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Cousins officially began the next chapter of his career in
New Orleans on Wednesday, but he admitted disappointment in "the
dishonesty" displayed by the Kings, who earlier said they had no
plans to part with him after seven seasons with the team.
"Sunday was a wild day," Cousins said at the introductory news
conference at the Pelicans' training facility. "Just a lot of
mixed emotions. It was very unexpected. I sat in the airport for
a minute and my mind was racing. I didn't know what to think.
I've tried to understand the situation."
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The Washington Wizards bolstered their bench on Wednesday by
acquiring forward Bojan Bogdanovic from the Brooklyn Nets in a
four-player deal.
Washington also picked up forward Chris McCullough in exchange
for forward Andrew Nicholson, swingman Marcus Thornton and a
2017 first-round draft pick.
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The Cleveland Cavaliers signed forward Derrick Williams to a
second 10-day contract on Wednesday.
Williams, 25, signed his first 10-day contract with the Cavs on
Feb. 9 -- the fifth team during his six years in the NBA.
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The Phoenix Suns assigned forward Derrick Jones Jr. to the
Northern Arizona Suns of the NBA Development League on
Wednesday.
This is Jones' sixth assignment of the season. In 18 games with
the D-League affiliate, he is averaging 14.6 points on 49.0
percent shooting and 5.7 rebounds in 32.4 minutes.
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