DeMarcus Cousins didn’t mince words when he took aim at the Warriors’ roster construction around Stephen Curry.
With Golden State set to face the Denver Nuggets on Monday night, the team is still hunting its first win after opening 0-3, the first time the franchise has started a regular season that badly in the Stephen Curry era. While Curry continues to carry the offense at an elite level, Cousins used his appearance on “Run it Back” to blast general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. for the way he’s assembled the roster.
Cousins said Dunleavy has done a “s*** job” building around Curry and even said he was stunned that Dunleavy “still has a job.”
“And it's unfortunate because I think Steph has so much more greatness to give, even at this point in his career,” Cousins said. “I don't feel like the front office is believing in Steph the way everybody in the world believes in Steph.
And I think the evidence is pretty apparent. I'll go on the record and say I think Dunleavy has done a s*** job as far as putting a roster around Steph Curry.
Boogie Cousins GOES OFF on the Golden State Warriors 🗣️
— Run It Back (@RunItBackFDTV) October 26, 2026
"Dunleavy has done a sh*t job putting a roster around Steph Curry."@MichelleDBeadle | @boogiecousins | @TeamLou23 pic.twitter.com/BmpFTLMChm
Why this guy still has a job? I'll never know.
Obviously, I don't have that privilege in life.”
Cousins then turned his criticism toward the way Golden State has played stylistically, saying the team is leaning on “nostalgia” and using a system he считает “outdated.” He also questioned why the Warriors still haven’t paired Curry with a star big man.
“I think he's done a horrible job as far as putting a good group around him,” Cousins continued. “They're still running the same outdated system as far as going extremely small.
I think the other night Steve Kerr put in a lineup, and the tallest guy on the floor was [six-foot-six-inches]. It doesn't work anymore.
The system is outdated…So, it sucks to see Steph kind of go out on this limb. I feel like he has a lot more greatness to give.”
For now, the attention stays on whether Curry and the Warriors can steady things this season.
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