Entire DeMARCUS COUSINS Q&A w/ media and youth camp: Dell Demps/Pelicans
20...from DeMarcus Cousins introduction at Rakuten Performance Center aka Golden State Warriors HQ in Oakland.
PHOTO GALLERY: http://thesportsdaily.com/2018/07/19/photo-gallery-demarcus-boogie-cousins-introduction-with-bob-myers-and-tim-roye-from-warriors-hq-in-oakland-lgw11/
HIGHLIGHTS/QUOTES (not necessarily in chronological order):
- on taking Patrick McCaw's No. 0: "Let's just say Pat's a tough negotiator."
- on the monotony of his rehab: "It's the worst, honestly. Just waking up every day doing the same exact thing. It can drive you crazy. But I take it as a test...I plan on coming back and being the same dominant player I was. Even better...As far as a timetable, we'll sit down and discuss with the team and discuss what's the best return date. To be determined."
- Cousins talked with Rudy Gay, Wes Matthews, Kobe Bryant, Dominique Wilkins and teammate Jonas Jerebko about his Achilles: "It’s an injury that can be overcome...I'm in a unique situation where I'm not needed right away...Time is kind of on my side."
- “hilarious” to play with Dray, but he won’t be engaging in a tech battle: “My money a little short this year. So, I’m going to leave that to Draymond (Green).”
- on his message to new Warriors teammates, “let’s go get another championship...that's what put me at ease."
- GM Bob Myers said he isn’t thinking about DeMarcus being in The Bay just one year: “Our job is to win a championship.”
- on potentially coming off the bench: "If that's what happens and helps the team, yes...I understand the situation that I'm in right now and I'm okay with that. I'm here to win and help win games."
- on the Pelicans' offer: "Only (New Orleans GM) Dell Demps and I know what was said on the phone that night. We both know the truth and I’ll leave it at that."
- Myers on having Cousins as a one-year rental: "I know everyone's job here is to speculate. But our job is to win a championship."
- on his community efforts throughout his career: “When I get out to the community, I get out in the hood, I’m going to be blunt.”
- on the narrative that the Warriors are ruining the league: "I really don't care."
- on if he has a chip on his shoulder as a result of the barren free agency market: "I feel like I always play with a chip on my shoulder. Not necessarily just because of free agency."
- asked by Marcus Thompson II of The Athletic if he, Draymond and Kevin Durant will just have fight before the season: "Might as well."
- on perception he's a bad teammate: "That's not me."
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