It wasn’t long ago that DeMarcus Cousins was considered the best center in the NBA. He was an absolute force on the offensive end, scoring at will against anyone who tried to slow him down. In fact, the only one who honestly had any success slowing Boogie down in a game, was himself.
The interest from the Dallas Mavericks was, of course, very high early on. He was the best big man in the league and he was in a terrible situation playing for the Sacramento Kings who were going nowhere. Everyone knew he would want out when he got a chance, it was just a matter of where he might want to go
The Mavs were no dream destination for big time free agents for some reason.