Much has been made of the Golden State Warriors agreeing to a deal with DeMarcus Cousins since the deal was struck Monday evening.
Here, though, are some truths about the transaction. First, he is coming off a torn Achilles’, and won’t be available until New Year’s Day at the earliest. Second, Cousins didn’t have an overwhelming number of offers to choose from. Third, Cousins doesn’t fill Golden State’s biggest need, and one that nearly caught up to the Warriors last season: the lack of depth behind Andre Iguodala on the wing.
So, no, for all of the noise that has been created by Cousins signing with Golden State, it alone hasn’t appreciably moved the Warriors closer to winning next season’s NBA title (other than in outside perception, anyway).