Bucks Waive Former All-Star DeMarcus Cousins Despite Impressive Run of Performances

Published 01/06/2022, 1:27 AM EST

The Milwaukee Bucks signed DeMarcus Cousins earlier this season, who has appeared in 16 games for the team. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, the Bucks plan to waive Cousins in order to get flexibility for the players as well as the team. This comes as a piece of surprising news considering the fact that he has been impressive in his performances.

With their loss against the Toronto Raptors at 117-111, they have lost two matches consecutively. Despite scoring an impressive 77 points in the first half, the Bucks couldn’t overcome their competitors. Pascal Siakam had a tally of 33 points and six assists in the entire game.

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The Milwaukee Bucks have decided to waive four-time All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins

As for the Bucks, they struggled to begin the season, but now they have an impressive 25-15 record and are ranked third in the Eastern Conference. After Bucks got the shocking news about Brook Lopez’s back injury very early on in the course of the campaign, the team acquired former NBA All-Star DeMarcus Cousins.

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In the last month, it was revealed that Lopez had undergone back surgery. He will return after fulfilling all the necessary requirements regarding his health.

The Milwaukee Bucks plan to waive center DeMarcus Cousins, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Bucks are opting for roster flexibility ahead of league-wide contract guarantee date Friday. There’s expected to be interest in Cousins as a free agent.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) January 6, 2022

Currently, the team is seeking roster flexibility, which makes Cousins a free agent. Off the bench, Cousins scored 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. On average, he scores 8.7 points and 5.5 rebounds per game for the team.

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In response to Cousins’ waiving to make an open spot at the roster, Bucks GM Jon Horst said this to ESPN :

“We wouldn’t have been able to get through this difficult stretch of the season as successfully as we did without DeMarcus...He was so good for us and hopefully, we helped him too.”

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Tell us what your reaction was to the upcoming shift of players, especially at this point in the season.

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Anshika Rai is an NBA writer at EssentiallySports. She is currently pursuing her bachelor's degree in journalism and mass communication. Anshika has been following NBA for many years now.

Bucks Waive Former All-Star DeMarcus Cousins Despite Impressive Run of Performances

The Milwaukee Bucks have decided to waive four-time All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins

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