{"id":1481,"date":"2024-10-16T13:10:13","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T11:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=1481"},"modified":"2024-10-16T13:10:14","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T11:10:14","slug":"they-arent-really-serious-demarcus-cousins-blasts-lakers-management-for-drafting-bronny-james","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/they-arent-really-serious-demarcus-cousins-blasts-lakers-management-for-drafting-bronny-james\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;They aren&#8217;t really serious&#8221; &#8211; DeMarcus Cousins blasts Lakers management for drafting Bronny James"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When the Los Angeles Lakers picked Bronny James, son of their star forward LeBron James, in the NBA draft this past June, they undeniably boosted the team&rsquo;s overall morale. Adding the son of a legendary player to your roster can certainly have that effect.<\/p><p>Yet, the real question is whether Bronny will actually make a difference on the court. Many experts remain doubtful about his readiness for the NBA, and it&rsquo;s clear that he has a significant amount of development ahead before he can truly contribute as a professional player.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">DeMarcus Cousins questions the Lakers&rsquo; priorities<\/h2><p>One of the voices raising doubts about this move is former All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins. During Tuesday&rsquo;s episode of <em>Run It Back<\/em>, Cousins shared his skepticism with host Michelle Beadle, suggesting that by drafting Bronny, the Lakers may be showing a lack of commitment to winning.<\/p><p><em>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t really think the Lakers are serious anymore,&rdquo;<\/em> Cousins said. <em>Love everything that (LeBron) stands for &hellip; as far as the Lakers actually competing, I don&rsquo;t know. I take that as a sign that they aren&rsquo;t really serious.&rdquo;<\/em><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\"I don't really think the Lakers are serious anymore.\" &ndash; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/boogiecousins?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@boogiecousins<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DeMarcusCousins?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#DeMarcusCousins<\/a> thinks the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Lakers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#Lakers<\/a> pairing <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LeBron?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#LeBron<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BronnyJames?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#BronnyJames<\/a> shows they aren't serious about winning anymore &#128561;&#129300;<br><br>WE'RE LIVE RIGHT NOW: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1ZUVUwg6po\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>https:\/\/t.co\/1ZUVUwg6po<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RunItBack?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#RunItBack<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NBA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#NBA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FanDuel?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#FanDuel<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EMzR3TSocE\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/EMzR3TSocE<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Run It Back (@RunItBackFDTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RunItBackFDTV\/status\/1846197267213987922?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>October 15, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Cousins&rsquo; comments carry weight, especially since he was once part of a Lakers team led by LeBron during their 2020 championship run, although he didn&rsquo;t play due to an ACL injury.<\/p><p><em>&ldquo;The way their season ended last year with the high expectations, I expected more from them as far as making moves,&rdquo;<\/em> Cousins added. <em>&ldquo;I do like the kid from Tennessee [guard Dalton Knecht] that they drafted. I think he can be an instant impact player for them. They had a lot of concerns last year that I don&rsquo;t think really were addressed.&rdquo;<\/em><\/p><p>This critique highlights that Cousins believes the Lakers still have unresolved issues from their previous season that may hinder their ability to meet expectations.<\/p><p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/warriors-to-be-nba-champions-this-season-stephen-curry-and-co-s-identical-start-to-title-winning-seasons-has-fans-intrigued\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Another Championship loading for Warriors? Stephen Curry and Co.&rsquo;s identical start to title-winning seasons has fans intrigued <\/a><\/p><p>Image Credit: &copy; Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cousins believes drafting Bronny James signals the Lakers&#8217; shift from pursuing championships to chasing celebrity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1482,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[33,279,18],"class_list":["post-1481","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-bronny-james","tag-demarcus-cousins","tag-lebron-james"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>&quot;They aren&#039;t really serious&quot; 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