gourimoko
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Saw and I get what you're saying that but after that passage the article goes on to state
Since it says the Pels offered that 2 for $40 mil late in the season after his injury. I understand the take it or leave mindset that may have been present.
While the article might be posturing from the Pels I think the truth is going to be somewhere in the middle, I'm guessing they discussed something like 2 years for between $20-25 mil with no option but didn't offer before Cousins group starting shopping at lower price points on a 1 year deal in an effort to maximize his earnings over his playing career once he's healed.
I don't blame him for going to the Warriors they are the one team in the league that doesn't need to rush him back from the injury to get him on the court and he'll be able to ease his way back into form since he won't have to be a workhorse as soon as he comes back either. It was probably the best decision he could have made from a personal / career standpoint if he's confident that he'll return to at least 85% of what he was pre-injury
The fact that the Lakers turned down Cousins at $5.3M speaks volumes.
It suggests his medicals are just unreal.