LAS VEGAS — DeMarcus Cousins has an offseason home in Las Vegas. So instead of a flight to the Bay to finalize his partnership with the Warriors, it made sense for him to take a quick car ride to UNLV on Friday night, meeting up with the Warriors brass at the NBA Summer League to officially sign his contract.



He entered the arena around 8 p.m., zipped to a back room to ink the one-year, $5.3 million deal and then met with a few local reporters to update his injury rehab on his torn Achilles and discuss how he believes his mega skill set will fit in with this loaded roster. Here is the transcript of his session, followed by some quotes by Steve Kerr, who went to dinner with Cousins in Vegas on Friday night.



Question: Can you update us on your rehab process?



DeMarcus Cousins: It’s coming along great. Basically, the healing part is over. Now it’s about building strength. I’m improving each and every day, getting stronger each and...