DeMarcus Cousins has signed a 10-day contract with the Denver Nuggets, the team announced on Friday. This comes after two weeks of negotiation between the Nuggets and the free-agent center. During the run of the short-term contract, Cousins will be eligible to participate in six NBA fixtures. This included the Nuggets’ narrow 122-118 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies at the Pepsi Center.
Prior to becoming a free agent, the 31-year-old Cousins played for the Milwaukee Bucks earlier on this season. During his final game for the Bucks on January 6, Cousins scored 15 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals, bringing his overall average for the team to 9.1 points and 5.8 rebounds in 17 games. Ultimately, Milwaukee decided not to guarantee Cousins’ contract for the remainder of the season.
Despite the decision to not keep Cousins on at the Bucks, Milwaukee general manager Jon Horst expressed his gratitude to the player, stating: “We wouldn’t have been able to get through this difficult stretch of the season as successfully as we did without DeMarcus.At the end of the day, we made a strategic decision to have an open roster spot, but there’s nothing that would prevent us from partnering with DeMarcus again down the road.”
