Details of Cousins’ one-year contract exposed! His treatment is worse than Howard's, and he will only be guaranteed if he is not laid off at the end of February
On December 3, Beijing time, according to a report by NBA reporter Keith Smith, the one-year contract signed by Cousins ??and the Rockets is actually It is a training camp contract without guarantees. Only when Cousins ????passes the training camp test and officially enters the Rockets' regular season roster, his contract will be converted to a standard non-guaranteed contract. If he has not been waived by the Rockets on February 28, 2021, Beijing time, this contract will become a fully guaranteed basic salary contract.
US media websites show that Cousins ??signed a contract worth about US$1.62 million. The former All-Star center was plagued by three serious injuries and his market value dropped to rock bottom. His treatment is obviously worse than that of Howard last season. Although Howard also signed a non-guaranteed contract with the Lakers, it was a standard contract, while Cousins ??first signed only a training camp contract. He still has to prove through his performance in training camp that he is worthy of being retained by the Rockets.
Cousins ??is willing to accept such a miserable contract because he really has no other better choice. League general managers all know how talented a center Cousins ??is, but consecutive injuries have also deterred them. By offering such a contract, the Rockets have also minimized risks. This is a training camp contract with only a minimum salary. If Cousins ??can stay healthy, Houston will definitely make a lot of money, but if he is injured again, the Rockets will not lose anything because his contract will not expire until the end of February next year. Become fully insured.
So far in his career, Cousins ??has averaged 21.2 points, 10.9 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. Since the league began counting assists in the 1973-74 season, there have been only 11 players who have averaged at least 213 career points, rebounds and assists per game, and Cousins ??is one of them. In the 2018-19 season, Cousins ??played 30 games for the Warriors, averaging less than 26 minutes per game. He still contributed 16.4 points, 8.2 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.5 blocks.
Cousins ??is still worth looking forward to when he is healthy. Rockets new general manager Stone said: "He has completely recovered from those injuries in the past. The problem now is that he needs to really get into basketball condition. He needs to use the training camp to achieve this requirement, just like everyone else."
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