Cousins was only the fifth pick in the first round when he was drafted that year, so what s happenin

DeMarcus Cousins can be considered a tragic figure in the NBA, and in the 2010 draft, Cousins was selected by the Kings with the fifth pick in the first round and became the core of the Kings team. In his rookie season, the Kings put a lot of trust in Cousins, who played in a total of 81 games in his rookie season, 62 of which were played as starters, and played nearly 30 minutes per game. Cousins also lived up to the Kings' expectations, averaging points and rebounds per game and being named to the All-Rookie team.

In the following seasons, Cousins performed more and more well, averaging 27 points and 11 rebounds per game, and was selected to the NBA All-NBA Second Team in '15 and '16, and was once known as the No. 1 center in the NBA. But at the same time, Cousins also exposed the biggest hidden danger of his career, which is injury. Injuries have plagued Cousins since his rookie season, and even in the two seasons he was named to the second team, Cousins only made about 60 appearances a season, far less than the core players of other teams.

Cousins played for the Kings for seven years, but the Kings never made the playoffs, partly because of Cousins' injury, and partly because the Kings really didn't have the playoff quality. In the 2116-2017 season, Cousins was traded to the Pelicans to form a "twin tower" lineup with Davis, another outstanding big man in the league, and they successfully led the team to the playoffs, but the injury still lingered, and Cousins fell again.

Subsequently, Cousins joined the Warriors with a base salary of 5.3 million, and finally fulfilled his playoff dream despite thousands of infamy, but the Warriors at the end of the strong crossbow still fell on the court of the Finals. This season, Cousins joined the Lakers with a contract of 3.5 million, but this time in the offseason, Cousins was reimbursed for the season again and could only be laid off by the Lakers.

I've become a fringe player. Cousins has been plagued by injuries and his competitive form has been declining, and it is difficult to be as brave as he was in the past.

Now Cousins is not as good as before, and after the injury, he feels that his strength has dropped a lot, and he seems to be a glass man, often injured, and has almost become a fringe figure in the NBA.

Now Cousins is gone, and he has never returned to the top after suffering a major injury.

Wall was the No. 1 pick in 2010, and in his rookie season, Wall averaged minutes per game, averaging points, rebounds and assists per game, which was already a top-notch statistic at the time. Later, Wall was also a five-time All-Star, and was named to the All-NBA Team and All-Defensive Team. There is no doubt that when he was with the Wizards, Wall was the absolute star, but now Wall's form has declined a lot after experiencing injuries, and today's Wall is a typical high-salary and low-ability.

Turner was the 2010 draft pick, but Turner didn't play his worth after entering the NBA, and most of his rookie season was off the bench, averaging points, rebounds and two assists per game. However, Terra is actually a defensive player, and he also does a good job of passing. Turner's peak was supposed to be in his final season with the 76ers, where he was able to put up 17 points, six rebounds, and four assists.

Favors was a draft pick that year, but he played just 56 games for the team before being traded to the Jazz. His rookie season was also not particularly good, but after the expiration of his rookie contract, his stats were faster, and he could cut 16+8 stats at his peak. But it's a pity that Gobert slowly rose later, and Favors' playing time was also compressed a lot.

Wesley Johnson was the No. 4 pick that year, and in fact, Wesley Johnson was also a parallel import. In his entire career, he changed 6 teams, and the statistics are not particularly good-looking, in fact, he was a 3D player when he first entered the NBA, but he was not particularly outstanding. If it weren't for the defense and the three-point service, it might have faded out of the league a long time ago.

At the time of the top four was Johnson, along with Turner, Wall and Favors, who were the center of gravity of each team, and he was selected by the Kings with the fifth overall pick at the time.

In the 2010 NBA Draft, Cousins was selected by the Kings with the fifth pick in the first round, ahead of him by the rookies John Wall, Evan Turner, Derrick Favors, and Wesley Johnson, the fourth pick.

The first four people are John Wall, Evan Turner, Derek Favors and Wesley Johnson.

The top 4 were Wall, Turner, Favors and Wesley Johnson.

The top five picks in the 2010 NBA Draft were John Wall, Evan Turner, Derrick Favors, Wesley Johnson and DeMarcus Cousins.

With the continuous development of the times, basketball technology has also undergone great changes, the era of the center is long gone, more and more athletes who advocate small ball play have begun to appear in front of everyone, but the lack of center on the basketball court is not okay. Cousins, once known as the king of centers, was expected to dominate the league, but injuries caused him to slowly decline and become a role player. In 2010, Cousins entered the draft with a No. 5 first-round finish.

At No. 1 was John Wall, who has been hailed as one of the most powerful picks in recent years, but his performances have been unsatisfactory, and he has played for the Washington Wizards for a long time in the past few seasons. It's just that in the end, he couldn't lead the team to achieve any excellent results, and in recent years, after being traded to the Rockets, he has been affected by injuries and has not been able to realize his talent. <>

The next three athletes now have a very low presence in the NBA, and their career scores are ridiculously low. Not only did he not redeem his talent, but he even began to be slowly marginalized by the league, and he seemed to have walked into a zone where there was no ball to play. Evan Turner, in particular, has not been signed by any team since the end of the 2019 and 2020 seasons.

