After all, DeMarcus Cousins may have his chance with the Lakers.
Following an athletic report that the Rockets and the 30-year-old center planned to split up in the next few days, The Ringer reported Saturday night the favorite Lakers of the championship will be among the teams chasing him.
The report also says the market will be limited for Cousins, who currently averages less than 10 points per game after dealing with a series of injuries in recent years. With Anthony Davis scheduled to be out for approximately four weeks due to an Achilles tendon injury, the Lakers could use a little depth in the center.
According to The Athletic, the Rockets want to get smaller and smaller on the pitch when Christian Wood returns from his ankle injury.
Cousins, who signed a one-year contract with Houston in December, tore his ACL in a season-ending game before his first season in Los Angeles in 2019 and never played a game for the Lakers. The team received a $ 1.75 million handicapped player exception for Cousins and dismissed him last February to sign Markieff Morris.
The Lakers won the NBA title and had the name of Cousins engraved on their championship rings.