Shortly after Cousins signed with the Lakers, Cousins was accidentally injured when he broke into the basket during a team training. Later, Cousins was diagnosed with a tear in the anterior ligament of the knee, and the return date was uncertain. The initial diagnosis was that he reimbursed the season expenses. The Lakers signed Cousins at that time, originally to strengthen the inside. Cousins' injury cast a shadow over the team, when Howard ushered in the opportunity, and finally Howard reached an unsecured contract with the Lakers.
After Cousins was reimbursed for the season, the Lakers applied to the league for an injury convention, which was approved. If Cousins can come back in the next few months, the Lakers will not only get the injury convention, but also get the right to use Cousins. As far as the Lakers are concerned, they also want Cousins back. Although the Lakers once had two centers, McKee and Howard, Cousins' comeback can alleviate the pressure of heavy eyebrows inside to some extent.
Mackey is a pie center and Howard is a blue-collar center. Thick eyebrows alone bear the burden of the Lakers' inside attack. If Cousins comes back, when the heavy eyebrows are injured or in a bad state, Cousins can be brought up in time to replace the heavy eyebrows. If he can come back this season, Cousins will definitely come back. After all, it is related to my career.
Moreover, in addition to letting Cousins go off, the Lakers can also choose to exchange Cousins for valuable chips. Now the next home of Iguodala of Grizzly Bear has not been decided. The Lakers can try to trade Cousins, who is back from injury, for Iguodala of the Grizzlies to reach this deal, so that the Lakers' bench lineup will be even more terrible. In short, if Cousins can come back, he will definitely come back by himself.