When DeMarcus Cousins was on the court last year, the Sacramento Kings were actually a pretty good team. It was when Cousins stepped off the court that things got ugly.
Sacramento posted an offensive rating (points scored per hundred possessions, or ORtg) of 106.7 and a defensive rating (points allowed per hundred possessions, or DRtg) of 105.8 when Cousins was in the game during the 2014-2015 season. When Cousins was on the bench, the team’s ORtg dropped to 104.1, and the DRtg skyrocketed up to 112.7. The Kings were a winning team with Cousins on the court, and a bottom-feeder when he took a seat.