OAKLAND – The season had just ended about 30 minutes ago, and DeMarcus Cousins still seemed a little bit dizzy.
“A roller coaster ride,” Cousins summed up.
It sure was. He signed with the Warriors on their taxpayer midlevel exception ($5.3 million) amid a depressed free-agent market after suffering a torn left Achilles tendon. Once he returned in mid January, Cousins faced mixed progress with his conditioning and adjusting his role. In Game 2 of the Warriors’ first-round matchup against the Los Angeles Clippers, Cousins tore his left quad muscle before unexpectedly returning for the NBA Finals.