Free Agent DeMarcus Cousins recently appeared on Outta Pocket podcast and he sure had a lot to say.
One of the biggest takeaways from it was that he thinks Russell Westbrook is a better player than Chris Paul. Contrary to popular opinion, Paul doesn’t even belong in the top five point guards of all time debate, according to the big man.
“Every time I hear a top five PG list, Chris Paul is in it and I’m not really understanding why,” Cousins said. “No knock to CP, but strictly from an accolade and performance standpoint, I don’t think Chris Paul is top five.”
Cousins went on to say who would be in his top five instead: “We gotta bring up Steve Nash,” he continued. “We gotta bring up John Stockton. Then we gotta bring in Westbrook. … I mean he’s a MVP.”
When comparing the two, Paul has won Rookie of the Year Award, an All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award, two Olympic gold medals, led the NBA in assists per game five times and steals per game six times and is a 12- time All-Star. While Westbrook is a nine-time All-Star and earned MVP in 2016–17. He also led the league in scoring in 2014-15 and 2016-17.
Could the reason Cousins is throwing a bit of shade on CP3 be because of their playing history? There were plenty of times on the court when Paul was partial to a MASSIVE flop against Cousins. Who could forget this classic from the 2021 playoffs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ol9ugyytMO0
Cousins’ shade towards Paul may be due to the fact that DeMarcus is out of the league and wants to make sure he isn’t an afterthought. It’s already a questionable take but if Paul was to win a ring, Cousins and other CP3 haters wouldn’t have much else to say.