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I'm quite sure it's an unguaranteed camp body deal or 2 way GLeague contract

Yeah, I always thought Jones and Cousins' brother would get the two-ways. I assume Toupane will be cut, but won't sign a two-way as he thinks he may be able to get a call up from other teams.

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i get it, but, man, that is a waste of a spot for an actual prospect. it's not like the Pels have a stable of young guys to where they can afford to burn a spot to keep a guy happy.

and they have leverage w/ Cousins too. if he cant make it work w/ Anthony Davis or he keeps blowing up, he just becomes more radioactive entering free agency when cap space will be at a premium

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i get it, but, man, that is a waste of a spot for an actual prospect.

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They still don't have their own GLeague team. Is Peter Jok to Europe that much different than Jok on a 2 way bouncing around the GLeague? He probably has no shot at meaningful NBA minutes this year anyway. I know in the past Demps has gotten guys he likes hooked up with euro teams he had relationships with. Although the instance I'm remembering might have been Pierre Jackson and Jackson playing Euroball didn't go very well

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If you get the chance to make Cousins happy and like the organization more for so little cost, you take it.

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Part of the appeal of NOLA is being 2 hours from home. The team paying your brother to be your personal valet will only make that connection to home stronger. Again, only one transaction matters between now and July 2018. Resigning Cousins.

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would San Antonio do this? Golden State?

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Yes I think they would. It is a star driven league. It's not like we are giving him a roster spot. Two way contracts are worthless. They can only be 1 or 2 years. Would you really have Peter Jok signed for 1 or 2 years on a two-way contract or make one of your stars that much happier.

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now that is fair. and i dont know enough about the length for those contracts. but we talk about the organization being a mess. then rumors swirl of doing this and we excuse it. would San Antonio do this? Golden State?

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It seems like you are letting a bias against Cousins cloud your evaluation of this. The two-way spot is just not worth that much to the team and re-signing Cousins is a HUGE deal. If it was AD's walk year and AD's brother, would you be making the same argument???

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ou keep saying that, but it just isnt true. are they long shots? of course. any GLeague or minimum signing guy is. for players, there are drawbacks for 2 way deals. for teams, they are good deals. several teams, including the Spurs and Warriors, have already inked 2 way deals.

one of the alleged strengths of Demps is finding fringe talent. here is an opportunity to try to do so in a cost friendly way for a team that is capped out and in desperate need of more talent.

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And you keep saying we need to develop talent with the valuable 2-way spot, but we do not have a G-League team and the 2-way guys can only spend 45 days with the big squad. We will also be developing Frank Jackson, Cheick and the other 2-way spot. So how likely is it that we develop a second 2-way guy (17th spot) who will actually contribute within 2 years given those limitations?

Earning good will with Cousins is worth exponenetially more than the opportunity to prevent another team from picking up a Peter Jok level player.

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yes. it is a star driven league. the smart stars use their leverage to hold teams accountable for good, winning decisions, not handouts. and, again, the Pels have leverage w/ Cousins too. he has a bad rep. if he self-destructs again, this time next to Davis, where is his market?

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Demarcus didn't ask us to sign his brother. But we should give a two-way to Jaleel to earn goodwill with him. Anyone signed to the 2-way has exceedingly tiny odds of contributing this year (or next year for that matter).

The Pelicans have no leverage with Cousins other than they can offer more than other teams. Cousins is a star whether you want to admit that or not. He will have a market regardless of whether the Davis pairing works out because teams/coaches always think they can fix talented players with attitude issues and most think the pairing of two high usage bigs is a poor fit especially with the rest of the Pels roster. And if Cousins is a model citizen and contributes to a winning team, then he is going to have a ton of suitors.

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quite a leap that Cousins will be that much happier for his brother to be on a worthless contract. wouldnt he rather his own brother not sign such a worthless deal?

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Cousins' brother is probably an end of bench g-league guy if that. We would essentially be giving his brother $200k and an opportunity to work out with him and develop as a player. That is not an opportunity he would get if he was not related to Boogie. You think that will not be seen in a positive light?

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this would be poor process from an organization that hasnt shown much good process.

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I don't see how practicing good process by trying to develop a Peter Jok is even remotely as beneficial to the team as hooking up Cousins' brother with a job with the team. I don't think the payola angle earns the Pels anything other than good will. However, it should serve to remind DeMarcus pretty regularly that home is just a 2 hour car ride away, and I think that will be worth something when he's considering his options.