« Reply #145 on: July 03, 2018, 03:00:54 PM »
Adam Himmelsbach
@AdamHimmelsbach
According to a league source, the Celtics never made an offer for DeMarcus Cousins. They’d heard he might have interest in Boston, and by the time they started to look into it, he was a Warrior.
Jeez... this makes it sounds like they are running around on horseback and/or relying on the post office. How long does it take to "start to look into it"
Zach Lowe:
DeMarcus Cousins, an All-NBA behemoth, fell into the laps of the two-time defending champions over a chaotic few hours during which the market collapsed on him -- so fast, several members of Golden State's brain trust (including some very close to the innermost sanctum) had no idea the deal was coming.
I don't think the Celtics were ever given a chance. Had the Warriors turned Cousins down, then the Celtics might have been in play.
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