm

Yeah Warriors need all the help they can get.
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Re: Steve Kerr: DeMarcus Cousins Will Only Spend One Season With Warriors 

Post#13 » by IAMZOOTED » Sat Nov 3, 2018 2:42 pm

Vegeta10176 wrote:
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SacKingZZZ wrote:Cuz may have screwed himself if he thinks he can take a one year MLE in the middle of his prime and then expect a max on it's heels.
coming off the Achilles injury, doubt he had many long term big $ deals on the able after yhat injury.
He said at the time he wasn't getting offers. Seems hard to believe but I wouldn't doubt a team throwing a ton of cash at him next year


Straight after the injury pels offered him 2 years 20 mill a year.. 20mill a year to get yourself right and one year your not playing he turned it down insanity


If he looks even somewhat close to the player he used to be then he’ll be getting a lot more money
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Re: Steve Kerr: DeMarcus Cousins Will Only Spend One Season With Warriors 

Post#14 » by TimRobbins » Sat Nov 3, 2018 3:24 pm

The Warriors would only be able to offer him the MLE next season. He's not going to stay.
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Post#15 » by streets talking » Sat Nov 3, 2018 8:33 pm

livingston makes 8-10M
iggydala makes 18-20M
boogie makes 5M
if you add up all 3 salaries, you can offer cousins a $35M deal
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Post#16 » by CobraCommander » Sat Nov 3, 2018 9:14 pm

Throwback24 wrote:
Morse Code wrote:Kerr's realistic approach is refreshing in this ego driven age.


yup love it


His life story makes him more rational and centered than most.....by his own admission
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Re: Steve Kerr: DeMarcus Cousins Will Only Spend One Season With Warriors 

Post#17 » by IAMZOOTED » Sun Nov 4, 2018 12:27 am

streets talking wrote:livingston makes 8-10M
iggydala makes 18-20M
boogie makes 5M
if you add up all 3 salaries, you can offer cousins a $35M deal
#bloodsacrafice


They’re over 20 million over the cap space and they don’t have boogies bird rights. The only way they’re going to be able to keep him is if KD or Klay leaves.. unless he wants to sign for less than he’s worth again.
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Re: Steve Kerr: DeMarcus Cousins Will Only Spend One Season With Warriors 

Post#18 » by quatin » Sun Nov 4, 2018 1:35 am

Gianstoppable wrote:He's betting on himself. He could make much more money by declining that 2 year deal. He also could get injured again and piss away his chances. If he has a great year there will be some team out there that will offer a bigger contract than 2/40 and he likely walks away with a ring after this season. Very possible that he also didnt like the Pelicans


According to my math, this is false. You're welcome to double check and correct me if I'm wrong. There's no way Cousin can gain ALOT of money from signing the MLE with GSW. He did this entirely out of spite and is probably going to lose millions of $ for this move.

He signed a $5.3 million contract with GSW. His max is ~$35 millionish. He rejected an extension of 2/$40 million. Question is was the last year a team option or a player option. Lets assume Cousins gets to max contract shape next season. If it was a player option, he straight up lost $14.7 million, because the NO offer is essentially a 1 year $20 million offer. If it was a team option, he gained $300k. ($5.3 mil with GSW + $35 mil max with next team = $40.3 mil compared to the $40 mil from NO he rejected) If Cousins doesn't recover, then he lost $34.7 million or whatever the difference is for the non-max contract he gets.

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