Still without a club, DeMarcus Cousins does not, however, waste his time doing nothing. Guest of the Buckets podcast last week, the pivot took the opportunity to send a small spade to a certain… Chris Paul.
We haven’t seen him on the court since the first round of the 2022 Playoffs and the elimination of the Nuggets, but DeMarcus Cousins has not completely disappeared from circulation. Not extended by Denver this summer and while no franchise wanted to give him a chance, the 32-year-old All-Star therefore finds himself on the market and waiting for a new opportunity to bounce back. During this time, the player keeps in shape but he also takes advantage of his free moments to go back in detail on his career. Invited to the Buckets podcast this Saturday, December 10, the former Kings star was able to talk at length regarding his memories on the court. His time in Kentucky, his friendship with John Wall, the origin of his nickname Boogie, trashtalking with Tim Duncan, there are plenty of great stories to catch (interview to be found in full at the end of the article) in the lot but we were more interested in one in particular. Cousins decides to start a topic on the top five all-time point guards. The members of the podcast then ask him if there is someone who should not be in this particular Top 5 and the answer of the person concerned is clear and clear: Chris Paul.
is chris paul a top 5 all-time point guard?
according to @boogiecousinsnah. here’s why: pic.twitter.com/5ReOv19sda
— buckets (@buckets) December 14, 2022
“It’s Chris Paul. Every time I see a list of the top five point guards, Chris Paul is on it and I don’t understand why. Without being critical of CP, I don’t think Chris Paul is in the top 5 strictly by titles and performances.
Inevitably, the animators smell the smell of the tasty declaration and they do not hesitate to ask Cousins who he would put in the famous list knowing that Magic Johnson, Isiah Thomas and Stephen Curry are already validated for the Top 3.
“We have to put Steve Nash [deux titres de MVP]. We have to put on John Stockton.”
A Top 5 which has real arguments on paper but the interior does not stop there since Boogie thinks that a Jason Kidd and a Russell Westbrook might also find their place, as well as… Rajon Rondo. No disrespect for the former Boston point guard but we still feel that Cousins is going a bit far and that his liabilities with Chris Paul necessarily play into his response. We recall that the pivot took the lead with CP3 several times during his career. The two men cordially hate each other and inevitably this little snub in the media is not likely to warm up their relationship.. It is hoped that James Jones, the GM of the Suns, had not planned to offer Cousins a lease in the coming weeks.
DeMarcus Cousins sees the cold coming and he decided to dress CP3 for the winter by ejecting him from the Top 5 all-time best leaders in the NBA. Agree or disagree with Boogie?
Source texte : Buckets