@Matrim55
Yeah the dude can pass. But we Celtics fans know better than anyone that assists aren't proof of "not being selfish," because Rondo, in the later stages of his Boston career, went assist hunting pretty regularly to the detriment of the team.
Cousins is ball dominant. Sure, he can rack up the assists (and score). But the offense runs totally through him. He's skilled, so he puts up numbers. And we'll see what does with better players around him (well, one better player around him). We'll also see what happens when he's not the one and only alpha.
But even if we assume that he always makes the right play offensively,
@walker11 still nailed why he's selfish: It's not that he won't pass the ball, it's that he pouts whenever something doesn't go his way. He doesn't run down the court to play D any time he thinks he got fouled. I honestly think he's a good person off the court but he's one of the worst teammates in the entire NBA. Watch, you're going to see a lot of stories come out. We already know of several.
I loke Jokic, btw. I'd take him any day of the week over DMC.
I did say earlier in the thread that this was a no-brainer for NO. I'm just happy it's their gamble and not Boston's.
Lastly,
@Deepster, do you think people would have cared or not cared if Anthony Davis had been traded to Sacramento for a quarter on the dollar? His nickname is "AD," when people even use one.