Since DeMarcus Cousins announced his decision to join the Golden State Warriors in July of last year, the league has been crying in angst and quivering in fear about the potential devastation this partnership could wreck upon the league.
Even though he was coming back from a debilitating achilles injury and didn’t have a single minute of game time shared with the Warrior’s championship core, just the thought of what the sum of those parts could be, resulted in a specter that has haunted the league — even while the Warrior’s early season struggles opened the door for some teams to challenge their position a top the standings.