DeMarcus Cousins on Steve Kerr: 'He just doesn't handle young talent well. He doesn't develop young talent'

DeMarcus Cousins: “I think they lost (Kuminga). I think Steve Kerr ruined that relationship with the DNPs. We’ve seen this happen time and time again when it comes to him and dealing with young talent. He just doesn’t handle young talent well. He doesn’t develop young talent. I mean, out of the years he’s been there, we’ve seen one guy develop under Steve Kerr—and they ran him off as well—and that was Jordan Poole. So when it comes to young talent, I just don’t think they handle it well. And I can see Kaminga being on the move.”
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