I felt that with Cousins, if he was going to stay at the PG position, it would take him a year or two in the D-League to polish his skills. He only played the pt one year, and that's because they wanted to get both him and Buddy on the floor together. People forget that Cousins shot the ball really well at Oklahoma. Just didn't put up the volume of shots that Buddy did. But I remember him hitting some game winners.
I'm hoping I. Cousins has a little Dennis Johnson in him. They have a lot in common, similar size, SG turned PG and they play in a similar way. Dennis was on some really good teams. Lets hope the Kings and Cousins have a little of that success. Here is a little bit of the Wiki on Dennis:
"A prototypical late bloomer, Johnson overcame early struggles
[2] and had a successful NBA playing career. Drafted 29th overall in 1976 by the
Seattle SuperSonics, Johnson began his professional career as a
shooting guard. He eventually led the Sonics to their only NBA championship in
1979, winning the
Finals MVP Award. After a short stint with the
Phoenix Suns, he became the starting
point guard for the
Boston Celtics, with whom he won two more championships. Johnson was voted into five All-Star Teams, one
All-NBA First and one Second Team, and nine consecutive
All-Defensive First and Second Teams.
[3] Apart from his reputation as a defensive stopper, Johnson was known as a clutch player who made several decisive plays in NBA playoffs history."
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Johnson
Here is the same on Cousins:
"A native of
Mount Vernon, New York, Cousins was only a two-star prospect out of high school.
[2] Cousins played four seasons for
Oklahoma, mostly at shooting guard and only switching to the point as a senior. As a senior, Cousins paired with
Buddy Hield to lead the Sooners to the Final Four while averaging 12.6 points, 4.5 assists and 1.4 steals per game.
[3] He earned third-team All-
Big 12 honors.
On June 23, 2016, Cousins was selected by the
Sacramento Kings with the 59th overall pick in the
2016 NBA draft[5] and later joined them for the
2016 NBA Summer League.
[6] On September 6, he signed with the Kings,
[7] but was waived on October 24 after appearing in two preseason games.
[8] Seven days later, he was acquired by the
Reno Bighorns of the
NBA Development League as an affiliate player of the Kings."
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaiah_Cousins