The competition in the NBA is so brutal, and Cousins is already a very flexible figure. He knew that according to his former style of play, it would be difficult to gain a foothold in the NBA, so he was willing to get a relatively low salary to go to a team as a blue-collar player. Although he can't be the core of the team, he can't be without the ball to play, and he can climb some good commercial contracts.

From this point of view, Cousins is indeed a relatively intelligent figure in the class of 2010. <>

On the contrary, several other athletes did better that year, such as Paul George, Gordon Hayward and Stephenson, among others. And Cousins' career has also been affected by injuries, and if injuries hadn't found Cousins so quickly, he might have been able to dominate the league for many years. It's just that the reality is so cruel, and I hope that the current Cousins can ensure that he is healthy, and has been playing on the NBA stage to bring joy to fans and friends.

Wesley Johnson! He is a small forward and is a small forward. Johnson is in excellent physical condition, with explosive bounce and soft shooting touch.

Johnson is arguably the biggest parallel trade of this class, with the highest points in a single season. In his 9-year NBA career, he had the highest shooting percentage, with a shooting rate of less than 40% in many seasons, and his 3-point shooting was getting worse and worse. He may be best remembered for being shaken down by Harden.

At that time, the people ahead of him were Wesley Johnson, and Derrick Favors, and Evan Turner at No. 2 and John Wall at No. 1, and he is now a very good player, playing for teams such as the Wizards and the Rockets.

Ahead of him at No. 1 is John Wall, No. 2 is Evantner, No. 3 is Derek Pevers, and No. 4 is Wesley Johnson, and they are very good in every way and have their own unique characteristics.

The people in front of him are Yao Ming and James. O'Neal, Curry. A few of them are very powerful.

James, Jordan, Curry, O'Neal, they're pretty good. The strength is quite good.

Wesley Johnson joined Panathinaikos in the Greek League. Derrick Favors returned to the Jazz this season. Turner is averaging points, rebounds and assists per game. Wall is still an All-Star.

The people in front of him are all okay now, they have developed well, they have entered some new clubs, and the results are very good.

The achievements are very good, because the four people in front of him have become the top players in each team and are doing well.

The achievements are very good, they are all very powerful people, and they are all developing very well.

Wesley Johnson was drafted by the Timberwolves with the fourth pick as a small forward and played for the Timberwolves, Suns, Lakers, Clippers, Pelicans and Wizards. Unequal to the high pick, Wesley Johnson's NBA career was not smooth, in nine years, he averaged only 7 points, rebounds and assists per game, which is obviously a failing result, after all, Wesley Johnson averaged 22 points per game in the NCAA Championship, and the gap between his results in the NBA is very obvious.

Cousins' strength is actually still there, although now Cousins has experienced a major injury, his physical condition is definitely not as good as before, but the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and Cousins' comprehensive strength is still in the middle of the league.

In the past, when we mentioned Cousins, we would regard Cousins as the league's No. 1 center, and Cousins at that time was really powerful, not only with special physical fitness, but also with very strong skills, so it can be said that Cousins is the pillar of a team. However, with Cousins' injuries again and again, many people now have no illusions about Cousins, and will only feel that Cousins is a burden, so that no team is willing to sign Cousins at all, after all, Cousins' strength is not as good as before, but the temper is still there, so many teams will taboo this.

The Lakers will see Cousins as an alternative.

During the All-Star Game, we can see that the current Lakers also want to strengthen their team roster by signing some new players, because the current Nets have taken Griffin, and if the Lakers do not make reinforcements, they are likely to have withdrawn from the championship stage early, so in such a situation, we can see that the Lakers have regarded Cousins as an alternative. <>

How is Cousins' strength now?

Many fans will have a headache when they mention this, because at present, Cousins' personal strength is really not so good, after all, he is also a person who has suffered major injuries, although he used to be a superstar, but at present, Cousins' movement speed and defensive efficiency will indeed decline significantly, which is also an important reason why many teams are reluctant to sign Cousins. It can only be said that if Cousins can calm down his mentality, there will be some teams willing to treat Cousins as an ordinary player, but Cousins will definitely not be able to return to the top at present, which is a regrettable fact. <>

There will be some friction between the Lakers and Cousins.

Why do I say this, because although the Lakers and Cousins have a very good chance to reunite, the Lakers have signed Cousins before and cut Cousins, and Cousins is a small-minded person who will definitely hold a grudge, for this, I believe Cousins himself will not be particularly willing to go to the Lakers, so it is too worthless. It can only be said that the Lakers are a very arrogant team, they used to let the monsters Howard and Rondo go, and they were unwilling to pay the salary of 2 million, and now the Lakers' experience can only be said to be their own doing. <>

Cousins is still very strong right now, and although she has been injured, she can still play a very important role under the basket, causing a lot of problems for opponents and providing a lot of good rebounds and assists for teammates.

Looking at the situation throughout the season, Cousins has a good number of rebounds and a high three-point shooting percentage. The most important thing is that his defensive ability is super strong, and it is difficult for the average player to break through his defense. So on the whole, his strength is good.

Cousins is certainly not as strong as he was at his peak after two major injuries, but he is now picking up, Cousins is actually playing a long time with the Rockets now, and then he is also very good, and the Lakers have Cousins as an alternative, which is also a good choice.