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Golden State Warriors: 4 reasons the Dubs should eventually trade DeMarcus Cousins

By Nathan Beighle

NEW ORLEANS, LA - FEBRUARY 19: (L-R) DeMarcus Cousins #15 of the Sacramento Kings, DeAndre Jordan #6 of the Los Angeles Clippers, Kevin Durant #35 of the Golden State Warriors, Draymond Green #23 of the Golden State Warriors and Klay Thompson #11 of the Golden State Warriors look on during the 2017 NBA All-Star Game at Smoothie King Center on February 19, 2017 in New Orleans, Louisiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LA - FEBRUARY 19: (L-R) DeMarcus Cousins #15 of the Sacramento Kings, DeAndre Jordan #6 of the Los Angeles Clippers, Kevin Durant #35 of the Golden State Warriors, Draymond Green #23 of the Golden State Warriors and Klay Thompson #11 of the Golden State Warriors look on during the 2017 NBA All-Star Game at Smoothie King Center on February 19, 2017 in New Orleans, Louisiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) /
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LAS VEGAS, NV – JULY 6: DeMarcus Cousins #0 of the Golden State Warriors looks on from the sideline during the game against the Los Angeles Clippers during the 2018 Las Vegas Summer League on July 6, 2018 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NV – JULY 6: DeMarcus Cousins #0 of the Golden State Warriors looks on from the sideline during the game against the Los Angeles Clippers during the 2018 Las Vegas Summer League on July 6, 2018 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images) /

Lack of Need

The Golden State Warriors typically only keep players they need or they can see develop into a player they’ll need. That’s basically the motto of every NBA team.

Well, Boogie really doesn’t fit either of those molds. While he does enhance the team, he’s just a nice addition, not a critical piece. Steph, Klay, Draymond and KD are the pivotal players on the Warriors, and it’ll stay that way for the distant future.

The Dubs have won 50+ games for five straight seasons and have a three-year stretch of over 60+ wins sandwiched between those five years.

Adding superstar Kevin Durant to a 73-win team seemed unfair enough. Now, they add DeMarcus Cousins to a 58-win team that seemed to hardly try during the regular season. The Dubs arguably have a top-five player at every position.

While they’ll easily be the title favorite with Cousins, they’d be the favorites without him too. They easily swept the Cavs in the NBA Finals with a healthy roster which is returning many of its volume contributors.

Adding another superstar is the icing to the cake, but certainly not the ingredients in the cake. Boogie’s a nice addition, but not a necessary one, so if they opted to trade the big coming off a season where he averaged 25.2 points per game, they actually wouldn’t lose too much, especially considering their death lineup still won’t feature Cousins.

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Cousins is a phenomenal player, but the Golden State Warriors can think long-term and trade him assuming he can return at a reasonable time.

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