DeMarcus Cousins, recovering from a torn left Achilles, has reportedly agreed to a one-year, $5.3 million deal with the two-time defending champion Golden State Warriors.
A two-time All-NBA selection, Cousins, 27, became expendable in New Orleans on Monday after the Pelicans agreed to a deal with free-agent center Julius Randle.
Cousins, who averaged 25.2 points, 12.9 rebounds and 5.4 assists and shot 35.4 percent on 3-pointers last season in 48 games, told The Undefeated’s Marc J. Spears he was confused and hurt that he had no offers, even from the Pelicans.
On Monday, Cousins called Warriors president of basketball operations Bob Myers to discuss joining the team.
“This is my ace of spades,” Cousins said. “This is my chess move.”After the details had been discussed, Cousins said he had “great” conversations with Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant and Draymond Green, all of whom were his teammates on Team USA.
Information from Espn.com contributed to this report.
